Market Overview

Asian markets opened the week lower as concern over global slow down. While Japan is on holiday today, other Asian indices are generally lower. Crude oil stays soft below 45 after Friday's dip and...

Europe is expected to open marginally lower on Monday, following a mixed and quiet session in Asia which offer little direction. Japanese markets were closed for Bank Holiday.There still appears to be...

Market Movers Today's market movers are most likely to be central bank speeches. ECB's executive board member Coeure and chief economist Praet are both scheduled to speak. ECB members have in general...

In Sweden the NIER publishes household and business confidence surveys (Thursday at 0900 CEST). Statistics Sweden is scheduled to publish Producer prices (incl. export and import prices), also on...

It’s an important time for Australia at the moment as some important inflection points become apparent.Not only has Malcolm Turnbull assumed the Prime Ministership and announced a major overhaul...

It’s a question we have always been accustomed to: Where is the market going?This question has always grabbed me on two fronts. First, the arbitrary nature of the question and second, it’s...

The U.S.’ immunity to international economic weakness continues. In their latest policy statement, the Fed once again described U.S. growth as “moderate.” With the exception of...

We can all take heart that the Fed is still supporting the global markets. But if the message of the market is any indication, then this may be the wrong approach. I suspect this was a contentious...

Is deflation risk on the rise in Europe? Producer prices for Germany may tell us Will US existing home sales remain at an eight-year high in today’s release? The 2-year US Treasury yield could...

In an effort to convince the market that rate hikes are coming, an amusing parade of Fed parrots squawked in full force over the weekend, within an hour or so of each other.St. Louis Fed President...

The government of Narendra Modi is bragging about India’s 7%-plus growth rate.The popular catchphrase “India Shining” – first coined as the election slogan of Atal Bihari...

As my colleague Louis Basenese mentioned on Wednesday, Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) product launch event last week contained the usual buzz and hype over new gadgets.But there was one thing that was...

Alexis Tsipras’ left-wing Syriza party has cruised into government at elections held this weekend in Greece. After polling suggested a tight race in which Tsipras was no certainty of holding...

This long-term erosion of earned income and household finances does not enable "growth" that is based on rising spending and borrowing. Why Has Labor's Share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) been...