Market Overview

FAQs to Consider for Labor Day Weekend.Q. The market had an abrupt 10% downdraft. Wasn’t that a warning sign? On August 26, Barclays (LONDON:BARC) published an analysis of the 10 periods of 10%...

After the latest historic stock market crash, several economic experts and market analysts have attempted to make sense of the market downturn and have also put forward some remedies for our economic...

That picture was totally stolen from Peter Brandt (@PeterLBrandt on twitter) and adapted a bit.With the wild gap down a week ago, the action Monday seemed very sedate. Almost like all market...

Once you think of China as a teenager in her "awkward stage," it may become easier to understand the unfolding dynamics. When it comes to foreign exchange, China's latest move may be best explained by...

Turkish Exports DecreasedThe trade deficit of Turkey increased by 6.5% in July, surpassing $7 billion. Turkish exports decreased by 10% at $84.6 billion, the first seven months of 2015, against $93.4...

The semblance of stability that had seemed to return to the global capital markets has ended abruptly. Nearly every major country that has reported August manufacturing PMI except Germany, has...

Forex News and Events Swiss PMI beats expectations The latest data from Switzerland suggest that the Swiss economy did manage to weather the summer months better than expected. After a surprised read...

China manufacturing and services are both in contraction at the fastest rate since early 2009.The Caixin China General Manufacturing PMI shows operating conditions deteriorate at fastest rate since...

China’s Double-Bind DilemmaIt is not new to our knowledge that China has been undergoing financial turmoil for— at the very least— the past month. Exports are weak, which led the...

It’s a global economy, so it's little wonder that the ripple effects from China are leaving their mark in European macro data this morning. The large swings in equity indices lately are...

With the run into Christmas firmly ahead of us and summer markets hopefully done with for another year, we can hope to see some trends re-emerge in markets. This morning, however, those trends look to...

Market Brief G10 Advancers and Decliners vs USDCHF 0.63 NZD 0.62 JPY 0.54 DKK 0.52 EUR 0.50 GBP 0.24 SEK 0.16 AUD -0.06 CAD -0.14 NOK -0.39 Global Indexes Current Level % Change Nikkei 225 Index...

European markets are trading sharply lower while traders are focusing towards the economic data which was released overnight in China. It was very stimulating to see the volatility propping up last...

The markets were 'shockingly' interesting last week. But what investing opportunities have been created by the recent 'shock'?The seriousness of last week’s shocking action in the market is...