Market Overview

Market movers ahead The FOMC minutes should reveal more information on triggers for the next rate hike. US regional surveys are due to give the first indications of August activity. We expect UK data...

A day after all three of the major indices closed at record highs, futures are pointing to a relatively flat open on Wall Street as focus turns to the US consumer ahead of the retail sales and...

Excellent week for the loonie!We had a very lively day yesterday with the strength of oil prices contributing to a sharp rise in the Canadian dollar against most major currencies. According to the...

Risk sentiment has been supported by positive macro momentum, lower tail risks and monetary easing.We see more upside for now but too high earnings expectations and a potential loss of macro momentum...

Forex News and EventsChina data slows (by Peter Rosenstreich) The sprint into yields continues unabated by the further contracting of rates across the globe. The August lull in trade has created the...

There is a general consolidative tone in the capital markets as the week draws to a close. The US retail sales report may offer a brief distraction, but it is unlikely to significantly shift...

EUR/AUD Today’s support: - 1.4476, 1.4433 and 1.4400 (main), where correction is possible. Break would give 1.4379, where correction also may be. Then follows 1.4350. Break of the latter would...

German GDP growth remains a tugboat for the EurozoneGermany, the engine room of Europe, continues to show that growth is achievable despite the aneamic recovery of the euro area. This morning’s...

U.S. stocks finished trading broadly higher as the Dow, S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite all registered record-high closes. Gains formed amid some upbeat earnings reports from the retail industry...

The leads are upbeat today with the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 and Dow Jones index all closing at record highs. A fate not seen since 1999. The S&P energy sub-sector 1+3%, consumer discretionary...

The U.S. stock market is moving sideways and slowly upward. World markets vary. Our favorites -- Brazil and India -- are doing well, while some other countries stumble. Gold and silver remain...

After a couple of days dominated by Scandi-market releases, focus today will turn to the state of the US consumer as private consumption continues to be the main growth engine in the US. Although we...

Higher-than-expected inflation in July, however, in practice, inflation has held steady this year.Has anyone noticed that Swedish growth has slowed substantially this year? If q/q data for GDP in H2...

Risk appetites stayed strong with US equities climbing to new record highs yesterday. DJIA closed up 117.86 pts, or 0.64%, at 18613.52. S&P 500 closed up 10.30 pts, or 0.47%, at 2185.79. Nasdaq...