Market Overview

It is a fairly thin data release calendar today, which means that market focus will be on the situation surrounding North Korea after the country's leader claimed yesterday that the US had declared...

All Eyes on What Is Trump Going to Do. U.S. dollar slipped against havens after North Korea’s foreign minister said in a statement at the U.N. that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweets...

The market thematic of central bank normalisation of monetary policy took somewhat of a back seat overnight, with tensions between the US and North Korea taking another sour turn.I had been arguing...

The Fed finally gave the signal to begin shrinking its balance sheet. As the Fed conveyed in its text release, and Janet emphasized in her Q&A, the economy is good and the time is right. And so it...

Since inception of the MSCI EAFE (NYSE:EFA) Index at the end of 1969, U.S. stocks have outperformed in 23 of 47 calendar years on a price-return basis, or just under 50% of the time. Annualizing those...

Overview Germany’s election results sent the euro lower. While Angela Merkel secured her fourth term as chancellor, the margin in which her party won by was much smaller than in past elections....

USD/JPY has started the week quietly. In Monday’s North American session, the pair is trading at 111.75, down 0.22% on the day. On the release front, Japanese Flash Manufacturing PMI edged lower...

The nominal CMT yield on the benchmark 10-Year US Treasury note hit its low on July 8 last year. It’s debatable, of course, as to what turned it around; I think “reflation” from...

"Index points to slower economic growth in August" This is the headline for today's release of the Chicago Fed's National Activity Index, and here is the opening paragraph from the report: Led by...

Euro gaps lower against Dollar as another week starts. Markets seem to be dissatisfied with Germany election result even though Angela Merkel won her fourth term as Chancellor. Nonetheless, loss in...

Last week, the main currency pairs showed a variety of trends. It should be recalled that in October this year, the Fed plans to begin reducing assets on its balance sheet. The regulator published...

Monday September 25: Five things the markets are talking aboutWeekend political results dominate Monday’s financial markets. In Germany Sunday, Angela Merkel won her fourth term as Chancellor,...

by Pinchas CohenKey EventsGeopolitics appears to have finally caught up with investors. Last week, metals fell on China’s downgrade, and stocks fell on North Korean tensions. Today, the euro is...

The OECD released their latest global growth forecast this week, calling for a slight uptick in overall activity. OECD GDP is projected to be 3.5% this year – the highest in four years. Russia...