Market Overview

The big banks love Ben Bernanke for the free money they've been given over the last few years. They have been direct recipients of his QE policy and the companies that have benefited the most.Yet...

If the economy is so fragile that the government cannot allow failure, then we are indeed close to collapse - Seth Klarman, money manager, via ZerohedgeWe'll know the collapse is coming sooner rather...

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China trade data for June was much weaker than expectedTurkey’s support of the lira has gotten more aggressiveBank Indonesia delivered a larger than expected 50 bp rate hikeIndia is relying more...

The Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report was released this morning for last week. The 360,000 new claims number was a 16,000 increase from the previous week's 344,000 (an upward revision from...

Rising bond yields? Two-year highs in mortgage rates? Stocks seemingly schizophrenic to any and all Fed speak? Forget it all, as Ben Bernanke said Wednesday that "the overall message is...

Today’s release of the European Central Bank's (ECB) monthly report may shed light on whether the central banking will push further for euro devaluation as a tool for boosting exports in the...

The BoJ left monetary policy unchanged. The Policy Board was more upbeat about the economy stating that it is “starting to recover moderately".Today, the Policy Board of Japan concluded its...

Dollar dropped sharply overnight as markets were rocked by Fed's mixed messages. The FOMC minutes for the June meeting sent a mixed message to the public regarding Fed's tapering of QE. At the...

Protest movements in Turkey and Brazil, a squeeze on bank liquidity in China, capital outflows and drop in equity and commodity prices: emerging countries are in the midst of a difficult period....

Disappointing growth in 1Q13 put into light structural constraints in the Brazilian economy. Inflationary pressures and the growing current account deficit have led the central bank to tighten...

The slowdown continues against the backdrop of a sluggish international environment and practically flat oil prices. While inflation accelerates, unemployment is near a record low. Under these...

India's economic growth forecasts have been cut following the publication of 2012/13 figures. The economy grew by 5% in the last fiscal year. This means that, for the second straight year, the economy...

Economic growth has been very disappointing since the beginning of the year. Private investment has stalled, hampered by weak exports, some overcapacities in the industry and a wait-and-see attitude...