Market Overview

European markets are trading lower after the results of Greek elections. The euro may remain under pressure along with equity market as traders will digest the outcome of these elections. The Syriza...

SYRIZA wins; now what? The left-wing SYRIZA party won the Greek election, as expected. At the time of writing, it is estimated to have 149 seats in the 300-seat Parliament, meaning that it must enter...

A busy trading week is ahead of us, with several attention grabbing events. After an intense end to last week’s trading, the EUR will continue to be in the center of thing this week as-well,...

Talking Points:US Dollar Moves to Challenge Critical 6-Year Resistance Point S&P 500 Continues Choppy Consolidation Under 2100 Figure Crude Oil Locked in Range Above $47, GoldStuck Below...

Dollar ended the week as the strongest major currency after another week of dovish central bank driven volatilities. Euro dived to 11 year low against dollar and 7 year low against Sterling as ECB's...

Euro opened the week lower and breached 1.11 against dollar after Greek leftist Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras claimed victory on Sunday's election. At the time of writing, the Coalition of Radical left...

Contagion? Well don't worry about that! German Chancellor Angela Merkel assures us that will not happen. However, a difference of opinion is forming in Greece, Spain, and Ireland. Via translation from...

As late as yesterday I read numerous mainstream media reports that Syriza would win by three to five percent and would need to form an unstable coalition to rule. In contrast, here was my January 19...

Radical leftists have been catapulted to power in Greece, and that means that the European financial crisis has just entered a dangerous new phase. Syriza, which is actually an acronym for...

As you crack open your favorite brew just before Super Bowl XLIX kicks off next Sunday, you’ll probably be more focused on the Seahawks-Patriots spread than how much value got sucked out of your...

A breakdown of total credit at all US commercial banks continues to illustrate significant deterioration in real estate and consumer loans. Real estate and consumer loans account for nearly 45% of...

The European Central Bank (ECB) has spoken, and markets listened. At least they did in Europe, where the German DAX Index hit an all-time high and other European indices were in similar territory of...

The four major monetary zones have collectively printed over $40 trillion currency units (call them dollars if you want) over the last 6-7 years. Most agree that about 180,000 tons of gold exist above...

The euro has fallen sharply against the dollar after the anti-austerity Syriza party won the Greek general election. The euro briefly fell as low as $1.1088 – the lowest level against the dollar...