Market Overview

The idea of platforms raising equity direct from the general public like a charity is relatively new around the world. Equity-based crowdfunding is surging in the UK and just starting in New Zealand...

Looking at the Friday session, annualized GDP numbers come out United States. Because of this, we believe that the American stock markets should continue to be under the microscope. We believe that...

Euro area M3 money supply strengthened further in January, rising 4.1% y/y after increasing 3.6% y/y in December. The rate of increase was the fastest since April 2009 and it is now close to the ECB's...

The EDHEC-Risk Institute has issued a new paper on an old problem, how one can go about valuing infrastructure debt.The opportunities offered by infrastructure debt, especially the credit risk...

For the better part of 15 months, I have pounded the table for longer-term U.S. treasuries. Most financial pundits thought that I was nuts in December of 2013; they debated my scarcity premise...

In testimony to Congress yesterday, Fed Chair Janet Yellen stated that she expected U.S. inflation to decline further before strengthening, due mainly to crude oil prices and the impact of a strong...

A High-Yield WarningWith Janet Yellen recently warning about overvaluation in the bond market, I thought it would be important to look at potentially one of the single most overvalued areas in that...

Deflation risk seems to be making a comeback… again. Germany yesterday sold 5-Year government notes at a negative yield for the first time in its history. Meanwhile, China’s central bank...

Two days of US Federal chair Janet Yellen testimony left the market entirely without a “takeaway” or catalyst to alter its view on the US dollar, which merely defaulted slightly to the...

With the exception of the German DAX, European stocks have opened trading by easing away from recent highs. I do not think that the bull-run for the German DAX is complete and in the longer-term, it...

Daily BriefingCurrencies EUR/USD: The pair is trading in a ascending triangle pattern on a 30 minute time frame. The next resistance is at 1.1449 and the support is at 1.128. USD/JPY: The pair has...

European markets are set to open lower as it seems like that the momentum which took the markets to all time high is losing its steam and perhaps we need a new catalyst or more conviction from the...

It’s nice to finally get some news flow running through these markets following what has been a rather slow week so far. Everyone seems to be waiting for that next shoe to drop in markets. In...

Recently, I walked by our local Radio Shack. Strangely, my heart skipped a beat when I saw the generic clearance signs and the emptiness just beyond the glare and my reflection in the storefront...