Market Overview

Singapore exports fall for second monthAnother Asian nation heavily dependent on exports to China continued to show how the long-lasting trading trade dispute between the US and China is affecting the...

Friday's record equity index trifecta resulted from U.S. trade rhetoric, but conflicting weekend reports could pressure stocks lower VIX near lowest levels since 2018 The dollar dropped on Friday...

Asia is off to a bright start today, perhaps reflecting a relatively quiet night in North America, with no new visibility from either the US or China on the trade front.Yesterday we had abysmal data...

I’m finishing up writing my next book, Fed Watching for Fun and Profit: A Primer for Investors. I’ve had a lot of fun writing it, and it has given me a broader perspective on the making of...

With little in the way of top-tier economic data on tap and earnings season winding down, traders have turned their attention to Thursday’s busy Fedspeak calendar.None of the central bankers who...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was bullish on the US economy in his annual testimony to the Joint Economic Committee of Congress on Wednesday, leading him to reaffirm his earlier suggestions that...

The direction of travel has turned further south on trade mostly driven by the lack of positive headlines after comments from US President Trump on Tuesday. With poor figures from both Australia in...

U.S. futures, European shares drop on downbeat economic data, lingering trade frictions Yields slip, gold climbs on risk off Oil price surges on Trump's Syria remarks Key EventsEuropean stocks and...

Wall Street steadied the equities ship overnight, after another negative session in Asia, led higher by the Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which signed up an impressive 10 million subscribers to...

Over the last 30 years, the popularity of impact investing and a desire to ‘do good’ with investment portfolios has blossomed. In April 2019, The Global Impact Investing Network estimated...

Investors Desperate For Trade DealEuropean stock markets are retreating today and the US is poised to follow, with Asia overnight also seeing a sea of red. We should not read too much into...

U.S. contracts retreat from all-time highsHong Kong violence escalates, potentially complicating U.S.-China trade dealRBNZ surprises, keeps rates unchanged, boosting the NZDKey EventsAfter U.S....

The market has milked as much ado about nothing out of President Trump's NY speech. One of our banks reckons all trade headlines should be taken with a grain of salt; I'm thinking a keg. US dollar US...

Headlines the Economic Calendar on Wednesday UK Consumer Price Index: The UK CPI Inflation will be an important release for the Sterling. The UK CPI inflation is expected to ease to 1.6% from 1.7%...