Market Overview

According to the most recently reported PMI data, the global economy continues to look like it’s in relatively good shape. The UK and US remain leaders in the manufacturing surveys, although...

Yesterday, I discussed whether corporate fixed investment would indeed make a resurgence, as many analysts and economists are hopeful of, in 2014. In that article, I discussed the link between...

We are a people of language. The way we talk about a thing affects how we think about it. This is something that behavioral economists are very aware of; and even more so, marketers. There is a reason...

I’m not quite sure what to make of yesterday’s developments in the Europeans. There has been a slight duality over what needs to happen next. To a certain extent this appears to have been...

The US trade deficit in November was considerably smaller than expected and it will encourage economists to revise up Q4 GDP forecasts. The headline deficit fell almost 13% to $34.3 bln. Exports...

On Monday, Janet Yellen was confirmed by the Senate to be the next Federal Reserve Chairman. History will judge her to be the one holding the markets reins as the next mega stock-market bubble...

Asian stocks along with the regional benchmark index declined last nightAsian stocks along with the regional benchmark index declined last night after data showing the US service industry failed to...

Will the gains that the U.S. housing market made in 2012 and 2013 continue into 2014? As you'll read below, the biggest threat to the housing market is moving in the opposite direction -- against...

After the widely-touted “worst start since 2005″ for the S&P this year, I’m sure bulls are excited to see the market up-ticking.I'm ShortAs someone who is shorter than a dime...

The trading session at the European stock exchanges began today in the red zone, however, yesterday's indices showed rather flat dynamics. The index of the London stock exchange (FTSE100) closed at...

Inflation eased in December to 0.8% from 0.9% according to Eurostat’s flash estimates. The breakdown shows that the December declined was due to core inflation (accounting for around 70% of...

Currencies EUR/USD- the pair failed t break its 20day moving average on a 4 hour time frame. The moving average is a resistance for the price and only a break of tis would further confirm the upward...

European markets are trading flat this morning despite the confirmation of the Janet Yellen as a new chairwoman for the Federal Reserve Bank. Investors are concerned if she is going to continue her...

There is still a holiday hang-over in the markets, where many seem reluctant to make new commitments ahead of the key developments in the coming days. These include ECB's Draghi's press conference and...