Market Overview

Market BriefEquity returns are mixed this morning. Nikkei is up 0.02% and is right in the middle of its 1-month range. In the wake of the PBoC’s third interest-rate reduction in six months, the...

Westminster is a lot quieter today. In the run up to last week’s election, you could not move for camera trucks, journalists, manifestos and polling data. With the sun now shining on SW1, we are...

Greece: Another meeting...and again no agreementGreece has been in talks with its international creditors for months trying to secure a favourable deal on its debt repayment and to unlock 7.2bn euros...

Market Movers It's a very quiet day on the global data front today. UK industrial production and US NFIB small business optimism are the only key figures of interest. UK industrial production has...

European futures are pointing to another negative start on Tuesday, as the global sell-off in bonds continues to weigh on equity markets and Greek reforms negotiations continue following failed talks...

Rising bond yields is not a major concern, but the pace at which they are rising is certainly giving food for thought. Bond prices around the world are significantly over priced and this crowded...

The UK releases its Initial GDP numbers today, so it is very likely that we are looking at movement in the GBP/USD pair, as well as the FTSE today.The FTSE struggled during the session on Monday, and...

I have been touting a major top in stocks, especially in the Dow and the largest small-cap index, the Russell 2000.With each new bubble, we reach higher highs, and then crash to lower lows. It’s...

The pace of economic releases picks up a bit on Tuesday, including the monthly update on UK industrial production. Later, new data for two widely followed US indicators – NFIB’s Small...

The March trade deficit grew to $51.4 billion, which has many economist now predicting subsequent revisions to first-quarter GDP will show the economy contracted for the first time since contracting...

Three more reader questions this week: how do we deal with runs of wins and losses? What about applying technicals to non-linear (or derived time series) and how do we translate trading strategies to...

A new paper from the Alternative Investment Management Associations discusses the role of hedge fund managers in the non-bank lending environment, and finds that the market for lending by such...

Last week, the euro hit a two-month high, but it's edging down at the start of this week. The drop is fueled by continuing Greek fears as well as the relative strength of the US dollar. The Greeks...

As forex traders, we must always be attuned to the stock market for signals regarding future directions and trends. Currencies and stocks tend to be heavily correlated, but these correlations can...