Market Overview

Fed speakers raise possibility of tapering this year Dollar buoyed by comments Technology outperformed for second day Key EventsUS futures on the Dow, S&P, NASDAQ and Russell 2000, as well as...

Recent Chinese regulatory crackdown has investors worried The latest moves are a signs greater state control over the economy Vietnam stands as prime beneficiary of investment flows away from...

European shares rose yesterday, driven by technology stocks. However, sentiment softened during the US session, perhaps due to hawkish remarks by Fed’s Vice Chair Clarida, who said that the conditions...

China’s definition of targeted moves, and the financial markets' definition of what it thinks is China’s definition, continues to be different. That is probably because investors put lower...

Just as falling bond yields were becoming the path of least resistance, we got an upside surprise in the services ISM and hawkish comments from Fed vice chair Clarida combo. The pre-FOMC Premium trade...

An extraordinary run of low risk persists for the Global Market Index (GMI), an unmanaged, market-value-weighted portfolio that holds all the major asset classes (except cash). After the benchmark...

“For one thing, in a world of free money, there’s almost no penalty for being a numbskull. And no reward for prudence. You run your business at a loss? No problem. Just borrow whatever you...

New Zealand Unemployment Outperforms New Zealand Unemployment dropped to 4.0% for Q2 this morning, a stunning result given that market expectations were 4.50%. That should be the green light for the...

Most major global stock indices traded in the green yesterday, but this has not changed our view. We still see a negative picture for Asian equities, while we prefer to maintain a flat stance with...

The following research was written with Christine Short, VP of Research at Wall Street Horizon.Executive Summary and Corporate Earnings Outlook (week of August 2): eBay and Goodyear highlight two...

Not Just For Olympians While Olympic athletes in Tokyo are going for the gold, investors are going for anything that might provide positive real returns. In a yield-starved environment, where bonds...

Investors nervous Chinese policymakers will extend regulatory crackdowns As such, China tech giants selloff sharply Real yields hit record low Key EventsUS futures on the Dow, S&P, NASDAQ and...

The projected risk premium for the Global Market (GMI) held steady in July at an annualized 6.0%, unchanged from the previous month. That’s a comparatively elevated level vs. estimates in recent...

Yen shines, stock markets erase gains as bond yields slide Fed Governor Waller opens door for September taperingRBA sticks to tightening plan despite lockdowns, aussie jumpsBond market nerves lift...