Market Overview

A number of capital issues will need to be resolved before the government's planned share sale of the part-nationalised (Royal Bank Scotland Group Plc, (RBS) can go ahead. This is the view of James...

Slow and methodical is probably how I’d describe yesterday’s developments. Alternatively, another description could be “boring.” However, it was in the right direction in the...

Last week, the ECB shocked the markets with a surprise interest rate cut. According to Bloomberg, just 3 out of 70 economists expected such a move. Only the Bank of America, UBS and the Royal Bank of...

"Economic Activity Slightly Improved": This is the headline for today's release of the Chicago Fed's National Activity Index for September. The index is positive for the second consecutive month after...

I had a conversation with a colleague of mine yesterday about the role of banks, the relative importance of QE/The Wealth Effect and the potential for growing distortions FIVE years into ZIRP/QE...

AM Analysis – “Asian stocks traded in positive territory” – Lee Mumford Asian stocks traded in positive territory for a second night as investors await a conclusion from...

Nearly every one realized that the Third Plenary session of the Chinese Communist Party was important. It ended today and the local markets closed and yet it will take some time for true significance...

Gold prices broke below the $1300-an-ounce level last week hitting a three-week low, weighed down by a stronger U.S. dollar and some upbeat U.S. economic data. And, prices have remained under some...

UK inflation fell during October to its lowest point in more than a year, data revealed by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed today (November 12th).Figures from the body showed...

The Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus program cannot continue forever, Richard Fisher, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas told CNBC on Tuesday."We've changed and impacted the markets...

Today’s inflation report for Britain will receive wide scrutiny as the market reconsiders expectations for the Bank of England’s plans for adjusting monetary policy. Later, we’ll see...

UK CPI, which is one of the important indicators in Bank of England's forward guidance, will be released today and it is expected to decline from the previous level of 2.7% as the big increase in...

Money market rates, swap interest rates and government bond yields are edging slightly higher. Higher interest rates appear to reflect mainly a conscious decision by People's Bank of China (PBoC) to...

As another storm threatens the Philippines after the destruction of Super Typhoon Haiyan, President Benigno Aquino has declared a state of calamity and announced that over $400 million has been set...