Market Overview

Aussie attempts to rise after RBA left rates unchanged at 2.50% as widely expected but it quickly lost momentum and settles back into prior tight range. The most important part of the accompanying...

The US markets did a U turn last night and recovered from their losses after dropping triple digits. Investors are confident and ready to comb through more economic data which is due today. We have...

If you’re my generation or older, you may remember taking the original Pepsi Challenge -- the (COKE.O) versus (NYSE:PEP) taste-testing booths that you would find at sporting events, fairs and...

Although it feels like a long time ago, we must return to Friday’s jobs report from the US. The 288k increase in payrolls jobs was much higher than the 215k expectation and allowed those of us...

Global equities rose by 0.7 percent in April, thus ending a choppy month with a small gain. Emerging markets lost ground again with a loss of 0.2 percent. However, what was perhaps most notable was a...

The following table lists the key economic data and other events that are due out during the week of May 5th – May 9th, with release times displayed for the GMT time zone.The list also includes...

Note from dshort : I've updated this commentary with the latest numbers from Friday's Employment Report.In my earlier update on demographic trends in employment, I included a chart illustrating the...

EUR/USD is flat today moving between small gains and losses as traders pay close attention to the problems in Eurasia. The pair is trading at 1.3873 well above expectations as the US dollar remains...

Today the Institute for Supply Management published its latest Non-Manufacturing Report. The headline NMI Composite Index is at 55.2 percent, up from last month's 53.1 percent. Today's number came in...

Let's take a close look at Friday's employment report numbers on Full and Part-Time Employment. Buried near the bottom of Table A-9 of the government's Employment Situation Summary are the numbers for...

Note from dshort : I've updated this commentary to include the latest labor force data in Friday's employment report.Every week I post an update on new unemployment claims shortly after the BLS report...

The US economy continues to recover from the harsh winter weather. The improvement is clearly visible in the service sector new orders index which came out today.For those who don’t think this...

If it seems that the frequency of my posts has diminished of late, it is no illusion. There are many reasons for that, many business-related, but there is at least one which is market-related: a...

Mixed Picture Calls For Diversification And Flexibility The S&P 500 closed at 1,848 on December 31, 2013. Fast forward 125 days and not much has changed. The S&P 500 was projected to open...