Market Overview

Index Futures Net Changes and Settlements:Foreign Markets, Fair Value and Volume: In Asia 11 out of 11 markets closed higher: Shanghai Comp +0.96%, Hang Seng +2.56%, Nikkei +1.72% In Europe 7 out of...

No sooner had the Federal Reserve released its statement on monetary policy yesterday, with the word “patient” removed than the stock market spiked. But a close reading of the statement...

If Mario Draghi brought out the big guns at this week’s ECB meeting, then the reaction to the FOMC meeting confirms that the market was not disappointed by all they heard after the statement was...

Oil MarketsFirst, to avoid a price collapse amidst extremely bearish demand forecasts, OPEC's three largest producers have committed to extending OPEC supply discipline while OPEC and its allies have...

Summary: Fund flows out of equities and into the safety of bonds is the most extreme in more than 15 years. Retail investor bearishness is consistent with that at Christmas, early 2016 and other...

The Fed all but confirmed the U-turn that many were expecting. Whilst rates remained on hold, almost half of voting members now see two rate cuts this year. Less than two months ago, the Fed was...

(Wednesday Post-Fed) The Fed is out of patience, but plans to hold steady for now.The market arguably got what it wanted from today’s Fed meeting conclusion: Hints at a future rate cut, while at...

Central Bank To Play Second Fiddle In Coming MonthsIt’s already been a quite a week for the UK, with leadership elections taking place as we continue to edge toward the final two that will face...

SPX Monitoring purposes; Sold long SPX 6/7/19 at 2873.33= gain 4.41%; long 5/31/19 & 2752.06. Monitoring purposes gold: Long VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE:GDX) on 1/29/19 at...

We would be lying if we said we were prepared for what transpired overnight.While most Americans were sleeping, the European Union leaders (specifically Mario Draghi) hinted at further stimulus to...

Yesterday, after months of market buzz on the subject, Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) officially unveiled its latest 'product," a cryptocurrency it's calling Libra. According to the...

The FOMC outlook The Federal Reserve's high-wire act takes on a whole new level of importance tonight, and while the markets have pretty much come to a dovish conclusion. But without question, Chair...

Selling the Canadian Municipal operations is consistent with Renewi PLC (LON:RWI)’s strategy of simplifying its business portfolio and deleveraging the balance sheet. The completion of this...

Clal Biotechnology Industries Ltd (TASE:CBI) recently published its first quarter update. Notably, MediWound has licensed North American commercialisation rights for NexoBrid to Vericel for $17.5m...