Market Overview

As expected, the BoJ maintained the status quo at the April 7-8th meeting. The USD/JPY advanced toward the upper end of our 118.10/120.60 range before the BoJ announcement, and then pared gains...

Datawise, there is very little of note expected out on these shores today. The electioneering will continue to gather pace and the markets will continue to keep an eye on the polls, but there is...

Lowering estimatesAlthough we have reduced our estimates following Findel's (LONDON:FDL) post-close statement, we have not lowered our valuation. Our previous valuation was based on a sum-of-the-parts...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ), as we expected, announced no new easing measures in connection with the close of its two-day monetary meeting this morning. The target for the annual expansion of the monetary...

No heckling pleaseGreece has entered "comedy-hour mode" again with a demand that Germany pay WW2 reparations, says Saxo Bank's head of forex strategy John J Hardy. Prime minister Alexis Tsipris flies...

Talking Points:Dollar Rebound Attempts to Revive Trend as Fed Minutes Massage Rate Speculation Euro: Confusion Over Greece Situation Leaves Results in QE Complacency Australian Dollar Rally Limited...

The sell off from the U.S. Market is filtering into the European markets this morning. The economic data released this morning for Germany has made investors a little more cautious after the German...

NFP? What NFP?The effect of the much worse-than-expected nonfarm payrolls on the dollar is now almost totally gone, at least with regards to the G10 currencies. USD is now higher than it was at the...

Janet Yellen has been rather clear that financial instability is one of the reasons she might raise rates at some point this year. And back in 2013 she said financial instability was one of her...

UP NEXT: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: GBP/USD: I suspect we will see another leg down on cable but don't be too surprised to see an upper spike towards 1.487 before losses resume. There are several levels...

Market movers today This morning German factory orders for February are due for release and we expect an increase of 3.0% m/m after a quite weak print in January. Our forecast is above consensus of...

The problem with taxes in most nations is that the people and the governing body must come to an agreement to impose and pay them. Sure, there might be an intermediate step, like a representative...

I’ve never played Russian Roulette. As I understand it, the game involves loading a bullet into one chamber of a revolver, spinning the cylinder, and then, without looking to see what comes...

As a person who studies and writes about markets for a living, I have a responsibility to stay informed. I check interest rates every single working day, and not just once! I glance at the U.S....