Market Overview

Yesterday saw a solid surge in the US dollar across the board from fresh local lows early in the European session, the best sign yet that the USD consolidation may be over with, though we’ll...

The topic of whether the Federal Reserve can see bubbles in advance, and what they can do about them, is hotly debated. There is little agreement as to how to define a bubble, if the central bank can...

Talking Points: US DollarContinues to Digest at Monthly Swing Low S&P 500 Stalls at Chart Support After Expected Drop Crude Oil Trying to Expose $60, Gold Clears $1200/oz US DOLLAR...

During the session on Friday we expect very little in the way of economic announcements to affect the market, with perhaps the one exception being the GDP numbers coming out of the United States. This...

When the phantom wealth evaporates and risk assets go bidless, cash will once again be king, for the simple reason there will be so little of it.Occasionally it's a good idea to step away from the...

As we tick towards the end of the quarter, the news feeds are starting to look like they occasionally do when we are having a big spike in volatility.We have the Greece deadline coming up. I...

Japan reports CPI, alongside retail sales, unemployment and overall household spending early tomorrow in Tokyo. Despite the extremely aggressive expansionary monetary policy, the BOJ has not managed...

This morning, there are rumblings of a new conflict in the Middle East, with Saudi forces backed by the United States undertaking military maneuvers against Yemen. One of the first impacts was...

Much of the commentary from the more liberal leaning media has continued to tout that the rise in asset markets over the last few years are clear evidence of economic prosperity in this country....

Euro-area M3 money supply increased 4.0% y/y in February after rising 3.7% y/y in January (revised down from 4.1% y/y). This is the highest rate of increase since April 2009. Growth in M1 money...

Forex News and Events The FX trading follows a typical risk-off trend amid Saudi Arabia’s air strikes in Yemen. The tensions in the Middle East lead to a broad sell-off in equity markets,...

Daily BriefingCurrencies EUR/USD The pair is trading above its upward trend line on a 30 minute time frame. The next resistance is at 1.1211 and the support is at 1.089. USD/JPY: The pair is trading...

European markets are trading lower on the back of the sharp sell off which we experienced in the US last night. Investors are finding it difficult to assess the health of the U.S. economy given that...

Yemen escalationA surprise series of attacks overnight by a Saudi Arabian-led coalition against the rebel Houthi movement in neighbouring Yemen sparked an immediate switch to risk-off in markets...