Market Overview

Market MoversThe only release of interest in the global calendar today is Sentix investor confidence. The figure increased slightly in July and we look for a bigger increase this time due to the...

Any discussion of China has to open with the now-widely-understood fact that the numbers it reports are not to be trusted. Knowing this makes it easy to dismiss claims of high and...

In addition to bubble-busting events in real estate and the Chinese stock market, China now has to deal a plunge in exports.Following Saturday's report Chinese Exports Slump Over Eight Percent,...

You will see the words ‘long-run’ or ‘long-term’ often on Sure Dividend.It’s no secret, the Sure Dividend system advocates buying and holding for long periods of...

Gerald Celente of the Trends Research Institute has just gone on the record with a prediction that there will be a stock market crash by the end of this calendar year. If you are not familiar with...

It’s shaping up to be a quieter week on the economic data front, although there are a few key releases to watch out for this week. Meanwhile, commodities remain a key focal point for traders...

We call it the “trophy” generation. Kids get something even if they don’t deserve it - everything but a spanking.But now those kids are growing up. They’re running businesses....

Key Events This Week: August 10th – 14thUSD: Retail Sales – Thursday EUR: ECB Monetary Policy Meeting Accounts – Thursday, CPI GDP -Friday Overview USD – The initial upside...

One of the most accurate and reliable global economic indicators is the CRB raw industrials spot price index. It has been falling this year, and is now the lowest since November 9, 2009. However,...

When China's tinderbox economy implodes, who will be left to bid up the world's surplus commodities and real estate? After 30 years of torrid expansion, perhaps the single most consequential factor in...

The easier monetary policy trajectories in the eurozone and Japan are taken for granted. The debate has been over the timing of the normalization in the US and the UK. Talk that had emerged recently,...

In Sweden , the week ahead is full of interesting new information and tension is likely to build during the week, culminating in Q1 15 GDP (Friday at 09:30 CEST), for which we pencil in an outcome of...

The US labour market report for July was solid and broadly in line with our expectation, with 215,000 new jobs added to employment in July. Net revisions to the two previous months were positive at...

Market movers ahead In the US the focus next week will be on consumer spending. Private consumption should improve going forward and be the main driver of GDP growth. US PPI and import prices will...