Market Overview

The Census Bureau has now released its annual report household income data for 2014. It is posted on the Census Bureau website. What we're featuring in this update is an analysis of the quintile...

Greetings from Toronto! I am visiting our accounts here on Wednesday and Thursday, and going to see our accounts in Cleveland on Friday. I guess I should have stayed home to watch Yellen’s...

The Atlanta’s Fed’s GDPNow model raised its outlook for US economic growth in the third quarter to 1.5% in Tuesday’s update (Sep 15). That’s still a sluggish pace, but it beats...

The global economy has gone through a rocky road in the recent month (and actually, still continues to go through) with the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) allowing its currency to go through a...

Talking PointsGold finds support at Gann/pitchfork convergence S&P 500 vulnerable heading into FOMC GOLD: Rebounds From Gann Support I wrote yesterday (read HERE) about the cyclical set up in a...

One of the current myths promulgated by Wall Street is that the Federal Reserve will raise rates once this year, breathe a sigh of relief, and be done until the “12th of never”. But those...

Like a kid on Christmas Eve, traders are hyper-anxious for tomorrow’s big festivities. Unlike Santa Claus, who doles out presents based on whether children have been naughty or nice, Dr. Yellen...

D-Day-1, the Fed begins its meetingEconomic indicators released yesterday provided little in the way of clear indications as to the health of the U.S. economy. August Retail Sales failed to meet...

U.S. stock markets surged on Tuesday ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), where the Federal Reserve is expected to announce its interest rate decision once the meeting...

The UK labour market report released today was more or less in line with expectations . Average weekly earnings excluding bonuses (3M) increased slightly to 2.9% y/y in July (Danske Bank estimate...

What to make of the dots, numbers and words, we do the data crunching and give our view on implications for FX, rates and equity markets.Following the FOMC meeting, we will host a conference call,...

A late day surge in US equities and a selloff in US bonds overnight has had a contagious effect on the broader equity market this morning. Asian markets are also looking healthier with a massive rally...

In Wall Street Wars: The Epic Battles with Washington That Created the Modern Financial System (Regan Arts, 2015) Richard E. Farley takes us back to the 1930s—to the Emergency Banking Act, the...

The time is almost upon us and there is very little else that the market is able to focus on. Like a kid before Christmas counting down the days until Santa comes, the markets are sat waiting to see...