Market Overview

The yen held losses against most major peers on bets Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers meeting this week will endorse the Bank of Japan’s monetary easing aimed at stoking 2...

One of the most important charts that any trader can follow is the iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury (IEF).Generally when this chart declines, so too do stock-market indexes. You see, when the IEF...

When a high of whatever degree is being reached there is very often a first spike downwards that signals that the push is coming to an end. SPX (or whatever) often recovers back to make a new high,...

Residential construction in the US tumbled last month, according to the Census Bureau’s June report. Housing starts dropped a hefty 9.9% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate 836,000, the lowest...

Midway through trading Wednesday, the Dow traded up 0.06 percent to 15,461.34 while the NASDAQ surged 0.18 percent to 3,604.91. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.27 percent to 1,680.75. Top Headline...

The text of Bernanke's speech was released just over an hour ago. There was nothing that shocked the markets as he arguably struck a chord in the gray area between the perceived Hawkish tone of 5/22...

The euro traded steadily at $1.31 on Wednesday morning as investors awaited US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony before congress.Dollar CautiousLast week, Bernanke's remarks that the...

The release of Ben Bernanke's testimony, this morning, left forex traders confused as ever but avoiding a one-directional reaction is most likely the Fed Chairman's intention.Failure To HardenWhile...

Following the market opening Wednesday, the Dow traded up 0.18 percent to 15,480.24 while the NASDAQ surged 0.27 percent to 3,608.39. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.34 percent to 1,681.96. Top...

The FX markets consolidated in Asia ahead of the all-important Bernanke Testimony to Congress today and tomorrow, where the markets are hoping that the Fed Chairman will clarify when tapering will...

A surprising unanimous decision by the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee to drop its call for more QE, plus much better-than-expected labor market data that added credibility to the...

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's speech to the House Financial Services Committee was published an hour and a half before the speech.In the text of the upcoming speech, Bernanke once again...

There are many pundits, strategists and talking heads that are in this situation. I assume that many have been wondering how to deal with it. Most have not, as they may suffer from some kind of bias...

Neil Irwin at The Washington Post’s Wonkblog has some fun at the expense of hedge funds. In a tongue-in-cheek announcement of a new hedge fund strategy that focuses on football betting in Vegas,...