Market Overview

Equity markets are subdued as investors refocus on the Federal Reserve’s meeting, which is to take place later today. The central bank is expected to keep interest rates unchanged at 0.75% to...

The economic mover and shaker this week is Friday's employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This monthly report contains a wealth of data for economists, the most publicized being the...

It’s been a quiet week for European stock markets, and the CAC is flat in Wednesday session. Currently, the index is trading at 5,290.35. On the release front, Eurozone Preliminary Flash GDP...

The leadership of US equities in the horse race among the major asset classes is a sight to behold. By almost any yardstick, the stock market for the world’s biggest economy has been and remains...

The market that got strong attention overnight has clearly been US and Brent crude, with price falling 1.6% on the session, although at one stage was trading the lowest levels since November 2016 on...

For commodity exporting emerging countries, the rebound in commodity prices in 2016 helped boost foreign exchange reserves. However, they are still 15% below the peak of mid-2013. With the exception...

EUR/JPYToday’s support: - 122.17 and 121.95 (main), where correction is possible. Break would give 121.72, where correction also may be. Then follows 121.50. Break of the latter would result...

One hundred BILLION euros (puts little finger to mouth)I’d be lying if I said that yesterday was a particularly memorable day in currency. The rambling narrative of 3 or 4 political schisms...

The euro continues to have a quiet week, as EUR/USD trades just above the 1.09 line in the Wednesday session. On the release front, German Unemployment Claims came in at -15 thousand, beating the...

Dollar strengthens mildly as markets await FOMC rate decision but momentum is limited against European majors. Notable moves are seen in Canadian dollar which is weighed down by oil prices. Meanwhile,...

Market expectations for a June rate hike remain as solid as ever. However, expectations for two more rate hikes in 2017 have wavered. A day ahead of the release of the next decision on monetary policy...

If you’re new to value investing and want a fast-reading primer, Charlie Tian’s Invest Like a Guru: How to Generate Higher Returns at Reduced Risk with Value Investing (Wiley, 2017) is...

Here's a quote from the President of the United States..."Our country needs a good government shutdown to fix this mess." Good ol' Trump. Never manages to disappoint. All kidding aside this is pure...

GBP/USD quotation nearing the 1.30 hurdle and softer commodity prices dented the appetite in the FTSE stocks in London. Mining (-0.75%) and energy stocks (-0.45%) lead gains at the open.Tensions...