Market Overview

25bp or 50bp?When the Federal Reserve meets next week, the question is more about the size of the rate cut and not about whether to cut at all, at least if one looks at market pricing. We remain in...

Markets S&P 500 gained 0.5% to 3020 as the markets prepare for a policy panacea brought to you by a dovish central bank in your region. Investors continue to adopt the "red herring" school of...

Yesterday we wrote about Draghi, so today Powell is our hero. Only one week separates us from the pivotal FOMC meeting. What should gold investors expect?First Fed Cut Since 2008In a week, the Fed may...

It’s only a confusing when you just accept the booming economy of the unemployment rate. From this perspective, 2018 was, and more so 2019 is, a downright conundrum. By all mainstream accounts,...

Asia Markets Asian shares are faltering amidst growing doubts that anything meaningful will come out of next week face to face between U.S. and Chinese trade delegates as non-trade-related tensions...

TheCanadian dollar traded lower versus the US dollar on Wednesday. The greenback has risen all week and stands higher against all major pairs. The soft PMI data in Europe triggered a bout of dollar...

Data NeutralAll of the indexes closed higher Tuesday with positive internals on the NYSE and NASDAQ as overall trading volumes increased from the prior session. Two of the indexes managed to reclaim...

Buying stocks on the back of next weeks US-China trade meeting is more do with wishful thinking rather than anything else. While a face to face meeting is positive none the less, it's hard to imagine...

U.S. antitrust investigation into big tech pushes U.S. futures lower European shares slide on corporate warnings, tech probe risk Treasurys climb as investors shift to risk off Pound gains ground as...

Global shares crept higher on Wednesday as prospects of fresh China-U.S. trade talks drew a guarded welcome from investors, while dour data on eurozone economic activity hit the euro ahead of a...

Overview: Disappointing flash PMI pushed an already offered euro lower ahead of tomorrow's ECB meeting. European bonds rallied and equities, amid a rash of earnings, is trying to extend the advance...

Market movers today Today's main event will be the release of manufacturing and services PMIs out of the euro area. Before the meeting on Thursday, today's euro area PMIs will give ECB some vital...

In the world of assets classes, I don’t believe it is equities which hold the Federal Reserve’s attention. After the 2006-11 debacle, the big bust, you can at least understand why...

Equity markets Asia equity markets are feasting on the positive after-effects from better than expected US earnings and the constructive vibe around the resumption of trade talks while the dovish...