Market Overview

Europe – Euro zone may have returned to growth in the second quarterData published this week was very positive for overall growth in the Euro area. In the second quarter the pace of the...

The Shanghai Composite, China’s mainland benchmark, extended its winning streak begun last week as investors were fueled by good economic data indicating China’s economy could be...

EUR/USD Today’s support: - 1.3298and 1.3275(main), where correction is possible. Break would give 1.3243, where correction also may be. Then follows 1.3227. Break of the latter would result in...

I had some feedback to last week's post about Market perception of China macro risk set to rise. Notwithstanding the upside surprise in Chinese exports, the bigger question is, "If China engaged in...

Paul Krugman says that the notion that the weak economy is due to policy uncertainty has been thoroughly debunked. The Stanford/Chicago uncertainty index has considerably fallen:Without any...

Three data releases for Monday deserve your attention on a fairly light day for scheduled economic news. A new monthly report on inflation in India will be closely watched as this is the first update...

EURUSD – Rejects off Key Level The Euro rejected off a key level and 3 month high to end last week, forming a 2 bar reversal. It should be noted the 2 Bar Reversal in this case is simple a 2 day...

Mergers and acquisitions activity has been flat in the chemicals industry.A new report from global consultancy A.T. Kearney suggests that in large part this is a piece of unintended fall-out from the...

Market movers ahead With a bit of luck, new data should confirm that the recession in the eurozone ended in Q2 13.US retail sales, housing market data and consumer confidence should point to...

So far, 2013 has brought fairly good news for the developed economies of the world. Japan is seeing a fairly sharp recovery after the unprecedented monetary policy regime change, the US economy...

It should be a quiet day, with focus largely shifting to next week’s data from Europe and the US. The day will therefore be dominated by Chinese data on the real economy in July. After the shock...

Living in Southern California is extraordinary, but just like anything else, there are always tradeoffs, including traffic. Living in the United States is extraordinary too, but one of the detrimental...

The marginal economic strength that was described in the most recent GDP release from Washington has caused many to double down on their belief that the Federal Reserve will begin tapering...

This is an overview of various charts that I am hoping will provide insight into the inflation/deflation debate. The interpretation of these charts should provide another gauge of inflation, and will...