Market Overview

In Sweden , the week ahead contains further information on a reinvigorated Swedish industry, with industrial production, orders and deliveries being released on Friday (at 09:30 CEST).A few days...

Market commentators tend to say “this is a big week for markets” and that usually heralds a potentially volatility inspiring event at the heart of the concern. However, this week really...

Last week required a lot of patience with the sideway swings never really managing a strong follow-through, although just enough to maintain the dollar downside. This past week has provided some...

(from my colleague Dr. Win Thin)EM FX ended last week on a mixed note. Indeed, the week and the month were also very much mixed for EM, reflecting a variety of global and country-specific drivers...

A Federal Reserve meeting always draws market interest, as investors are on guard for policy signals. However, the statement from this week's meeting is likely to be devoid of new information. It may...

Since 1885 and the start of prime ministers, Shinzao Abe is the only prime minister of Japan to ever serve two terms, 2006 to 2007 then from 2012 to present. Abe served from 2012 to 2014 then won...

Market movers ahead The market will monitor incoming opinion polls ahead of the second round of the French Presidential election. The FOMC is set to meet on Wednesday. We do not expect major changes...

There is no sign of the Riksbank shifting its focus.The Riksbank has noted that recent wage deals have been lower than expected. There are still good opportunities to exploit carry-trades but we now...

“As we embrace complexity we come to the end of theory.” So writes Richard Bookstaber, author of A Demon of Our Own Design, in his new book, subtitled Financial Crises, the Failure of...

We delve into the topic of trading and investment stops in this market video from a myriad of angles, the types of stops, psychology of stops, stop strategy, price action and stops, etc. in covering...

We saw a few leading stocks act pretty solid this past week on earnings while most aren’t acting so good from what I see.The Nasdaq has been doing well as a result of just a few stocks, while...

Oil prices in 2017 have been determined by two main counterbalancing forces—supply cuts led by OPEC and rising shale oil production in the US. The production cuts agreed in November 2016 between...

As investors, we are always looking for that next big return. We are trying our best to turn a small investment into a fortune... a home run that turns a $10,000 investment into $110,000, if not...

While earnings, tax reform and a looming potential government shutdown held the front page of the financial news this past week, the alt-currency market had a newsworthy week itself.The Chinese...