Market Overview

Some US officials have suggested that if Japan does not cede to US demands that it should be dropped from the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations. This might be a rhetorical zeal and part of the...

EUR/USD gave back most of its earlier gains to trade at 1.3932 ahead of the European Central Bank meeting scheduled tomorrow. A dismal German factory orders release also weighed on the currency....

I remember in early 2007 when the PitBull told me there was “rotten wood” floating around in the stock market leaders, the banks and brokerage stocks. I will never forget those words nor will I ever...

I’ve been discussing the consumer sector of the market recently, looking at Consumer Staples (ARCA:XLP) relationship to the S&P 500 and the divergence in momentum that’s lead to substantial weakness...

Gold futures fell for the second straight day as a rebound by the dollar crimped demand for the precious metal as an alternative asset. The greenback rose for the first time in four sessions against a...

When I first saw a chart similar to the one below in Business Insider I was immediately suspicious.  For example I knew that May through September of 2009 was a period of rapid growth (21%) yet that...

• Global manufacturing outlook remains buoyant• UK is the star of the show, other advanced economies also good• Asia/Pacific is the weakest link The crisis in emerging markets...

We expect the ECB to remain on hold at tomorrow's meeting (see ECB: Preview: Wait and see until June, 5 May). In this case, the focus is set to remain on the pace of normalisation of the interest...

ASIA ROUNDUP: RBNZ jawboned the Kiwi Dollar by stating they would sell NZD if fundamentals worsen, and NZD is currently overvalued. NZD cropped 50 pips during the speech to the dairy farmers.   AUD...

EUR/USDToday’s support: - 1.3903, 1.3876 and 1.3850(main), where correction is possible. Break would give 1.3809, where correction also may be. Then follows 1.3788. Break of the latter would...

Increases in stock prices over the last years combined with bond prices that remain high (yields are low) have raised the possibility of mispricing in assets, potential bubbles and future crashes. Are...

• German industrial orders will be a reality test of Brussels' optimism • French industrial production seen rising 0.5% year-on-year • Soft Eurozone retail PMI would dent confidence...

The Fed's Yellen testifies before the Joint Economic Committee of Congress today. Her comments today were not expected to deviate much in substance from the FOMC's statement last month. While last...

The New Zealand dollar pares back much of this week's gain after disappointing job data and comments from RBNZ governor Wheeler. The New Zealand employment rose more than expected by 0.9% qoq in Q1...