Market Overview

Many traders approach the market by trying to predict the outcome of an event and profit the market’s expected reaction. If the Fed raises rates, then the market will respond this way. If...

"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 end of the Grand Coalition in Germany and the need for a coalition in New Zealand are weighing on the respective currencies. The euro was marked down in Asia and briefly dipped below $1.19 before...

Merkel wins, but EU reforms appear less likely In Germany, Angela Merkel won a fourth term as Chancellor. However, her party (CDU) did worse than most opinion polls suggested. The pro-EU SPD,...

Market SummaryThe tensions between the U.S. and North Korea sparked once again on Friday when North Korean foreign minister stated that they are now considering a nuclear test in the Pacific Ocean....

EUR/GBPToday’s support: - 0.8798 and 0.8785 (main), where correction is possible. Break would give 0.8754, where correction also may be. Then follows 0.8723. Break of the latter would result...

EUR: Euro slips as German far right take Bundestag seatsWhile Angela Merkel’s CDU/CSU party won the German general election and will now begin the process of building a coalition to govern, the...

Summary:· The S&P 500 traded in a tight range last week, ultimately gaining 0.1%. · This happened even though President Trump and Kim Jong Un engaged in another verbal melee, of the...

In Sweden , the September NIER consumer and business confidence surveys (Wednesday) are of some interest, especially business confidence. The background is that PMIs for manufacturing and services...

Market movers today This morning markets will digest the results of the German election yesterday, see below and our German Election Monitor No 3: Difficult government formation ahead , 25...