Market Overview

Looking at the Thursday session, there’s very little in the way of economic announcements to move the marketplace, with perhaps the Bank of Canada governor speaking been the most dangerous one,...

Watching the Wrong ThingsMany market watchers have their eye on jobs and the unemployment rate as the determinant of when the Fed will hike. Let's investigate the wisdom of that approach with actual...

1.10 holds again: Once again the 1.10 barrier proved too much for EUR/USD. Despite more encouraging European data (better-than-expected Ifo survey) and disappointing US data (worse-than-expected...

Here are some fundamental analysis of five mainstay binary option trading assets provided by our FX77 OPTION’s financial analyst Eric. Gold Option Resistance:1205 1215Support:1195...

Last week, the Federal Reserve scaled back on its plans to hike interest rates this year. The potential for a delay has taken steam out of the dollar’s rally and contributed to a bounce in...

- U.K. Retail Sales to Pick Up for First Time Since November. - Will Lower Energy Prices Boost Private-Sector Spending? Trading the News: U.K. Retail Sales A 0.4% rebound in U.S. Retail Sales may...

In the wake of a 6th consecutive decline in business spending GDP Growth Estimates Tumble, Again.The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta on Wednesday put its gauge at 0.2%, down from its earlier estimate...

Summary: These economic status reports grow more interesting as the data shows slowing while the stock market bubbles. It’s nothing like 2007, except in our blindness to events and disinterest...

Well, things are getting to the critical stage now as regards the ongoing Greek tragedy. It’s clear that the country’s prime minister Tsipras has removed his finance minister Varoufakis...

The March Advance Report on February Durable Goods released today by the Census Bureau was quite disappointing. Here is the Bureau's summary on new orders: New orders for manufactured durable goods in...

Note from dshort: This commentary has been updated to include the February data for Real Retail Sales.Official recession calls are the responsibility of the NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee, which...

Earlier today the Census Bureau posted the Advance Report on February Durable Goods New Orders. This series dates from 1992 and is not adjusted for either population growth or inflation. Let's now...

Brad Delong is right to reject the idea that there is a bubble in bonds. I’ve stated this position on several occasions over the last 5 years. And I think it’s worth going into in more...

Cor blimey… what a rotten day. I hadn’t really expected too much yesterday, but the market was completely devoid of any idea what to do. Basically, the consolidation we saw was probably...