Market Overview

Global indicators signals a slowdown in global growth as data is still weak in China and US. However, a few signs indicate that the slowdown might be short-lived and we therefore expect a moderation...

The Bank of Japan kept stimulus unchanged on Tuesday, sparking a sell-off in the USD/JPY and sending the currency below the 102 level. Meanwhile, stock markets recovered from a 3-day stretch of losses...

Forex News and Events: The FOMC minutes failed to deliver the hawkish points that markets were looking for. The US dollar remains soft across the board; the US yields remain under pressure. NZD/USD...

As expected the FOMC meeting last night did not bring any surprise for the investors, but a consistent message from the Fed that they are going to support the market for the foreseeable future. One...

The US dollar suffered losses yesterday in response to confirmation that Fed policy will remain extremely accommodative for more than another year. Those losses were initially extended in Asia and...

•ECB keeps cautious stance over monetary policy • Eurozone economic growth still weak • US data suggests spring thaw after retail spending riseThursday is a busy day for economic...

Currencies The euro (EUR) continued its bullish momentum by gaining ground against the US dollar (USD) and climbed up to 1.3870. The single currency remains strong as the European countries are...

EUR/USD kept on declining after German Trade numbers missed desires. The euro moved by 8 focuses to exchange at 1.3788. Germany's exchange surplus limited in February as fares declined yet imports...

Yesterday I was flipping through the annual report of a mid sized regional bank that I’ve followed and respected for a long time and something interesting caught my eye.  Since 2009, this...

The HILO breadth index was developed  by RecessionALERT for detecting short and  medium-term S&P 500 stock market peaks in advance. It deploys the following daily breadth data taken...

Steeper EUR Curve vs Flatter US CurvesOne of our core views for 2014 is that the EUR curve should steepen from the long end. We base this view on the expectation of continued macro improvement and on...

TradesNew. Sell (receive) JUN15 and buy (pay) JUN16 in a FRA steepener @ 59.5bp. P/L: 75bp/48bp. We expect the front contract to decline but the position will also give some protection to our outright...

Forex:AUD/USD: 0.940 capped as resistance and A$ awaits today's employment figures to see if it can hold on to 5-month highs; Currently trading just above daily pivot to suggest swing low in place for...

The financial-media discussions regarding high-frequency trading have reached a fevered pitch. No pun intended as the igniter of this public relations flame is famous author of “Money...