Market Overview

This is a tough market right now. While I have maintained a directional bias, the noise within the moves has been very noticeable. That may not sound as if it makes life tough, considering the lower...

It is pretty much a given that we are living the end times of a three ring financial circus. If you doubt this, only a small amount of research on your part will confirm this. The odds in my opinion...

As illustrated by the following 2 graphics, US equity investors have gone from greed to fear in exactly one month despite a relatively small movement in the market (3% in the S&P 500): While the...

This Tuesday marked the last day that countries could submit their applications to become founding members of the new China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). As of this writing, a...

Earnings Concerning For BullsIn the markets, everything matters. Common sense tells us that stocks in the long run are tied to corporate earnings. Therefore, it is not particularly surprising that...

China's official manufacturing PMI published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in March improved slightly to 50.1 (Consensus: 49.7, DBM 49.5) from 49.9 in February. The HSBC/Markit...

A weaker open in Europe this morning fooled many investors on the first day of the second quarter as indices quickly reversed course to trade significantly higher thanks to a big boost from some...

We learned in the past few hours that both the Chinese and European manufacturing sectors performed better than initially expected by the analysts polled by Bloomberg. In China, the Manufacturing PMI...

Turkish precious and base metal developerAfter deducting C$7.1m in net cash as at 31 December 2014, Aldridge's (TO:AGM) enterprise value of C$11.6m, or US$9.3m, equates to US$10.20 per in situ ounce...

Strengthening the UK platformHydrodec Group (LONDON:HYR) has announced that it is to acquire the business, assets and trade name of Eco-Oil from Eco-Oil International for £2.4m. The transaction...

The Irish economy continues to recovery quickly from its deep recession. Further evidence of this development has come today in the shape of a labour market, which shows that the unemployment rate...

Currencies EUR/USD: The pair is trading below the downward trend line on a 30 minute time frame. The next resistance is at 1.09 and the support is at 1.051. USD/JPY: The pair is trading below its...

Before the recent Federal Reserve meeting, hedge fund manager Ray Dalio warned Fed officials to be cautious about raising interest rates. Otherwise, they could trigger a nasty recession like that of...

A string of economies report March PMI manufacturing figures today led by China. The world's second-largest economy recorded a 50.1 reading last month vs. 49.7 expected and 49.9 prior. Also the...