Market Overview

Except for a small blip in the euro, the forex market is unusually calm, considering the storm of volatility that is gathering on the horizon. Brokers are already warning that margin requirements will...

The October jobs report is due out on Friday (13:30 CET) and will provide important input in the Fed's decision as to whether it hikes or not in December. Thus, we may change our current call for 'no...

One day, life can be all hunky dory. The kids have stopped arguing, the birds are chirping and we’re feeling good. Then suddenly… haywire… the market suddenly turns into a mass...

The financial media rely heavily on advertising sales from financial firms. Conflict of interest? Possibly. If scores of folks make “risk-off” adjustments to portfolios such that the...

Was the March 2009 low the end of a secular bear market and the beginning of a secular bull? At this point, seven years later, the S&P 500 has set an inflation-adjusted record high based on...

So here we are, days before America picks its poison, with most national polls showing a win for Hillary Clinton. If she pulls it off, she’ll become not only the first woman and first first...

Forex News and EventsJapanese and Australian Central banks on hold There were no surprises from the Reserve Bank of Australia or the Bank of Japan, with both central banks leaving their rates...

The money market fund rules change came and went (Rule 2a7 effective on October 14). We now have government funds yielding short-maturity T-bill rates and prime funds yielding more from their holdings...

Chinese PMI data for October surprised strongly on the upside (see chart below), adding to the picture of a global recovery and putting more fuel on the reflation theme . China consumes around 50% of...

With just one week left before Americans go to the polls, every investor in the country is getting sucked into election season drama. And drama is exactly what we have. Sellers sent stocks reeling...

NZD/USDToday’s support: - 0.7130 and 0.7110 (main), where correction is possible. Break would give 0.7088, where correction also may be. Then follows 0.7062. Break of the latter would result...

Carney storm over…As quick as the potential of a storm around the future leadership of the Bank of England blew up it has been calmed by Governor Mark Carney agreeing to a one year extension in...

Market BriefThe Australian dollar surged 0.74% against the greenback on Tuesday after the Reserve Bank of Australia left the official cash rate target unchanged at record low 1.5%. The decision has...

After many rumours, lots of criticism and ahead of the upcoming Bank of England (BoE) meeting on Thursday, BoE Governor Mark Carney announced he will extend his term until the end of June 2019 , see...