Market Overview

In Sweden, March retail will be released today and we expect sales to perform around the same moderate pace seen for the past several months. The most interesting data, however, is the consumer and...

• Italian retail outlook would improve on bouncy consumer confidence• Mild rebound expected in US pending home sales• Dallas Fed seen revealing slight acceleration in US economyItaly...

After failing to rebound earlier today, The yen crosses seem to be gathering downside momentum before the week closes. Risk aversion is a factor in driving the Japanese yen higher. European indices...

Currencies The euro (EUR) moved lower during the Asian session and is now trading near 1.3822 against the US dollar (USD). The week is expected to be very volatile as the FOMC meeting minutes is...

The Eurozone economy has been suffering for long time but continues to recover. This past week we received data that the manufacturing PMI was up to 53.3 in April. This means that this sector is...

US ADP NFP Employment Change release could be a strong driver for today’s market as traders look at this release for hints on Friday’s Nonfarm Payroll report. If we get a strong release,...

Indeed, an indifferent end to the week that kept all currency pairs limited to relatively tight ranges. It does beg the question of when this introspective trading will finally come to an end....

Recently Fed Chair Janet Yellen and a study at the Federal Reserve of Atlanta have put a focus on the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) participation rate as a good measure of...

If the reason behind Friday’s sell off is due to events half way around the world, then someone needs to inform volatility traders they are bidding up the wrong market. Also, stock traders are...

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information. Paul Lacey was a researcher at Washington University when, in 1972, he cured some diabetic rats by...

There is just so much information to understand as we journey through our investment/trading adventure. One of my chief macro concerns is the Fed and where policy stands. Geopolitical issues must...

Crowdfunding has existed forever. It has recently become popular via Kickstarter, where companies could raise money by promising to deliver product or a service at a future date. This is not the type...

The persistence of stock market gains, accentuated by the nearly two-year absence of positive returns from the fixed income area, has drawn increasing numbers of investors into equities, despite...

Myth of a Japanese economic recoveryJapan raised its consumption tax rate in 1997 - a recession soon followed as well as a deflationary spiral which has lasted to this day. With this month's hike in...