Forex is short for Foreign Currency and Exchange. It refers to currency trading, where traders speculate on potential price changes in currency pairs. The post What...
Futures Coiled At All Time High Ahead Of "Taper-Triggering" Jobs Report US equity futures rose 0.1% to a new all time high of 4.425 in a...
Comprising many of the poorest countries in Africa, the CFA franc zone faces particularly daunting challenges to economic development and growth in the context of the...
At first sight, the direction of financial markets in July might have come as a surprise: global equities posted their sixth consecutive monthly gain despite a...
If insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, what does that say about the EU?
Fear that the spread of the Delta mutation of the covid would disrupt the global economy spurred the unwinding of risk-on positions. Interest rates fell, and...
Delta Wave Has Likely Peaked In UK, Europe, Goldman Analysts Say As we have reported, a team of Goldman analysts has been closely monitoring the most...
World's Largest Pension Fund Slashes US Treasury Exposure By Record Amount The world's largest pension fund, Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund, made a record cut to...
Asian equities in buy-the-dip mode Asia’s heavyweight markets have started the week on a very positive note, after China initially dipped on weak PMI data. China’s...
For the first time in a month, the euro peaked above 1.19, as the pair rose on promising economic news in Europe. Economic... Read More... The...
Overview: Risk appetites snap back after easing in the waning hours last month. The MSCI Asia Pacific equities jumped back after dropping 1.8% last week for...
North Asian equity heavyweights have deviated from the price action on Wall Street overnight, heading directly South this morning. Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan and South...
Futures Slide On Amazon Plunge, But World Markets Set For 6th Month Of Gains US equity futures stumbled - if trading off session lows - and...
Fed hints at September taper, but no promises Overnight, the FOMC released its latest policy decision leaving rates unchanged with no change to its quantitative easing...
US equities climb after soft GDP US stocks rallied to fresh record highs and Treasuries slumped anew after a downside surprise in both GDP and jobless...
Overview: More constructive signals from Chinese officials and a Federal Reserve that is gradually moving toward slowing its bond purchases have had a beneficial impact on...
Futures Rise, Europe Hits Record Supported By Fed, China, Earnings World markets resumed their climb on Thursday after the Fed signaled it was in no rush...
New data shows the recent damage to UK’s prized services sector – and potentially to Europe as a whole.
IMF Upgrades 2022 Global GDP Projection Just As Economic Growth Peaks There is no more sure way to guarantee that global economic growth has peaked than...
Futures Slide As Asian Stocks Plunge To 2021 Lows Futures swung from all time highs to losses during the European session and then rebounded again as...
The greenback has been rising broadly for over a month as markets are wary… The post Dollar just below recent peaks as investors eye Fed meeting...
US dollar edges lower Not much has changed in currency markets overnight, as US bond yields remained almost unchanged in the overnight session. The dollar index...
The Delta variant of the virus has emerged as an important economic force, just as more countries appeared to adopt the attitude that we should now...
Major week for US markets All eyes on the US next week as the Fed meets and we head into peak earnings season. The central bank...
Overview: The combination of the dovish ECB's forward guidance and the unexpected rise in weekly US jobless claims to a two-month high sent bond yields tumbling. ...
"This Is Strange": Goldman's Risk Appetite Indicator Crashes Just As Stocks Explode To Record High Something strange is going on in the market: after a brief...
Monday’s “delta-dip” receded further into the rear-view mirror overnight, as US stocks edged higher and US yields fell after the overnight US 10-Year TIPS auction went...
US stocks are mixed as the latest wave of earnings results and economic data do not inspire much optimism over the economy. FAANG stocks rallied across...
Overview: The rally in US shares yesterday, ostensibly fueled by strong earnings reports, is helping to encourage risk appetites today. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index is...
Another Day Of Gains As Futures Trade Within 1% Of All Time Highs US futures, European bourses and Asian markets extended on recent sharp gains on...