Market Overview

The Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Survey business conditions indicator measures activity in the following states: Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, western Missouri, and northern New...

The Latest Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for May increased to 127.0 from a revised 126.6 in April and is currently at an all-time high. The 0.3 percent month-over-month gain was better...

It all seems so reasonable. US Treasury yields have fallen around 50 bp since the March rate hike. Market-based measures of inflation, like the 10-year breakeven and the five-year/five years forward,...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has released its U.S. House Price Index (HPI) for April. Here is the opening of the report: U.S. house prices rose in April according to the FHFA seasonally...

Falling 9823 prices continue to temper sentiment in global macro markets and while the Nervous Nellies take solace as oil prices base overnight, don’t get too comfortable as the oil patch...

In their policy announcement last week, the members of the FOMC claimed: “Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May indicates that the labor market has continued to...

After the VIX temporarily broke above the 15 handle in mid-April, the US stock market was quickly restored to a low-VIX environment in the second quarter of 2017. In a remarkable display of...

Nasdaq rises while S&P 500 and Dow slideUS stocks continued the slide on Wednesday as losses in energy shares outweighed gains in healthcare and technology sectors. The dollar pulled back: the...

There is growing debate about a common European military policy and defence spending. Such moves would have major economic implications. We look at the supply side and summarise some key facts about...

A renewed sell-off in oil prices amid oversupply concerns effectively dented risk sentiment on Wednesday with global stocks exposed to heavy losses as oil bears pressured equity bulls. European...

Global stocks remain on the back foot, pressured by crude oil tumbling into a ‘bear’ market on concern a global supply glut will persist.The weakness in crude and other commodities is...

As expected, Norges Bank (NB) this morning left the sight deposit rate unchanged at 0.50%. The Board maintained the 'neutral bias' introduced back in September 2016, and stated that 'the Executive...

by Pinchas CohenKey Events US futures temporarily climb but flatten out Oil struggles in bear market Australian equities make comeback after biggest decline since November 300 top Chinese stocks...

The summer doldrums begin early. The US dollar is little changed against most of the major currencies. Bond yields are mostly one-two basis points lower, and equity markets are mixed but with a...