Market Overview

Things look pretty tough right now for the Terminator.Forget “I’ll be back”… some robots are struggling to even get there in the first place. Take Alphabet Inc....

The U.K. is immersed in a debate on leaving the European Union, seeing that the trade-offs no longer serve the Brits’ interests. They prefer the idea of living outside the bloc, like Norway and...

The New Zealand dollar has remained largely buoyant over the past few weeks despite a range of sentiment swings to and from the US dollar. Despite this level of resilience, there are some concerning...

It seems as if some “markets” are having a difficult time coping with the different speed at which the economy is changing. Maybe that should be expected given the dramatic transformation...

After treading water through much of April, the US dollar index took another step lower last week, after the BOJ declined to fire another salvo of stimulus at the markets – rocketing the yen...

I remain in “awe” of China-loving proponents who believe the yuan will soon supplant the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency on the way to becoming the world’s top...

Retail sales in the euro area are expected to fall in the March report ADP’s estimate of US private payrolls should post another healthy gain in April What will stop, much less reverse, the...

Last night China's latest monthly manufacturing data came and even with their blatant fakery, China wasn’t able to conjure up anything except its 14th consecutive month of contraction. Source:...

Is there anyone on the planet who's actually stupid enough to believe these New Normal charts are healthy and sustainable?Anyone questioning the sustainability and rightness of The New Normal is...

It might not be on investors' calendars, but European officials will take steps toward addressing two issues today. First, the EC will make a preliminary recommendation of visa-free travel in the...

The Reserve Bank of Australia has cut their interest rate by 25 basis points to 1.75 amid fears of deflation, immediately resulting in a 1% drop for the Aussie dollar against US dollar.Recent...

Calm day on marketsThe Canadian dollar was stable yesterday, trading in a narrow range between 1.2510 and 1.2560. Other than a slight dip in crude oil prices, there was little in the way of...

Private nonfarm payrolls in the US are projected to increase by 196,000 (seasonally adjusted) in April over the previous month in tomorrow’s update of the ADP Employment Report, based on The...

Forex News and EventsMarkets testing BoJ’s patience The Bank of Japan is still in wait-and-see mode and trying to further appraise the effects of negative interest rates on the Japanese Economy....