Market Overview

In the UK, all eyes are on Wednesday's Spring Statement and we believe there's little room for the Chancellor to row back on his previous plans for fiscal consolidationUS: Broad support for a 50bp...

DXY was soft last night:   AUD was flogged:Oil fell, gold did better:Dirt fell:Miners (NYSE:RIO) were hosed:EM stocks (NYSE:EEM) too:DM junk (NYSE:HYG) is not well. EM did better:The Treasury...

Wall Street stumbled and fell amid reports on the ailing financial sector and fears that tomorrow’s US jobs report will come in hot and spike interest rates from the Fed yet again, in line with...

US-based companies cut 77,770 jobs in February, compared to 102,943 in January. Tech companies continued to lead the layoff race, trimming 21,387 jobs last month, which represents 28% of all cuts,...

Several indicators are flashing recession warnings for the U.S., but the median estimate for economic activity in the first quarter leaves room for doubt about the timing.After dipping slightly...

DXY held its gains last night:   AUD held its losses:Oil and gold too:But dirt rallied:With miners (NYSE:RIO):EM stocks (NYSE:EEM) don’t look well:But junk (NYSE:HYG) is hanging in:As the...

On International Women's Day, here's why I believe women are better traders than men:

Yes, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell was very hawkish in his Congressional testimony on Tuesday and Wednesday. He clearly signaled (again) that once Fed overnight policy rates reach a peak, they...

Chair Powell has sent a clear message: the Fed is back in the driving seat. At a very minimum, the Fed has given itself the option to deliver a 50bp hike from the March meeting. It's now discounted...

The big question facing the Fed is whether they should increase the Fed Funds rate by 25bps or 50bps on March 22, 2023. If Jerome Powell cared for our advice, we would tell him to take the opposite...

By Greg PeelRelease the Doves Wall Street had closed flat on Monday night but the ASX200 opened down -26 points yesterday, which included ex-dividends, ahead of the afternoon’s RBA statement. At...

Wow. DXY to the moon, adieu Spewro:   AUD slaughtered by chainsaw:Commods, miners (NYSE:RIO), and EM (NYSE:EEM) slain:Junk (NYSE:HYG) was OK, oddly:As the Treasury curve entered free fall toward...

There’s no shortage of threats lurking, ranging from inflation, elevated interest rates that may go higher still, and various geopolitical threats. But market sentiment has improved recently,...

Last week we noted two market leadership signals, one positive (Semiconductor and Tech leadership) and one potentially negative (Healthcare relative to the broad market). The potential bottom in the...