Market Overview

EUR/USDCurrent level - 1.0940 The intraday bias is slightly negative, for a possible slide towards 1.0900 minor support, but the overall outlook remains bullish, for a rise towards 1.1100...

The US dollar is confined to narrow ranges against the euro and sterling after pushing higher yesterday. The greenback is staging stronger upticks against the yen but is struggling to resurface above...

CurrenciesEUR/USD: This pair has broken its downward trend line on a 4 hour time frame. The next support is near the 1.0657 level and the resistance is 1.1085. USD/JPY: The pair is trading below its...

Reader Tim Wallace sent in another series of interesting charts showing the existing trends in employment, government spending, population, and labor force. Click on any chart for a sharper image. In...

The FTSE 100 slipped below the 6100 mark. All sectors are in the red expect healthcare and pharmaceuticals trying to swim against the stream in London.Miners were higher this morning on the back of...

On Wednesday, December 16, the United States Federal Reserve will give us their decision on the Fed Funds rate.The FOMC has been data dependent and this dependency on incoming economic releases has...

As expected, the BoE kept the Bank Rate and stocks of purchased assets unchanged at 0.50% and GBP375bn, respectively. The vote was once again 8-1.Although the pressure on the BoE to keep rates low...

In terms of data releases, focus will be on the US retail sales in November. This is one of the few remaining figures to be released ahead of the FOMC meeting next week. Consensus expects an increase...

Last week's OPEC meeting made it clear that the cartel is unlikely to support prices any time soon. Oil prices have dropped to seven-year lows as a result.What could stop the current price slide?...

As we survey the investment horizon for 2016 the picture that we see is not highly attractive.Economic and Financial Fundamentals: Slightly Positive On a fundamental basis, the world is growing at a...

When Mario Draghi, head of the European Central Bank, failed to deliver his expected fireworks last Thursday, the effects were rapid and disruptive: European stocks cratered and the euro soared. The...

The U.S. may see inflation of over 2 percent at some time in 2016. The U.S. Federal Reserve has set 2 percent as the rate of inflation that they would prefer to see in the U.S. An inflation rate above...

Asian markets had a mixed day to end the week after positive leads from Wall Street. Trepidation around the Fed, seasonal tax loss selling, CNY devaluation and the post-OPEC sell off in oil have been...

Canadian dollar remains the weakest major currency this week as the slide in crude oil continued. WTI crude oil reached as low as 36.38 as recent down trend continues and that pushes USD/CAD to as...