Market Overview

Here's the rundown for today's FOMC meeting and the 4 things to watch. No rate change does not mean no volatility for forex, stocks + gold 2pm ET - Fed Rate decision, Dot Plot, Economic...

DXY is firm: But so is AUD: North Asia is no help: Oil has recovered. Will it now fill the downside gap? Metals mostly puked: Miners too: EM is holding support: But junk is stalled: Bonds were...

A light economic calendar overnight highlighted the bifurcation in risk taking again with Wall Street making new highs while European stocks faltered on political turmoil across the continent. A...

Strong job growth suggests the Fed may delay interest rate cuts. However, despite robust job numbers, a decrease in job openings could show lower inflation ahead. The bond market doesn't yet reflect...

More than a few individuals were active in the markets in 1999-2000, but many participants today were not. I remember looking at charts and writing about the craziness in markets as the fears of...

Global markets – week in review Global stocks bounced back last week after a 2-week mini-consolidation – reflecting rates cuts in Europe and Canada along with some softer-than-expected US data that...

The fallout from the stronger than expected US jobs report on Friday night has been overshadowed by political ructions in Europe although there has been a lot of speculation on Wall Street about the...

Despite the headline unemployment rate rising on Friday night, the latest US jobs number – the non farm payroll or NFP – came in much stronger than expected, with Wall Street disappointed with a very...

Recent economic estimates suggest US growth has slowed compared with previous estimates, but today’s revised GDP nowcast for the second quarter still points to a modest pickup in output over Q1. The...

It is always interesting when commodity prices rise. The market produces various narratives to suggest why prices will keep growing indefinitely. Such applies to all commodities, from oil to orange...

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During May, there was a scramble among term deposit providers in Australia to boost rates in the face of a revised outlook for the coming months. June has not started with the same intensity, the...

Stocks finished the day flat ahead of the job report, which seems to be coming ahead of a lot of back-and-forth as to whether the job market is crumbling or not. I have a feeling that is not going to...