Market Overview

The global real estate bubble is bursting.After imposing a hefty 26% tax on foreign buyers, and a 12% to 16% surcharge for buyers who flipped their house between one and two years, Singapore real...

Congress, for some reason, has agreed to use U.S. Taxpayer money to bailout Puerto Rico. That’s mighty generous of Congress to use Citizens’ money for that, especially when most...

If a participant in a time machine was looking back in history and comparing the events of financial markets from 2016 to 2015, they probably would not be able to tell one from another, especially if...

Traders, bloggers, media talking heads, and pundits of all stripes went into a feverish sweat as they anticipated the comments of Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen at the annual economic summit...

The conductors of the crazy credit train – Janet Yellen, Mario Draghi, Mark Carney and Haruhiko Kuroda – are running out of tracks. Consider the following:1. Central banks own $25 trillion...

The US dollar had spent the last full week of August mostly confined to narrow trading ranges against the major currencies until the Yellen spoke at the end of the week. She confirmed the constructive...

The US economy is on a firmer footing as financial conditions are more supportive and the drag from the low oil price is fading.The Fed is eyeing the next hike - job growth and global risks are key...

U.S. stocks closed mildly lower and European equities snapped a winning streak as caution prevailed ahead of tomorrow's speech from Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen. Some upbeat domestic data...

Pay 5Y swap against 2Y/10Y swap 3M fwd @ -28bp. P/L:-15bp/-38bp. 3M roll down flat.As rates have moved steadily lower, unsurprisingly, the yield curve curvature has steadily decreased. The 5Y point on...

The event we’ve been waiting for all week is finally upon us and all eyes will now be on Janet Yellen to see if she can deliver what investors so desperately crave, clarity on the near-term path...

Forex News and EventsRisk appetite and oil (by Peter Rosenstreich) While the favorable conditions for further risk taking remain intact, financial markets have become more prudish with positioning....

Dollarama Inc. (TO:DOL) is a holding Company headquartered in Quebec, Canada, that operates discount retailers, AKA dollar stores. The stock is up 22% so far this year and earlier this week it broke...

Yellen's presentation at Jackson Hole today is the highlight of the week. It also marks the end of the summer for many North American and European investors. It may be a bit of a rolling start for US...

It is all about the US dollar today.The FOMC’s Chair Janet Yellen will speak at the Jackson Hole Symposium at 3:00pm London time. Investors world-wide will be seeking and trading any piece of...