Market Overview

CurrenciesEUR/USD – The pair continues to trade under the 1.34 level and has remained within a 1% trading range since the opening of trading on Sunday evening. Bank Holidays in France and the US...

Bitcoins have been in the news a good deal lately, and they get there in ways that suggest they are poised to impact the world of alpha and its pursuers. So it’s good to have a primer: a brief...

Cisco (CSCO) is no longer the high-earning technology company that it used to be. In the fourth quarter of the last earnings calendar, guidance was weak and because of a bad global economic climate,...

The euro rose against the dollar for the first time since the single currency briefly touched an eight-week low last Thursday. Norway’s krone erased a decline versus the dollar as Consumer price...

The US economy grew a bit faster in September, according to yesterday’s delayed update of The Chicago Fed National Activity Index, a macro benchmark based on 85 indicators. "The index’s...

One of the biotechs of 2013 that continues to hold its ground is Ohr Pharmaceutical (OHRP) – a company that is best known for its Squalamine eye drops which are being developed as a treatment...

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...

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...

Armistice Day in Europe and Veterans' Day in the US yesterday denied investors an overall theme, but today the drivers are clear: rising long-term US interest rates are taking place amid falling price...

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...

The news headlines are saying the U.S. housing market is witnessing robust growth and flipping homes for profit is back. While many are now saying there is growth in the U.S. housing market and that...