ReviewDiscussions regarding the Fed's scaling down of asset purchases later in the year have fuelled a sell-off in the core bond markets, which has led to a rise in volatility over the past ...
The U.S. economy is working its way through a soft patch due to substantial fiscal tightening. However, at the same time, the U.S. outlook for 2014 is strengthening, as fiscal tightening is proving ...
It is one step back and one step forward in the financial markets these days. After being under pressure earlier in the week, U.S. stock markets rebounded Thursday on speculation that the Federal ...
I recall back in the late 1990’s when we experienced a phenomenon called the “Asian Flu”. This was because the Russian Financial System collapsed and the ruble was devalued. This ...
CurrenciesEUR/USD- the pair fell from its resistance level on a 30 minute time frame as predicted. The price action weakened.USD/JPY- the price formed a fresh support zone around the 93.78 level on a ...
My advice: if you want to know what’s happening in the global economy, do not look to the key stock indices. They are misguiding investors into believing all is well, while the global economy ...
EUR/USD Today’s support: - 1.3320, 1.3286, 1.3264 and 1.3226(main), where correction is possible. Break would give 1.3207, where correction also may be. Then follows 1.3185. Break of the latter ...
The overnight rebound in U.S. stocks, with DOW up 180.85 pts, brought Asian markets broadly higher on Friday. The Nikkei rose over 340 pts at the time of writing, and pared some of this week's sharp ...
Friday is dominated by US data of secondary importance with perhaps the June University of Michigan consumer sentiment being the most important. Though this does have the capacity to attract ...
The Central Bank of Venezuela recently reported an inflation rate for May of 6.9 percent, equivalent to an annualized rate of more than 100 percent. Does this mean that Venezuela is on the brink of ...
The Nikkei plunges, the Yen risesAbenomics » but not magicThe euro at 1.33 USDAll good things come to an end. Abenomics, a program intended to deliver a fiscal stimulus of over 2 points of GDP, ...
In Germany, the Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe held public hearings on June 11 and 12 in connection with the case it has been examining for many months against the European Stability Mechanism ...
Next week, attention in the U.S. will be on the FOMC meeting. Although he is unlikely to announce any change in monetary policy, Ben Bernanke will set out the changes that can be expected over the ...
There is no doubt on where the Eurozone inflation is trending: down. Headline inflation averaged 2.3% over Q4 2012, easing to 1.9% in Q1 2013 and declining to 1.4% in the second quarter of 2013. ...
Simon Kennedy of Bloomberg claims: The world economy should brace itself for a slowing of stimulus by the Federal Reserve if history is any guide. Personally, I think this is nutty stuff. In ...
Although foreign trade has been a powerful driver of Germany's recovery so far, the balance of growth is now shifting.We are unlikely to see any major change, since the Standort (Germany's production ...
Economic growth decelerated again in Q1 2013. It reached 7.7% year-on-year, or 5.8% on a quarter-on-quarter annualized basis, the lowest level since Q4 2008.Private investment is stalling, curbed by ...
| SPX 500 Futures | 1,634.25 | +0.50 | +0.03% | |||
| NQ 100 Futures | 2,967.70 | +2.95 | +0.10% | |||
| US 30 | 15,179.85 | +109.67 | +0.73% | |||
| DAX | 8,215.73 | +87.77 | +1.08% | |||
| FTSE 100 | 6,330.49 | +22.23 | +0.35% | |||
| Japan 225 | 12,976.50 | -56.62 | -0.43% | |||
| US Dollar Index | 80.90 | +0.08 | +0.10% |
| Gold | 1,381.95 | -1.15 | -0.08% | |||
| Silver | 21.793 | +0.035 | +0.16% | |||
| Copper | 3.186 | -0.007 | -0.23% | |||
| Crude Oil | 98.08 | +0.05 | +0.05% | |||
| Natural Gas | 3.882 | -0.015 | -0.37% | |||
| US Cotton No.2 | 87.88 | -0.61 | -0.69% | |||
| US Coffee C | 123.23 | -0.57 | -0.46% |
| Euro Bund | 143.64 | -0.09 | -0.06% | |||
| Euro BTP | 112.17 | +0.20 | +0.17% | |||
| Euro BOBL | 126.156 | -0.030 | -0.02% | |||
| UK Gilt | 115.25 | -0.26 | -0.23% | |||
| US 2 YR T-Note | 110.17 | 0.00 | 0.00% | |||
| US 10 YR T-Note | 129.23 | 0.00 | 0.00% | |||
| US 30 YR T-Bond | 139.45 | +0.06 | +0.04% |
| Central Banks | Interest Rates | Next Meeting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FED | 0.00%-0.25% | Jun 19, 2013 | |||
| ECB | 0.50% | Jul 04, 2013 | |||
| BOE | 0.50% | Jul 04, 2013 | |||
| SNB | 0.00% | Jun 20, 2013 | |||
| RBA | 2.75% | Jul 02, 2013 | |||
| BOC | 1.00% | Jul 17, 2013 | |||
| RBNZ | 2.50% | Jul 24, 2013 | |||
| BOJ | 0.10% | Jul 10, 2013 | |||
