Market Overview

A lack of action from the Bank of Japan may not be what the markets want, but some analysts argue that a consistent central bank is exactly what the markets need right now.The bank voted to maintain...

The European economy has many problems. One is out of the region’s control: the United States Federal Reserve.Recent fears that the Federal Reserve could begin withdrawing its economic stimulus...

Futures Higher On Dovish BernankeU.S. equity futures rose sharply as a speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke after the close Wednesday was much more dovish than expected. The comments show...

The monthly employment report is among the most popular and controversial of the government's economic reports. The latest one, released on Friday, was especially controversial. Shortly after the data...

Activist investors, or anyone invested in a fund [especially of the PE or VC variety] that follows an activist-investing strategy, will want to review an April 2013 decision of the Delaware Chancery...

Barry Goldwater once said “Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.” It is one of the great quotes of the 20th century, and so...

Wednesday's market action was a great example of how best to trade around -- and during -- the times when the FOMC Statement or Minutes are scheduled for release.Nearly every time the Fed makes an...

Note from dshort: I’ve updated the age cohort chart in this commentary to include the latest data in Friday’s employment report for June.In yesterday's update on demographic trends in...

The FTSE 100 advanced on Tuesday, clawing back some of its declines over the last month and a half as fears of quantitative easing slowly begin to take a backseat in the minds of investors in the...

Milton Friedman Said...That which is unsustainable, will not be sustained. I remember the last time Crude Oil and stocks went up quickly in unison while apologists talked about strong housing...

FORECAST:STOCKS: The world economy is weakening: the US payroll tax increase and “sequestration” are pressuring the US economy; China is being pressured by Japan, and has...

There has been no follow through selling of the euro after yesterday's bearish price action. Yesterday, the euro first traded above Monday's highs and then broke down to trade below Monday's low, and...