Market Overview

Market BriefAs expected, yesterday sharp sell-off that spread across all asset classes was short-lived. After opening in negative territory, US equities extended gains on Wednesday with the S&P...

Today the market update will be a little different than usual, as obviously the fallout from the US Election is what drove the markets, and the drive the markets it did!When the results started to...

NZD/SGDToday’s support: - 1.0073 (main), where correction is possible. Break would give 1.0046, where correction also may be. Then follows 1.0024. Break of the latter would result 0.9996. If a...

US assets getting their own post-Brexit bounceThe post-Trump dollar decline ended quickly and its position as the true safe haven emerged once again yesterday afternoon. EUR/USD is lower, USD/JPY is...

European equity markets are expected to open around 1% higher on Thursday following a stunning rebound late on Wednesday, as initial risk aversion to Trumps election subsided and investors seized on...

The primary focus in the markets will be on the economic and financial implications of yesterday's US presidential election, where Donald Trump was elected to be the new US President (see Donald Trump...

The BLS reported that the rate of hiring in the US continues to be sluggish and sideways. Total hiring across the labor market was estimated to be 5.08 million (SA) in September, down from August and...

Wholesale sales were flat in September, and flat overall for the quarter. They had declined sharply in July, rebounded in August, only to go nowhere for all the trouble. It is perfectly reminiscent of...

While Trump has used very tough rhetoric on China, it is yet to be seen how much action will be behind the words. China has some important weapons to deter Trump from taking significant steps that...

As Tuesday evening developed, and it began to dawn on Americans – and the world – that Donald Trump might actually win, markets plunged. The S&P was down 100 points before midnight;...

Like Brexit, Trump staged a surprising win last night, proving every poll wrong.This is a sign of an underlying trend more massive than the winter economic season that began in 2008. It’s clear...

Seriously, what the…??? Absolute bedlam everywhere. No sooner than I decided on one outlook, it changed as I was writing the report, then changed again. All the pairs I cover had such wide...

Trump wins the White House hands downIn the end, Republican Donald Trump will be the 45th U.S. president. Much like the campaign, the suspense lasted until the bitter end, with final results only...

The Trump victory is essentially Brexit Two, or perhaps more apropos: the US Brexit. Despite the turmoil of election night, most losses will not sustain. Arguments can be made that the spikes with ES...