Market Overview

All focus this morning is on the US presidential elections. For today's data calendar see page 3.At the time of writing, Donald Trump seems to be the likely winner of the US Presidential Election. The...

In early November 2012, China’s National Bureau of Statistics reported that China’s exports were figured by the Customs Bureau to have been about $175.57 billion for October that year. It...

Jeremy Grantham had some good comments in GMO’s third-quarter letter to investors. I have come to believe, however, very reluctantly, that we bubble historians have, together with much of the...

It’s been a bloodbath in the markets over the last few hours with the Mexican peso suffering particularly badly as Donald Trump edges ever closer to the White House.The way markets have traded...

At last, voting day is here!It’s Election Day for 226 million Americans today, with 50 million estimated to have already cast their ballot. The most recent surveys place Clinton up by 3% in the...

Markets have now experienced a 9-day losing streak - something that has not happened since December 1980. Over the last 20 years the S&P 500 index has only recorded a seven-day losing streak on...

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) insists that we call its medium serving "grande." Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) tells us that many who we know just casually are "friends." People don't have a couple of part-time jobs,...

As the US prepares to elect a new president today, inflation chatter is bubbling anew. Although pricing pressure remains low, there are hints that the next occupant of the White House may oversee an...

The market is telling you they feel Clinton has the election in her sights and judging by the strong moves in healthcare (globally), the view is we see the Democrats take back the Senate and the...

Forex News and EventsElection Day All we can say is…finally. After unofficially being the longest US presidential election campaign the voting booths are now open. Markets are now expecting...

Chart 1 (below) shows the timetable of the 2012 election (for a more detailed plan see the table on the next page). In 2012 the election results for the Presidency, Senate and the House were called...

Drillisch AG (DE:DRIG):Drillisch AG is one of the largest network-independent telecommunication providers in Germany. The group offers its customers a comprehensive portfolio of services and products...

by Eli WrightElection Day is finally here. After Sunday night's FBI announcement that it wouldn't be pressing charges against Hillary Clinton, markets have mostly regained their confidence, although...

It’s over15 months of campaigning draws to an end later today, as the most divisive presidential election will finally see a winner crowned. Analysts are expecting as many as 130m people to vote...