Market Overview

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has shown unemployment in the UK dropped slightly in June. However, despite the fact 4,000 people fewer are now unemployed, this still...

The eurozone has come out of recession today (August 14th), official data has revealed. Figures revealed that the eurozone's GDP grew by 0.3 per cent in the second quarter of 2013, which was slightly...

Today's release of the July Producer Price Index (PPI) for finished goods shows no change month-over-month, seasonally adjusted, in Headline inflation Investing.com had posted a MoM consensus forecast...

The U.S. stock market fell for most of Wednesday's trading session, finishing near its worst levels of the day. The Dow shed more than 100 points, while the S&P and Nasdaq recorded relatively...

The yield on the 10-Year Treasury Note closed just off an interim high at 2.73% on August 2nd, which was the start date for the latest Wall Street Journal survey of economists (August 2-6). With the...

Within 72 hours, the Boston Globe ($70 million) and the Washington Post ($250 million) were sold for $320 million, each representing a small fraction of its value as recently as 10 years ago. ...

Volatility, both historical and implied are VERY low. Blindly selling put premium would NOT be recommended at this stage in the game. Generally speaking, I have an affinity for premium collection...

The benchmark 10-year Treasury Note yield is near a one-year high. The upward bias of late is a reminder, albeit a mild one at the moment, that the long-anticipated run of higher interest rates has...

Tomorrow's report on industrial production for July is projected to post a 0.2% gain vs. the previous month, based on The Capital Spectator's average econometric forecast. The expected increase is...

As expected, GDP declined in Q2 by 0.2%. It was the fourth straight contraction. The economy’s poor performance is due to the deleveraging of the private sector in combination with fiscal...

Today's release of euro area GDP will probably mark the end of six quarters of recession. Our hard data model suggests a 0.1% q/q increase. Following predictions from the Federal Ministry of Economics...

Canada – The merchandise trade deficit narrowed to C$0.47 bn in June from a revised deficit of C$0.78 bn in May (initially reported as a deficit of just C$0.3 bn). The improvement in...

The newest data on the German economy has revealed that it is growing faster than had been expected by analysts. Traditionally the powerhouse of Europe economically, Germany has been struggling in...