Market Overview

Another record finish on Wall Street last week and in European markets have certainly made the investors more cautious this morning especially, when we still have a number of issues unresolved. The...

Here’s a little something to think about following Mother’s Day. I trot this chart out every few months to drive home an important point: Over the long term, China is destined to undergo a...

Today, let’s review the latest news out of China: (1) China’s top boss says get used to slower growth. Chinese President Xi Jinping said the nation needs to adapt to a “new...

EUR/USD gained 9 points to trade at 1.3765 recovering a few pips after its tumble since Mr. Draghi’s comments on Thursday. The euro-area’s fastest economic growth in three years probably...

The press is demanding the attention of investors more than ever. Whether it was the recent jobs report or last week’s testimony from Janet Yellen, sorting through the market noise is no easy...

The following table lists the key economic data and other events that are due out during the week of May 12th – May 16th, with release times displayed for the GMT time zone.The list also...

In January, Moody's bestowed investment grade status on Ireland. It is the first of the crisis-wracked countries who regained this coveted status from Moody's which allows for wider participation in...

While many in and around Wall Street and Washington have been either dismissive or silent on the issues Michael Lewis addresses in his book Flash Boys, a select few brave souls have issued a real...

• US budget gap seen narrowing on spending cuts and tax receipts gains• EURUSD stays in limbo as ECB scorns transparency• USDJPY could weaken as far as 85 as yen gains ground Monday is...

EUR/USDToday’s support: - 1.3723 and 1.3714(main), where correction is possible. Break would give 1.3693, where correction also may be. Then follows 1.3668. Break of the latter would result in...

The widening interest rate premium is helping to lift sterling, in an otherwise subdued Monday foreign exchange session. A Sunday Times piece is suggesting that the BOE's Quarterly Inflation Report...

IMM data released last Friday showed that the biggest change in non-commercial positioning in the week to 6 May was seen in JPY where investors slashed net shorts. The move was driven by the Japanese...

US retail sales are expected to rise 0.2% in tomorrow’s April report vs. the previous month, according to The Capital Spectator’s median econometric forecast. The prediction represents a...

The yen open the week broadly lower as Asian equities outside of Japan surged on news regarding China. At the time of writing, the MSCI Asian Pacific ex-Japan index is rising 0.4%, in particular, with...