Market Overview

Cyclical indicators are looking upbeat. At the same time, inflation has rebounded. These results should not be over-interpreted, however, since they might be due to nothing more than temporary...

■ The job market is finally showing clear signs of improvement. In 2016, 170 000 payroll jobs were created in the non-farm business sector, the strongest pace of job growth since 2007.■...

CPI, CPIF and CPIF excluding energy were all a 10th below the Riksbank's forecasts printing 1.4% y/y, 1.6% y/y and 1.2% y/y, respectively. The first two were spot on our forecasts and the latter a...

Don’t try to be all things to all people. Concentrate on selling something unique that you know there is a need for, offer competitive pricing and good customer service. – Lilian...

Saxo Bank CIO and chief economist Steen Jakobsen sees event risks on the near horizon in terms of Trump policies and the US dollar.Specifically, Jakobsen has a focus on a “Weak Dollar...

When Donald Trump gave a speech last Friday at Boeing’s factory in North Charleston, South Carolina – unveiling Boeing’s new 787 “Dreamliner” – he congratulated...

It was another CFTC reporting week that saw little adjustment to the speculative positioning in the euro, yen, and sterling futures. In fact, the average change in the gross speculative positions in...

Head of Samsung (KS:005930) Group Jay Y. Lee was formally arrested on allegations of bribery, perjury, and embezzlement. The assassination of Kim Jong Un’s half-brother suggests the political...

The Weekly VC Price Momentum Indicator ETF’s, Futures Swing Trading Instructions weekly 2.17.17Signals are automatically generated by integrating electronic prices and weekly statistics with...

Political risk may be on the rise, but the US economy began 2017 on a strong note. As projected in previous months, macro momentum has strengthened, pushing recession risk down to a virtually nil...

Released Wednesday morning, the CPI report for January indicated that prices for goods and services rose by the most in 4 years. On a year over year basis, the consumer price index rose 2.5 percent,...

The US dollar is finishing the week on a steady to firmer note against all the major currencies but the Japanese yen. The softer yields and weaker equity markets often are associated with a stronger...

There are actually two parts to examining the orthodox treatment of the output gap. The first is the review, looking backward to trace how we got to this state. The second is looking forward trying to...

UK stocks came off their mid-February highs on firmer pound. The FTSE 100 stocks traded mostly flat before the UK retail sales data hit the headlines. The weaker pound posterior to data gave a...