Market Overview

AM Analysis – “FTSE 100 futures advancing 35 points overnight” – David White European equity markets are set to open some 0.5 percent higher, with FTSE 100 futures advancing 35...

Market movers ahead US consumer confidence and housing market data will be in focus. After a weak December reading, we expect new home sales to decline further in January due to bad weather. The...

“Markets can remain irrational a lot longer than you and I can remain solvent.”So said John Maynard Keynes, the famous British economist. And right now, irrationality certainly reigns in...

STOCKS: The world economy is healing. However, there remains clear headwinds to the continuation of this healing, such as the emerging market risk-reassessment and China weakening. Quite clearly, we...

CSS Daily FX Update and Outlook for 24th February 2014UpdateUS Dollar Index – (-0.1%)•Trading conditions on Friday were notably subdued, closing a week that had little net affect on the USD...

Home Builders and Real Estate both peaked last May. Was that due to concerns over rising interest rates? I suspect rising rates did have an impact. As you can see above, both peaked just as they were...

Headlines Credit indices dancing on the spot. High primary activity in SEK this week. Market commentary The credit market this week was rather uncertain. Continued worries about emerging markets were...

The global manufacturing cycle seems to have peaked in early 2014 as ISM/PMIs for the US, China and the euro area have all started the year on a weak note. In China, Flash PMI manufacturing for...

The economic news for the US has been disappointing in recent weeks, although yesterday’s updates on jobless claims and the manufacturing sector offer a brighter view. Nonetheless, it’s...

The U.S. Dollar Index rose on Thursday due to the positive macroeconomic data. The decreased number of unemployed per week and inflation in January. Compared to last year, the consumer price index...

The US dollar is little changed against the major currencies. It has spent the week largely consolidating the recent moves. After falling against all the major currencies last week, it recovered...

We have seen rather positive reports from the Eurozone and different European countries during the last few weeks, but yesterday's data was dissapointing. PMI of the Eurozone in the services sector...

The dollar shrugged off a disappointing Philadelphia Fed index yesterday as risk appetite came back irrespective of figures. The USD rally began after disappointing PMIs from the Eurozone and the...

The main data releases are retail sales in the UK and existing home sales in the US. The data released so far suggest a substantial weather impact on the housing market in January, so there is...