Market Overview

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...

A positive session in Europe and Asia overnight, including a strong rally in China, is failing to lift U.S. futures ahead of the opening bell on Wall Street on Wednesday.It appears that...

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,...

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...

Market BriefDespite persistently weak economic data from the US, nothing could stop Wall Street closing in green yesterday. The S&P 500 was up 1.28%, the Nasdaq gained 1.14% while the Dow Jones...

Is the UK labour market headed for slower growth? Brazil's retail sales continue to slide although the pain may ease on the margins Sentiment in US home-building industry expected to remain at a...

Let's begin in the United States where economic data remains mixed. Here is the latest:1. The Empire State Manufacturing Index (measuring NY-area manufacturing activity) is quite weak and materially...

Market Movers At 9:30 CET the Minutes from the Riksbank rate decision will be released. The question is whether these are as confident on inflation, inflation expectations and the global economic...

Will she raise or will she not? As financial markets focus on whether we will see a Fed rate hike this week, investors may be in for a rude awakening.Why do we care about the Fed?We care about the...

Can India overtake China in economic growth? Possibly, if you listen to Indian politicians and senior business leaders. Arun Jaitley, India’s finance minister, said in an interview with the BBC:...