Market Overview

We wrap up the trading week in this market video, checking out markets from Gold and Copper to Bonds, Equities and the Energy sector. Next week Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Earnings, EIA Oil Report, and...

U.S equities finished mixed, as early gains faded amid a rollover in technology stocks and mixed earnings and economic data. Treasury yields recovered as investors mulled the Fed's unchanged monetary...

Economic Calendar & Watch ListMorning Notes US Futures and European markets are trending lower this morning after setting record highs in early Thursday trading. A big miss in earnings by Amazon...

Over the past week, my core measures of the economy joined the other categories and finally got into positive territory. This changes the core portfolio allocations to the the following.Long / Cash...

US economic fundamentals to drive dollar this weekThe US dollar is lower against the major pairs after the political uncertainty in Washington and mixed economic fundamentals took their toll on the...

DOW + 33 = 21,830SPX – 3 = 2472NAS – 7 = 6374RUT – 4 = 142910 Y – .02 – 2.29%OIL + .63 = 49.67GOLD + 10.50 = 1270.10BITCOIN – 2.16% = 2744.59 USDETHEREUM –...

Speculators were active in the currency futures in the CFTC reporting week ending July 25. In particular, speculative sentiment continues to be drawn to the Canadian and Australian dollars.Almost...

(from my colleague Dr. Win Thin) Indonesia’s parliament approved a revised budget for 2017 that sees a wider deficit. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ousted Prime Minister Sharif. Polish...

The TED spread is something a lot of people were seemingly worried about a few months ago - at least that bearish crowd that provide the public service of perpetual warnings. You won't hear them...

Today I want to mention two disturbing trends – one of which may have some minor implications for inflation.The first is the six-month downtrend in the US dollar (see chart, source...

The month ends on Monday, and the dollar is poised to finish the month lower against all the major currencies, but the Swiss franc. Broadly speaking, the technical condition, which we will discuss...

Key data out of the United States this week may provide the struggling dollar some boost after the Fed struck a less hawkish tone at the July policy meeting. The latest nonfarm payrolls numbers will...

Financial markets are set to open on a more downbeat note on Friday, with earnings from Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) on Thursday being blamed for the initial underperformance along with the US Senate’s...

In a final round of predictions, forecasters raised expectations for today’s preliminary estimate of second quarter GDP growth. The projections still anticipate that output will remain modest,...