Market Overview

The Labor Market Conditions Index (LMCI) is a relatively recent indicator developed by Federal Reserve economists to assess changes in the labor market conditions. It is a dynamic factor model of...

Let's take a close look at Friday's employment report numbers on Full and Part-Time Employment. Buried near the bottom of Table A-9 of the government's Employment Situation Summary are the numbers for...

What are the long-term trends for multiple jobholders in the US? The Bureau of Labor Statistics has two decades of historical data to enlighten us on that topic, courtesy of Table A-16 in the monthly...

The latest IMM data covers the week from 27 May to 2 June 2015. Last week's IMM positioning data showed that some EUR shorts were covered ahead of the ECB meeting as optimism over Greece grew early...

Yesterday certainly saw the expected corrective action in the Continental Europeans, and also in USD/JPY, while GBP/USD and AUD/USD are still in a position where there is a degree of ambiguity. In the...

Greece troubles negates bullish bid talkDownside pressure on sterling and bid talk is keeping the FTSE 100 elevated relative to its European counterparts today. Trading fairly flat on the day, the...

The Australian government has done something interesting to reign in excessive foreign speculation in its property market, while simultaneously stoking its struggling junior resource sector, mired in...

(from my colleagues Dr. Win Thin and Ilan Solot)EM has started the week on a weak footing. The results of the Turkish elections knocked the lira down over 3% and the BIST down nearly 6%. More broadly...

You have probably heard that phrase regarding alcoholics. It applies elsewhere.'One hit of “meth” is too many, but when you NEED it, 12 hits are not enough.' 'One shot of...

The USD Change in Nonfarm Payrolls report (May) released last Friday proved the resiliency of the leading economy in the world, which seems to have rebounded after a difficult start to the year. Last...

Germany: Industrial Production Data Surpassed ForecastGerman factory orders were above analysts' forecast in April, while the trade surplus jumped to record-levels and indicated that Europe's largest...

For investors expecting the one-directional play of the US dollar to dominate this morning’s trading session, it’s a rude awakening: the greenback dropped from a multi-year high versus the...

Ready to springThe dollar sprang into life Friday afternoon after a stellar nonfarm payrolls print of 280,000, some 50,000 above expectations, had the bulls puffing chests and sending EUR/USD into a...

We’ve seen a number of false dawns with anticipating rate hikes in recent years, but is the jig finally up this time? Friday’s surprisingly strong jobs report for May has reignited...