Market Overview

Market BriefAs expected, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has cut the OCR by 25bps to 2.75% and left the door wide open for further easing as it claimed it will remain data dependent. The Central Bank...

Asian stock markets erased some of the gains made in yesterday’s rebound after the release of weak financial data in China and Japan, reigniting concerns over slowing global growth. Chinese...

After a 5% rally in the last few days from 4973, the ASX 200 and Asian bourses look set to open on sharply negative tone.The mood and general sentiment had certainly lifted in the last few days....

Market Movers In the UK, we get the rate decision of the Bank of England's MPC and minutes from the August policy meeting at the same time. We expect the Bank Rate and the stock of purchased assets to...

Asian shares get JOLTedMixed signals from the US Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) data have led to renewed volatility in Asia, as uncertainty over whether the Fed will hike rates next...

New Zealand dollar tumbles after RBNZ cut the official cash rate by -25bps to 2.75% as widely expected. More importantly, the central bank maintained a dovish stance and signalled in the statement...

Before we drill down into the Fed policy decision, it is of significant importance that we look at the impact on the strong dollar on the US economy. Our research shows that between 1982 and 2000, the...

ES Completed the Red Topping Triangle with a Fake Breakout Through and Topping Formation at the Top and Should Break Out Downwards to Take Out the August 24 Low Today, ES completed a fake breakout and...

Note from Doug: I'm just back from a delightful cruise on the Rhone and Saône followed by a wonderful week in Paris. The Latest LMCI data was released when I was still in vacation mode.The Labor...

The latest JOLTS report (Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary), data through July, is now available. The first chart below shows four of the headline components of the overall series, which the BLS...

All markets are connected. If stocks (via S&P 500) break free of central bank efforts to prop them up and stop the move into the 7-year cycle low, then we should get another leg down. That could...

Whoever is selling stocks these days is really appreciative of those who are pushing the market higher. Thanks to overnight rallies in China and Japan on Tuesday night, US stocks launched higher at...

Investors and market analysts have been trying to figure out when the Federal Reserve will start hiking interest rates. However, in my opinion, the pace of the increase in interest rates is much more...

There are three key developments today. After seemingly spending recent months pursuing a controversial political agenda, Japan's Abe has returned his attention to the economy to propose corporate tax...