Market Overview

Traders see “goldilocks” conditions in USBoth European and US shares rallied overnight. For the latter, the term “goldilocks” has been bandied around. That is: growth in the...

Despite a seeming impasse in the UK parliament the British pound surged this morning as politicians rejected a no-deal Brexit. Asia Pacific markets are set to lift after US investors piled in on data...

Stock markets are trading broadly unchanged today as dealers are cautious on account of Brexit.EuropeWestminster will be in focus again this evening as MPs are set to vote on whether the no deal...

No one expected the Brexit deal negotiated by Theresa May’s government to win approval in Parliament yesterday, and very few expect MPs will vote today, Wednesday, to cash out of the European...

Through March and April, we see significant seasonal patterns play out, especially through April where we see a large majority of currencies outperform the US dollar. The Australian dollar, Great...

The British pound fell this morning after the UK parliament rejected Prime Minister May’s revised plan for a negotiated Brexit. Volatility is likely to continue as parliamentary votes over the...

Up, down, turnaround: It’s been a bipolar market of late. Global stocks are moving in unison, and have swung from broad-based losses on Friday, to broad-based gains overnight. US equities are...

Better than forecast German trade data and a surge in US January retail sales saw global investors continue the surge that originated in China yesterday. The optimism flowed into oil and steel...

Just how edgy investors are was evident in the reaction to the European Central Bank's (ECB) actions last week as its mildly surprising moves back toward accommodation raised concerns about economic...

With the US payrolls behind us, we hurtle into the new week with global growth weighing on our minds, with global interest rate markets already positioned for future central bank easing. Rightly, or...

Week in reviewLast week saw the first decent pull back in global equity markets since the impressive V-shaped recovery began just after Christmas. Growing uncertainty over when and if the US and...

A startlingly low number of US jobs created in February combined with reports of increased difficulty in China /US trade negotiations pushed markets lower on Friday night. Investors fled to safety,...

Could traders be betting that central bankers, in the event of a marked slow-down, will come valiantly to save markets from any economic malaise?US NFPsThe final bastion of global economic growth is...

All U.S. major indices fell every day last week Recent small cap outperformance suggests rising inflation Treasurys slide signals more pain for equities Dollar and WTI forming bullish patterns After...