Market Overview

WTI Futures rose by another 1.7% today as investors continued to weigh the possibility that discussions between leading OPEC producers could help stabilize global Crude Oil prices. Further medium term...

Quick RecapWell, Well, Well, the Fed is dealing itself back into play, that weighed a bit on stocks and bonds but didn’t help the US dollar because the market doesn’t believe them. I think...

Globally equities declined on Tuesday following U.K. CPI that accelerated faster than expected. This is the first hard data to be released following the June 23rd decision to leave the EU with actual...

The FX markets have been choppy and mostly rangebound, with little to excite traders on Monday although Sterling remains heavy due to the ongoing Brexit concerns. WTI was in focus, climbing by around...

The FX markets have been choppy and mostly rangebound, with little to excite traders on Monday although Sterling remains heavy due to the ongoing Brexit concerns. WTI was in focus, climbing by around...

Crude Oil rallied to a fresh one-month high amid renewed speculation about a coordinated action from major oil producing countries. Oil started its recovery last Thursday, after Saudi Arabia's oil...

Monday was a quiet night for data releases in the U.S. with the only notable release being the NAHB housing market index (MoM Aug) reflecting home sales and expectations of future home building, which...

US stocks had a steady session, fishing just below the previous day’s all-time highs. A slow crawl to higher ground looks quite possible although the daily charts do suggest that we may be in...

Quick RecapWeaker than expected US and Chinese data made the AUD/USD the worst performing of the major currencies Friday, and sapped the strength of stocks to end the week on a new all time high....

U.S. equity markets were little changed on Friday following disappointing sales data that missed expectations. U.S. advanced retail sales, which makes up roughly one third of consumer spending in the...

The leads are upbeat today with the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 and Dow Jones index all closing at record highs. A fate not seen since 1999. The S&P energy sub-sector 1+3%, consumer discretionary...

Quick recapNudge Nudge, wink wink, a whisper from the Saudi’s and Crude Oil is up 4% this morning, stocks have ripped higher on its coat tails, bonds have sold off, gold is down, and John...

Markets Overview: Equities: Hang Seng (+0.36 %), CSI 300 (+0.41 %), S&P/ASX 200 (-0.77 %) Commodities: Crude Oil $41.51 (-0.48 %), Brent Oil $43.85 (-0.45 %), Natural Gas $2.58 (+0.55 %), Gold...

Investment markets and key developments over the past week Shares moved higher again over the last week with US shares hitting new record highs, Eurozone shares hitting their highest since May and...