Market Overview

Tadas Viskanta, editor of the must-read Absolute Returns blog, asked the following question: “Let’s say Warren Buffett re-ups his famous decade-long bet. (He’s not.) He takes the...

The topic of the unemployment rate has come up a lot recently with regards to debates around full employment, wage growth, inflation, the stage of the business cycle, and of course monetary policy....

(Greetings from San Francisco, where I will be speaking at a CFA seminar on currencies tomorrow. The rebuilding from destruction of the of hurricanes in Texas and the Southeast US has already begun...

I was recently watching a movie about the FBI trying to bring down a terrorist cell in the U.S. During their investigation, their evidence board became more and more cluttered with people, evidence,...

Friday's weak US CPI was a powerful reminder that central bankers have been wrong about inflation for a decade, and not just in the US. The pound was the top performer last week while the Canadian...

This morning we got the latest Empire State Manufacturing Survey. The diffusion index for General Business Conditions at 30.2 was an increase of 5.8 from the previous month's 24.4.The Investing.com...

One of the most common questions asked about the 2008 financial crisis is "didn't people know that the housing market was in a bubble?"Well, yes. Some did but most people who were paying attention at...

Will Earnings Support or Stall Equity Market Rally?US equity markets are poised to start on a positive note once again, looking to build on the numerous record highs recorded in recent weeks on the...

FTSE +19 points at 7554 DAX +23 points at 13015 CAC +14 points at 5365 IBEX +2 points at 10260The US dollar kicked off the week higher in Asia despite the slight disappointment in Friday’s...

Market Drivers October 16, 2017 Chinese inflation hotter Catalonia, Brexit talks on deck Nikkei 0.69%DAX 0.07%Oil $52/bblGold $1302/oz.Europe and Asia: CNY CPI 0.5% vs. 0.4% North America: No Data FX...

by Pinchas Cohen Key Events CPI rise 0.5% in September, the largest jump in eight months Yellen bets on the dollar Metals boosted by global growth, China in particular But is China growth...

NZD/CADToday’s support: - 0.8910, 0.8888 and 0.8865(main), where correction is possible. Break would give 0.8854, where correction also may be. Then follows 0.8826. Break of the latter would...

The greenback tumbled on Friday, after the US inflation prints for September fell short of meeting market expectations. The headline CPI rate rose by less than anticipated, while the core rate...

Lithium continues to torch oil in 2017.The Global X Lithium (NYSE:LIT) has been hyperbolic all year — up 57% to date. Meanwhile, the iPath Goldman Sachs Crude Oil Total Return (NYSE:OIL) is down...