Worries about a trade war appear to have eased, at least for the moment, but that does not make investors worry-free. The concerns have shifted toward rising US interest rates, perhaps more than...
Weekly Technical Analysis For April 23rd to 27th, 2018 EUR/USD: The EUR/USD upward movement was limited at the 1.2384 resistance level and then the pair showed a bearish action last week. The...
Market Summary Asia With the exception of a mid-week rally last Wednesday, most Asian markets spent the week muted, with investors weighing the potential for an escalating trade war between the U.S....
The title of Scott Wapner’s book, When the Wolves Bite: Two Billionaires, One Company, and Wall Street’s Most Epic Battle (Public Affairs/Hachette Book Group, 2018), comes from an article...
Earnings beat but stocks still trim weekly gains VIX this year higher than reading for almost all of 2017 US yields hit 2.96 percent, reaffirming uptrend Why are both stocks and bonds selling...
Last June, 2017, Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada (BoC) Carolyn A. Wilkins stepped onto the stage with a surprisingly bullish message about the Canadian economy. This speech set the stage...
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." Winston S. Churchill "In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is...
The US dollar was broadly higher last week. It seemed as if the inexorable rise in US interest rates may be beginning to give it some traction. The US 10-year yield made a marginal new four-year high,...
(from my colleague Dr. Win Thin) The Reserve Bank of India is tilting more hawkish. Tensions on the Korean peninsula are easing. The Trump administration reversed course on Russia sanctions. Turkey...
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of April 17, 2018. US 10 Year Note: Currently net short 371.7k, up 41.1k.The Treasury yield curve once again is the talk of the town. The yield...
FTSE remains bullish and sterling falls as a result of comments from the Bank of England. A surprisingly dovish comment from Mark Carney led to sterling fall as the original view to raise interest...
Imagine for a moment the hypothetical situation where the reign of King Dollar as we know it has come to an end. In that scenario, what are some of the signs you might expect to see right before the...
Attention will shift to monetary policy next week as the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan hold scheduled policy meetings. GDP will come into focus too, with preliminary readings for the...
Stocks Benefiting From Lack of Escalation on Global Issues We could be in for a relatively calm end to the week, which investors may welcome given how beneficial it has been over the course of the...
Buying sentiment towards the British Pound deteriorated sharply yesterday, after dovish comments from Bank of England’s Governor Mark Carney heavily diluted expectations of an interest rate hike...
