Market Overview

The Bank of England and European Central Bank meetings are both due today with pressure on both increasing to amend their respective policies in different directions. Unfortunately for market watchers...

Asia Roundup: Had it not been for AUD strength then Asia would have witnessed a very narrow ranged day. AUD saw positive employment figures with unemployment down steady at -5.8% vs -5.9% expected...

Sentiment has changed midway through the trading week so I expect risk-on leading us into FridayBelow you may find the video

It’s still earnings season and countless businesses are reporting their financial results.Echoing the strength in the auto manufacturing sector, American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc....

What Is A Bond Market Vigilante?Before we can move on to a hypothetical example of a difficult period for stock-and-bond-only portfolios, it is important to understand the concept of bond market...

Before we look at some charts, I want to talk about using sell/stops. I personally never use sell/stops as it shows the specialist, the market maker, where all the treasure is buried. They will then...

US consumer credit report surprised to the upside today, beating forecasts by nearly $2bn. One positive aspect of this report is that for the first time in months we are seeing a jump in credit growth...

Purchasing managers data released this week from around the world showed that the global economy continued to expand in April, but at a slightly slower pace than in March.The US and UK appear to be...

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...

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...

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...

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...