Market Overview

In the second quarter of 2015 the outperformance of the broad international markets versus US markets has continued. As of this writing, the MSCI All Country World ex-US Index (non-US international)...

DAILY FX WRAP: USD strength dominates major pairs while the Greece situation appears no closer to a resolution and fears of a slump in China see weakness in commodities.Today has been a day of USD...

US stocks fell sharply at the open on Monday, but pared losses during the day after Greek voters rejected the bailout proposal terms in referendum on Sunday. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% to 2068.79. US...

Global traders remain hyper-focused on the latest Greece-related rhetoric from such influential luminaries as Latvia’s Central Bank Governor, Lithuania’s Finance Minister, and even the...

It’s not an overstatement to say that over the 6-year period beginning in September-2008, the US Federal Reserve went berserk with its Quantitative Easing (QE). The following chart shows that...

- World is “over-indebted”, Mark Faber tells Bloomberg- “Defaults will follow or they will have to create very high inflation rates”- Greece will leave EU or Troika will take...

The US dollar is enjoying broad gains today. It is extending its recent gains after a consolidative session yesterday as investors tried digesting the weekend developments. The yen is the sole...

Traders are asking this question on a daily basis before they place any trade if Greece has become one step more close to leave the euro zone. The answer to that question is yes, with everyday...

Forex News and EventsIs this light at the end of the tunnel? (by Arnaud Masset) Yesterday, the BCB released its weekly survey. And the report showed that even though analysts raised again their...

U.K. manufacturing production dropped 0.6 percent in May, following a 0.4 percent fall in April. The reading defied analysts’ forecast of seeing a 0.1 percent increase.Industrial production rose...

• Greece: confusion reigns Following the “no” decision in Sunday’s referendum, the confusion and disarray around Greece has only deepened. While Greek PM Tsipras said that a...

A bounce in equity indices is unfolding this morning. With several of the euro group set to meet today, markets are clearly expecting a positive outcome on the Greek debacle Capital controls have been...

We have been stopped out of our short EUR/NOK positionNorges Bank, Greece risk-off and oil drop cause spike higher NOK remains cheap but we prefer to stay on the sideline for now Unforeseen perfect...

Market BriefGreece will walk into the negotiation room today (6 pm CEST in Brussels) knowing that it is its last chance to reach an agreement with its European creditors. Greece has a new finance...