Market Overview

Summary: Bubbles in the information age differ from those of simpler times. Now we have real-time data showing our folly. Here’s a brief review, another in our series of posts about this mad...

The US economy is projected to grow 2.8% in this year’s first quarter, based on The Capital Spectator’s median point forecast for several econometric estimates (real seasonally adjusted...

Securing deals and tightening beltsIt has been a turbulent three months for MEO Australia Ltd (ASX:MEO) shareholders. The Neon merger has fallen by the wayside and NZ production has been shut in....

The US dollar caught a strong bid to start the week. The prospects that Yellen will keep the June rate hike in play after the FOMC minutes were seen as diminishing it may be lending to the dollar's...

Bolstering the US opportunityXP Power Ltd (LONDON:XPP) reported FY14 results substantially in line with expectations. Strong order intake positions the company well for 2015 and increased investment...

The latest IMM data cover the week from 10 to 17 February 2015. IMM positioning data released Friday show that speculators reduced their bearish GBP bets for the fourth consecutive week, which sent...

After much drama over the week, on Friday, Greece finally secured a provisional deal from Eurozone finance ministers to extend the bailout for four months. However, Greece will only get the financial...

Euro stayed in tight range against dollar in spite of positive news from Greece. Greece was offered loan extensions of 4 months, compared with its request of 6 months. The debt-ridden country agrees...

• When the irresistible force of Democracy met the immovable object of Bureaucracy, guess who won? Greece Friday capitulated as more and more money left the Greek banking system (estimated EUR...

EUR/USDToday’s support: - 1.1356 and 1.1335 (main), where correction is possible. Break would give 1.1306, where correction also may be. Then follows 1.1293. Break of the latter would result in...

The reason central bank policy makers are so afraid of current deflationary pressures is that a deflationary dynamic is particularly dangerous in economies with heavy public and/or private debt loads,...

The GBP/USD pair fell during the session on Friday, as we continue to try to grind our way towards the 1.55 level. That being the case, the market looks as if it is going to be very difficult to deal...

Market movers today Focus will remain on Greece. The monitoring institutions need to approve the policy programme submitted by the Greek government for the agreement reached on Friday to be...

The Riksbank minutes from the February policy meeting, scheduled for release on Wednesday, will probably be the event in Sweden attracting most market attention. Fourth-quarter GDP data are among the...