Market Overview

The performance of the equity indexes on our global watch list was a mixed bag last week. Five of the eight posted gains, up from only three the previous week. But the average gain of the aggregate...

It’s all a matter of perspective. Here in the US, the day ends when the sun sets in the West. At the same time in Japan, a new day is beginning as the sun rises from the East. From an economic...

DOW + 191 = 18,543SPX + 18 = 5182NAS + 54 = 522110 Y + .07 = 1.57OIL – .02 = 41.91GOLD – 23.70 = 1337.70Today’s Jobs Report showed the economy added 255,000 jobs in July. The...

The market's angst over the underlying trend in the US labor market eases with the help of the second consecutive robust report. The 255k rise in nonfarm payrolls was well above expectations, and the...

It’s jobs day in the US and while this report may not be considered as important as some others, due to rate-hike expectations being continually pushed back, it is still going to be extremely...

The Bank of England (BoE) cut the bank rate by 25 basis points as expected, yet surprised investors by expanding its sovereign bond purchases target by £60 billion to £435 billion and by...

These Passages Send A Powerful MessageIf we take the time to read the passages below, they can serve as a powerful reminder about the need to keep an open mind about all outcomes (bullish and...

The focus is squarely on the US employment data today, ahead of which the capital markets are mostly consolidating yesterday's Bank of England inspired moves. The Australian and New Zealand dollars,...

EUR/GBP Today’s support: - 0.8454, 0.8426 and 0.8415 (main), where correction is possible. Break would give 0.8404, where correction also may be. Then follows 0.8372. Break of the latter would...

Bank fights backWith cuts in interest rates to fresh 322 year lows and a slew of new policy measures, yesterday saw the Bank of England take a step forward in attempting to make Brexit work for the...

European equity markets opened a little higher on Friday, as investors continue to digest yesterday’s Bank of England decision and look ahead to today’s US jobs report.Mark Carney gave...

Market BriefThe USD is on the back foot on Friday as traders await the July Nonfarm payrolls. The US economy is expected to have created 180k private jobs last month, while the unemployment rate is...

Dollar stays mixed for the week as markets await non-farm payroll report from US. NFP is expected to show 175k growth in July with unemployment rate unchanged at 4.9%. Average hourly earnings are...

Today will be very important with the NFP with the expectation is for 180K this month. The reason why this NFP is so important is because a bad NFP and it is highly likely an interest rate increase...