Market Overview

Earnings have started to weigh in on the markets, and the evidence of this can be seen, if we compare the European market’s performance to the start of this year. The trading volume may remain...

All the recent chatter about deflation has been good for bonds, especially in the Eurozone’s peripheral economies. The 10-year government bond yield in Spain has declined 42bps since the end of...

Friday provided a hint of a change in outlook when the EUR/USD fell below 1.3548, and appears to have been confirmed by the break above 0.9126 USD/CHF. So, interesting times lie ahead. However, it has...

AM Analysis: “Asian stocks fell overnight as Chinese growth slowed” – Lee Mumford Asian stocks fell overnight after data showed the Chinese economy slowed in the fourth quarter...

The Big PictureUS indicators lower than November but higher than October Again it was a day of inconclusive US statistics that gave rise to mixed markets: stocks down and bond (prices) up, but...

The USD/JPY is listless as we start the new trading week. The pair is trading in the low-104 range in the Monday's European session. In economic news, On Friday, US construction and employment data...

Market movers today The US markets are closed due to Martin Luther King day. With no significant data on the calendar either it is likely to be a quiet day. Italy releases industrial sales and...

On Friday evening after the US close Moody’s finally upgraded the Irish sovereign rating by one notch to Baa3 (investment grade) from Ba1 (non-investment grade). Furthermore, Moody’s put...

Since 2010, South Korea has been an example of resilience in the face of economic and financial crises. Having been at the centre of the regional crisis in 1998, and then one of the Asian countries...

Asian markets are mildly lower following the release of a batch of Chinese data. The Japanese Nikkei, Hong Kong HSI, Shanghai SSE and Singapore Strait Times are all trading in negative territory at...

The dollar rebounded broadly last week and reversed all the post NFP losses. Markets received a chorus of Fed speaks who played down the significance of the disappointing December job data. And they...

US Existing Home Sales report today is not likely a strong market mover, but if we get our deviation, we should see market react accordingly for at least the rest of the U.S. trading sessions. Of...

CA Core Retail Sales figure could change the short-term trend for the CAD, if we get our deviation. With the market being pro USD, I’d use caution when going against the USD, even if we get our...

The AU CPI release today has the potential to confirm whether or not RBA will cut rates further in the upcoming meeting. If the CPI is showing an economy that’s under no inflationary pressure,...