Market Overview

Since the beginning of the year, the greenback has shown it's not almighty after all; and gold—the barbarous relic as some have called it—may be en vogue again? Where are we going from...

The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have now published their findings for April new residential housing starts. Revisions were made back to January of 2014.The...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the April CPI data Tuesday morning. The year-over-year nonseasonally adjusted Headline CPI came in at 1.13%, up from 0.85% the previous month. Year-over-year...

Here are a few of the charts that currently have my attention:1) The Canadian DollarThe CAD usually trends with commodity prices, so the owners of commodity-related investments should view the...

The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have now published their findings for April new residential building permits. Revisions were made back to January of 2014.The...

Note: With the release of Tuesday morning's Consumer Price Index, we've updated this commentary to include the Real Retail Sales data for April.Official recession calls are the responsibility of the...

The message is clear: the U.S. Federal Reserve WANTS to hike rates a few more times this year. Various Fed officials started this week with speeches and interviews discussing their desire to hike...

The reverse correlation between the perceived increased likelihood of one or more interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve this calendar year and weakness in equity markets remains in channel....

U.S. inflation under the magnifying glassThere’s little news to report this morning, with crude oil hovering close to its recent high as markets expect further declines in inventories. With an...

OpinionAll of the indexes closed higher yesterday with positive internals as volumes rose slightly from the prior down session. Most closed at or near their intraday highs. Although no resistance...

Normally I’d be happy to see the ES down 4 points (which, these days, is enough to get excited about), but in this ridiculous up/down/up/down toggle-rific market we’re in, all it means is...

Overall, European credit indices have been trading range-bound over the past week, with the European main and crossover indices being broadly unchanged compared with last week. In government bond...

Market BriefRisk appetite returned in the Asian session following Wall Street's example yet volumes remained thin. Asian regional equity indices were higher as the Nikkei rose 0.82% and Hang Seng...

Forex News and EventsSell USD rally The recent rally in US front-end yields has supported USD buying. However, the lack of fundamental developments indicates that this rally will be short-lived. US...