Market Overview

Renewed Optimism in EuropeOptimism is back in the markets this morning, and there is hope that the latest Greek government proposal will work out. Whereas previous versions seemed devoid of real...

The latest development in Greece is in line with our expectation as the chicken game has continued and intensified while we approach the summer crunch time. Our main scenario is still that Greece...

There is a claim that many accept and repeat. Greece has generous pensions. This Great Graphic from the Wall Street Journal shows otherwise. Greece's pension spending was cut by a 13% in the 2012-2013...

Promising anti-cancer drugs head to the clinic Novogen Ltd (ASX:NRT) is developing two groups of anti-cancer compounds that have shown a great deal of promise in preclinical studies. Its...

Worldwide markets showed a sign of relief as new proposals put forth by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras early on Monday were welcomed by creditors and EU officials. While no specific details were...

Daily BriefingCurrencies EUR/USD: The pair is trading above its upward trend line on a 30 minute time frame. The next resistance is at 1.1466 and the support is at 1.1223. USD/JPY: The pair is trading...

Reports that Greek officials sent the wrong document to European officials have been denied. Today's Eurogroup meeting, and even more importantly, the emergency heads of state meeting, is the only...

Forex News and Events FSO releases population projections The Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) released its population projections report this morning. The paper emphasises Switzerland’s...

The euro gapped higher against the US dollar at week’s open, whereas not a significant step has been taken in negotiations between Greece and the EU. The latest Greek proposals are somewhat seen...

Focused on total returns over the long termSchroder Global Real Estate Securities (SGRE) is an actively managed closed-ended fund providing exposure to global real estate through investing in a...

Fans of Warren Buffett’s sidekick will welcome the publication of Charlie Munger: The Complete Investor by Tren Griffin (forthcoming, Columbia Business School Publishing). Unfortunately, they...

EUR/USDToday’s support: - 1.1344, 1330 and 1.1315(main), where correction is possible. Break would give 1.1296, where correction also may be. Then follows 1.1275. Break of the latter would...

Market BriefEuropean political jitters and mounting uncertainties about Greece’s future will attract again all market’s attention this week as the “IMF deadline” is fast...

Efforts continue to step up across Europe as Greece yesterday put forward a further proposal of reforms to the ECB, IMF and European Commission, though it remains to be seen whether it will be enough....