Market Overview

At their current level, the consequences of the sanctions imposed on Qatar are bearable: alternative commercial channels are used and Qatar's two main strengths are preserved: LNG exports and the...

Today's most important event is the FOMC meeting, which is one of the big meetings with updated projections and a press conference. Very much against consensus, we expect the Fed to stay on hold, as a...

It’s like a scene out of “Resident Evil.”Sheets of newspaper scratch along the dusty linoleum floor as the wind beats them into the remnants of a bench, or through the open glass...

The growing anticipation that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates this evening has offered minimal support to the Greenback during early trading with prices edging below 97.00 as of writing....

FTSE -10 points at 7490DAX +22 points at 12787 CAC +16 points at 5277 Euro Stoxx +4 points at 3561 The Federal Reserve (Fed) is expected to raise the interest rates by 25 basis point today. The US...

What is the yield curve supposed to look like? It’s a simple question that doesn’t actually have an answer. And because it doesn’t, there is a whole lot of confusion about bond...

Economists expect UK claims for jobless benefits to rise again in May US headline consumer inflation is on track to hold steady in the May report US Fed is expected to hike rates today but maintain...

With the FOMC meeting underway at the time of writing, it's worth going through one of my favorite #FedCharts - and it is one that in my view is basically all you need to know when it comes to gauging...

A rate hike is virtually certain in the day ahead but the communication that comes with it is a major mystery. The pound was the top performer while the yen lagged. Chinese and Japanese industrial...

U.S. stocks traded lower, with technology stocks again leading the decline, while market participants appeared cautious ahead of this week's monetary policy decisions from the Federal Reserve, Bank of...

Joseph (as in Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob) was the first (maybe) successful economist mentioned in the Bible. Why do we say that? Answer: he was data driven.Think of it this way. He interpreted...

The Fed will soon embark in an uncharted water of Quantitative Tightening (QT). In the aftermath of 2008 global credit crisis, the world central banks went into the biggest experiment in monetary...

Daily FX Wrap: Further CAD gains as BoC Gov Poloz hawkish leanings; GBP seeing some near term relief, but still well off recent pre-election highs. Ahead of FOMC, US inflation and retail sales on the...

The Federal Reserve is conducting a grand experiment in monetary policy that’s set to continue in tomorrow’s policy statement, which is expected to roll out another hike in interest rates....