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Last week’s review of the macro market indicators suggested, heading into June Options Expiration week, that the Equity markets looked weak in general short term. Elsewhere looked for gold to...
Market movers ahead The market will be watching the emergency EU summit scheduled for Monday for a possible deal between Greece and its creditors to extend the Greek bailout. In China, we expect...
What exactly does it mean for a big Wall Street bank to plead guilty to a serious crime? Right now, practically nothing.But it will if California’s Santa Cruz County has any say. First, some...
For the most, analysts want you to believe that the economy isn’t growing. And the fact that the Fed didn’t say in particular when it would hike interest rates in its last press briefing...
It's crunch time - we still expect a deal between EU and Greece We should see a decent rally in stock markets and tighter peripheral spreads following a deal US growth is rebounding - we still look...
It’s been a rather bizarre start to the trading session on Friday, as all the negativity around more failed Greek talks, possible default and capital controls over the weekend is met with strong...
This mix of overt and subtle withdrawal of market support is a key macro driver of recent increased volatility. Aside from Euro-Greek fiasco this week, there has been a handful of Central Bank rate...
Sterling powers on, Dollar stabilisesSterling continued to be the G10’s golden child yesterday as retail sales came in slightly better than expected, which along with the more positive Bank of...
All eyes are focused towards the Eurozone crisis and traders will be nursing the situation very carefully. There has been reports late last night that the Greek banks may not be able to open on Monday...
The US dollar is trimming its weekly loss against the most of the major currencies, while extending its gains against the two currencies that it has appreciated against this week, namely the New...
U.S. stock markets rose on Thursday after the Federal Reserve concluded its Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday. The Fed maintained its cautious approach to interest rate hikes, although it...
Market BriefIn Japan, the BoJ kept unchanged its asset purchased program at ¥80tn per year and maintained its assessment of the economy, saying that the economy has continued to recover...
As we head into what could be a very interesting weekend for Greece, investors appear surprisingly calm, with futures currently pointing slightly to the upside ahead of the European open....
The latest in the ongoing Greek saga is that the European Union and Greece will convene an emergency meeting on Monday. Not many details are available at present, but the confrontational rhetoric...
Market Movers In terms of data releases it is a very thin calendar today and focus will be on Greece following yesterday's Eurogroup meeting (see more below). In the US Fed's Mester and Williams...