Market Overview

FX Brief: Japan’s annualized GDP was upwardly revised to 1.8% YoY from 0.7%. Quarterly was also revised higher to 0.4% from 0.2% prior.Over the weekend China released trade data which...

Market Indexes: It was a mixed market this week, with Monday and Tuesday continuing the pullback that started last week. However, Friday was a big up day, supported by the OPEC oil production cuts...

U.S., global benchmarks jump on strong economic data Investors still await decision on Dec. 15 tariffs on Chinese consumer goods A variety of monetary policy decisions coming this week...

With global growth returning and the importance of the U.S.-China trade war diminishing, businesses will begin to start reinvesting in CAPEX, and that will cause the U.S. economy to surge from its 2%...

Nonfarm Payroll data was released Friday morning and the headline number was better than expected. As a result, U.S. stock markets were up at or near 1% on the day, closing in once again on all-time...

U.S. companies hired substantially more workers than economists expected in November, providing an upside jolt to economic sentiment. From a monthly perspective, the 254,000 increase in private...

Asia markets The PBoC has so far been reluctant to open the monetary taps to a large-scale easing program as concerns over the soaring CPI and a rising macro leverage ratio remain significant issues....

I’ve been a disinflationist since the early 1980s. I first used that word, which means falling inflation, in my June 1981 commentary, “Well on the Road to Disinflation.” The Consumer...

It’s the top of a new month, meaning we get to see the latest manufacturing purchasing manager’s index (PMI) readings. And if you follow both the Institute for Supply...

It's impossible to separate fact from fiction with all the noise in the China-U.S. trade talks, but a report this week was notable for an intriguing detail: CAD and GBP are leading the gainers for the...

Trade tensions between the US and the rest of the world may escalate, short USD/JPY and long gold.. Trade deal between the US and China may happen in 12 months’ time The Dow Jones Industrial...

U.S. futures, European shares extend rally despite uncertainty over looming U.S. tariff round British pound gains for the 5th straight session on growing likelihood of Conservative party win WTI...

December is not going to go out quietlyI think the market could be starting to feel the same Even with Trump's lieutenant quickly walking back this week's trade talk bombast, still, his propensity to...

FX Brief: Australian retail sales went nowhere in October. A big fat 0%. Nil. Exports also slumped to -5% versus +3% expected and private house approvals also fell -7%. Considering...