Market Overview

Currencies The euro (EUR) collapsed down to 1.2500 where it trades now against the US dollar (USD). The single currency slid after the US reported 248K additional Jobs on Friday, indicating healthier...

Talking Points: US Dollar Advances Most in 16 Months, Hits Four-Year High S&P 500 Attempting to Break Out of Two-Week Down Trend Gold Aims to Extend Decline After Sliding to a 10-Month Low US...

Summary:  We’ve reached a critical point in this business cycle. We enjoyed the years of fiscal and monetary stimulus; now comes the dismount. Only after the stimulus ends will we learn the...

An era is ending: for over half a decade, nearly worldwide, zero interest rates suppressed volatilities. That is over. The first sign of this evolution came over a year ago when the bond market...

Falling unemployment in the US points to a strengthening economy The Federal Reserve may raise interest rates sooner if growth picks up There are stark differences between the vacillating ECB and the...

LOOKING BACKThe previous week seemed to be a mirror as we once again saw credit tighten for the week, equities continue to bleed and the US Dollar go from strength to strength – looks like...

On 9/24, Bloomberg’s Simon Kennedy reported that FRB-NY President William Dudley is the first Fed official starting to freak out about the strong dollar: “‘If the dollar were to...

Last week was a huge week for the stock market. Last week was the transition week that moved the markets from the third to the fourth quarter; also marking the first trading day of October....

This past week I found a post worth reading from the Peterson Institute for International Economics is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to the study of international...

The US posted a solid job report showing job gains of 248,000 in line with our estimate of 250,000 (consensus: 215,000). Net revisions were also positive at +69,000 so overall quite a bit stronger...

Market movers ahead The release of minutes from the 16-17 September FOMC meeting will cast more light on the decision to keep its 'considerable time' forward guidance. Both PMI and IFO declined in...

Growing up I was a baseball fan for as long as I can remember. The Reds and the Mets were my early favorites but once my parents set down roots in the midwest I became the Cardinals fan I remain...

As discussed here back in April, US labor markets continue to heal, with Friday's payrolls gains putting 2014 on track to be the best year for job growth since the late 90s. Now many are asking...

As a middle-aged man, I’ve learned the importance of getting my annual physical to improve my longevity. The same principle applies to the longevity of your retirement account. With the fourth...