Market Overview

Theresa May's meeting with the 1922 committee went very well and it seems she will stay as PM at least until the UK formally exits the EU by the end of March 2019.The reason is that the party does not...

Recent dip in EUR/DKK to 7.4350-60 is at odds with the stabilisation in the political situation in France and should only be temporary.We forecast EUR/DKK will trade around 7.4400 on 1-12M. We...

We stick to our view that the Fed will skip hiking at the upcoming meeting and instead announce the triggers for quantitative tightening (QT), as a data-dependent Fed should wait at least one meeting...

We present the main takeaways on the outlook for the Czech economy and EUR/CZK from our trip to Prague where we met with economists from private banks as well as the Czech National Bank.There was...

FTSE +34 points at 7545DAX +48 points at 12738 CAC +6 points at 5255 Euro Stoxx +11 points at 3555 The Federal Reserve (Fed) starts its two-day meeting today. The Fed is widely expected to raise the...

In his day job, Jonathan Hickman is responsible for orchestrating pretty much the entire Marvel Comics universe. Ever wonder how all those superhero movies tie in with each other? It’s...

Did you know that the sixth largest bank in Spain failed in spectacular fashion just a few days ago? Many are comparing the sudden implosion of Banco Popular to the collapse of Lehman Brothers in...

Here an amusing MarketWatch Opinion: Now that FAANG stocks are crashing, which are undervalued?That title, by Thomas H. Kee Jr., a former Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) broker and founder of Stock Traders...

We discuss Trading Rules in this video, my own, and those of others in this Financial Market Trading video. There is a "Trading Ideal" that you should be striving to become in the evolution towards...

Summary: Higher environmental standards are being blamed for job losses in mining and manufacturing. A few months ago, foreign trade was to blame. Both reasons are wrong: 80% of these job losses are...

A well overdue drop-back in richly-valued US technology stocks overwhelmed diverging political fortunes in Europe. The crunch in technology stocks dominated sentiment on European stock markets,...

Lately, there has been a lot of chatter about the “Return Of Animal Spirits” as the catalyst to drive markets higher…and higher…and higher. But exactly what does that...

Finding support around last November’s lows, weakness in the US dollar paused last week with various dollar benchmarks now displaying full retracements of the post-US election rally. While it...

Oil is firmer this morning after last week’s sharp sell-off. A decline in technology stocks sent US indices lower. The pound has rebounded after last week’s disappointing UK general...