Market Overview

FX Brief:Lack of economic data, market-moving headlines or, pretty much anything made for a quiet session in Asia. Traders will now be focussed on next week’s Fed meetings, so we may well find...

U.S. equities were stronger Friday, bolstered by modest signs of progress on US-China trade negations. The S&P 500 closing up 0.4%, and U.S. 10-year Treasury yields lifted 3bps to 1.79% after The...

If it was not exactly a bang that marked Mario Draghi’s departure as European Central Bank (ECB) president, it certainly wasn't a whimper either. Even as the press dissected his aggressive...

We live in a very complex word, and it grows more complex by the day. But let’s set aside all the uncertainties, possibilities, relationships, and exogenous outliers. Let’s strip it away...

Monday is likely to be Asia’s quietest day this week, with Singapore, India and New Zealand on holiday and a relatively slow news weekend from a financial markets point of view. The week...

Intraday, S&P 500 index briefly surpasses record close Yields set to establish short-term uptrend, on return of risk-on sentimentPound slumps on renewed Brexit uncertaintyIt seems like nothing...

The economic calendar is massive, including the most important reports. Earnings season is in full swing. The FOMC is meeting. There is daily news about the impeachment investigation. And last, but...

The U.S. economy continues to grow despite recurring recession scares. By my count, they’ve triggered 65 panic attacks in the stock market since the start of the bull market during March 2009....

Market movers aheadWe expect the Fed to deliver another 25bp cut next week despite the internal disagreement within the FOMC. Economists are divided evenly on whether the Fed will cut but markets have...

Another choppy and heavy session marked Thursday’s trading as highly volatile on the back of geopolitical and economic headlines.ECB’s president Draghi re-cited downside risks and low...

The monthly consumer sentiment index from the University of Michigan will be coming out today. Economists do not expect to see any major changes from the preliminary estimates. Forecasts indicate that...

Headlines the Economic Calendar on FridayUS Michigan Consumer Sentiment: US Michigan Consumer Sentiment for October will be an important release on Friday. The Index is expected to rise to 96.0 in...

The Ifo index stabilises after last month's first increase in a year, bringing some relief to Germany's economic toxic mixFirst signs of a bottom? The just-released Ifo index gives hope that the...

US and China are still on track for a 'phase one' trade deal in mid-November. US vice president Mike Pence delivers hawkish speech on China in a talk that also seemed calibrated not to ruin trade...