Market Overview

The focus on Greece continues this morning although the FX market impact is not the prism through which to view this particular concern for now. The coalition between the Syriza and Independent Greek...

Euro is holding above 1.12 handle against dollar for the moment after recovering from yesterday's post Greek election low of 1.1096. Markets are viewing that Syriza's win in the election as...

Daily BriefingCurrencies EUR/USD: The pair has broken its inverted triangle pattern on a 30 minute time frame. The next resistance is at 1.15 and the support is at 1.10. USD/JPY: The pair is moving in...

European markets are trading higher and traders have placed their focus on other important issues than post Greek election results. However, the upcoming Greek government’s negotiations with its...

Greek election – more thoughts Sunday’s election in Greece was an event that will have repercussions for the eurozone for several months. Indeed, given the impact that it may have on...

We expect only small changes to the FOMC statement and most importantly we expect the statement to repeat that the FOMC can 'be patient in beginning to normalize the stance of monetary policy'. This...

Market movers today There's a number of tier-2 data on tap today. UK GDP for Q4 is expected to rise 0.6% q/q in line with consensus following an 0.7% q/q rise in Q3. It leaves the annual rise at...

The Australian dollar is sitting tight today gearing up for a round of important news due out this week. At 6.28pm (AEDT) the Aussie dollar was trading at US79.22¢ virtually unchanged from...

Another top-notch earnings report for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) came out after the bell Monday. The world's largest software firm brought in 71 cents per share on revenues of $26.5 billion, topping the...

I have used the the analogy, 'The (European) parents fight and the kids hear everything' before to describe Europe and it remains true again:The parents fight and the kids hear everything. The...

Growth remained firm at the end of 2014 but falling energy prices will impact growth and the Canadian dollar in the months to come.GROWTH EXPECTATIONS: The latest GDP released late December showed...

Get your baggage out of storage. It’s time to make summer travel plansWith the major foreign currencies down 10-35% in the last 12-36 months, 2015 will be a great year for Americans to hit the...

This chart series features an overlay of the Four Bad Bears in U.S. history since the market peak in 1929. They are:The Crash of 1929, which eventually ushered in the Great Depression, The Oil Embargo...

Summary: The Sentier Research monthly median household income data series is now available for December. The nominal median household income was up $537 month-over-month and $2,072 year-over-year....