Market Overview

As one of the greatest nations on the planet, the United States excels in a number of areas, innovation and entrepreneurship foremost among them. But something you might be hard-pressed to find at the...

The euro area recovery is taking a breather as boost from oil fades. US recovery is imminent. Tentative signs of bottoming in China. Moderate gains in stocks in coming months. Bond yields...

1) Petrobras reported stronger than expected Q1 earnings2) A Colombian court ordered a delay to the sale of the government’s 57.6% stake in hydropower company Isagen3) The Mexican government cut...

Mexico gets no respect as an emerging market. To some extent, though, that’s justified. Even under the conservative governments of 2000 to 2012, the country achieved economic growth of less...

How’s that second-quarter rebound holding up? Well, it’s shaky. The economic reports in the weeks ahead could tell us otherwise, but the numbers published so far for May offer a mixed bag...

Bank of Japan (BoJ) as widely expected did not announce any new easing measures in connection with today's monetary meeting. The target for the annual expansion of the monetary base (the main policy...

Market Drivers May 22, 2015 EZ IFO 108.5 vs. 108.3 Draghi – ECB not constrained by zero bound Nikkei 0.30% Europe -0.28% Oil $60/bbl Gold $1211/oz. Europe and Asia:CNY LEI 1.1% vs. 0.5%EUR IFO...

The US dollar had begun the week on a firm note, but those gains have been trimmed in the second half of the week. The confirmation that a June hike was highly unlikely coupled with some softer US...

Each week I read dozens of transcripts from earnings calls and presentations as part of my investment process. Below is a weekly post which contains some of the most important quotes about the economy...

Talking Points: US Dollar May Be Preparing to Resume Correction Lower S&P 500 Awaits Direction Cues After Hitting Record High Crude Oil Drifts to Range Top, Gold Still Treading Water US...

Yen recovers mildly today after BoJ left monetary policies unchanged and offered a slightly more upbeat view of the economy. The central bank held the annual pace of monetary base expansion at JPY 80T...

The Friday leading into the bank holiday weekend can quite often be a little quieter and see lower trading volumes, with traders turning it into an extended break. Given some of the data being...

Daily BriefingCurrencies EUR/USD: The pair is trading below its downward trend line on a 60 minute time frame. The next resistance is at 1.1435 and the support is at 1.10. USD/JPY: The pair has...

The U.S. markets once again closed at record high last night on the back of the disappointing US economic data. Bad news is a good news for the markets, as this has pushed the expectations that the...