Market Overview

The US dollar is narrowly mixed. The euro, yen and Swiss franc are higher, while the dollar-bloc and sterling are softer. The moving element here is not so much the greenback, which is serving more as...

The Nikkei and other major Asian indices struggled early on Monday and produced steep losses across the board. The JPY also continues to trade on the stronger side of its range as it continues find...

Circling in the skiesIn a fair few major markets out there, we are waiting on events to take place for a newfound impetus to price action; that may be an election, a central bank meeting, a political...

The global equity markets made a bearish start to the week, as investors continue questioning the efficiency of central bank policies.The focus is once again on leading monetary policies. Although the...

Market Brief It was a quiet start to the week in the FX market, with the main currency pairs little changed. The US dollar lost ground against most of the G10 currencies. The Japanese yen was the best...

In Sweden , the week ahead is thankfully somewhat more exciting than the past week. On Tuesday (at 09.30 CEST), Statistics Sweden publishes retail sales, trade balance and producer price data. The...

The latest IMM data cover the week from 13 to 20 September 2016To read the entire report Please click on the pdf File Below

SBAB (SCBC) is introducing a new covered bond (SCBC143) maturing on 15 June 2022. The coupon rate is set to 1.25% and the ISIN code is SE0008586655. SCBC is set to introduce the loan in the coming...

What’s behind the weak global trade situation? Both the EU and OECD attempted to answer that question this week, with each institution releasing a study on the topic. The EU argued there were...

Will Germany’s “summer slump” spill over in today's Ifo sentiment data? New US home sales for August are expected to tumble Will USD/JPY dip below the 100 mark this...

EM initially benefitted from the FOMC decision, but softened into the weekend. One culprit was lower oil prices, as reports suggest an output deal is unlikely at the OPEC meeting this week in Algeria....

Housing dominated this past week's news. On Tuesday, the Census reported that housing permits were down .4% M/M and 2.3% Y/Y. The same report showed housing starts decreased 5.8% M/M and rose .9% Y/Y....

Key Points: Japanese CPI y/y forecast at -0.5% y/y 100.00 handle forming as key battleground. Watch for US Michigan Consumer Sentiment figures. Last week continued the slide for the USD/JPY as the...

No single variable or statistic provides clear insight into the future direction of the economy or stock market. When a data point does not fit one's narrative though, justification to eliminate it...