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...
AMC Foolishness Comes At A Dear Cost “For one thing, in a world of free money, there’s almost no penalty for being a numbskull. And no...
New Zealand Unemployment outperforms New Zealand Unemployment dropped to 4.0% for Q2 this morning, a stunning result given that market expectations were 4.50%. That should be...
Australian dollar extends rally The Australian dollar continues to impress and is in positive territory for a third successive day. AUD/USD punched into 74-territory earlier in...
If insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, what does that say about the EU?
A few years ago, Paul Wallace penned an article entitled: “GDP Is A Grossly Defective Product.” The recent release of the Q2-2020 report reminded me of it as...
By Martin Kaufman and Daniel Leigh 2020 was a year of extremes. Travel all but ceased for a period. Oil prices wildly fluctuated. Trade in medical...
Three macro considerations are shaping the investment climate: the evolution of the virus and the response, the timeframe of the Fed's tapering, and China's broad regulatory...
Country US The upcoming jobs report will be pivotal for the Fed in deciding whether the economy is headed toward hitting their substantial progress goal. Now...
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...
U.S. stock futures are pointing to gains ahead of the weekly unemployment claims and second-quarter GDP. The post Stock Market News For Today July 29, 2021...
Wait-and-see ahead of FOMC meeting Asian markets are likely to spend the day in wait-and-see mode with a slight downward bias today, as the street moves...
Russia Goes To War With Inflation Via SchiffGold.com, While the Federal Reserve continues to downplay inflation in the US, insisting that it is “transitory,” the Bank of Russia...
By Gita Gopinath عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский The global economic recovery continues, but with a widening gap between advanced economies and many emerging...
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...
Quarterly results are due from Apple, Alphabet and Microsoft after the closing bell today. The post Stock Market News For Today July 27, 2021 appeared first...
Emerging Market Vulnerability Heatmap: Are EMs Threatened By Increasing Inflation Expectations By Wouter van Eijkelenburg, economist at Rabobank Emerging Market Vulnerability Heatmap Summary There are divergent...
Spot gold was 0.2% lower at $1,803.33 per ounce, while U.S. gold futures shed… The post Gold prices drop on strong dollar first appeared on Trading...
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...
Peter Schiff: The Markets Are Afraid Of The Wrong Thing Via SchiffGold.com, The markets have been jittery lately. The mainstream remains concerned about inflation – more...
JPMorgan: Powell Is At Risk Of Losing His Job With Fed Chair Powell's term expiring in February, debate is starting to swirl about his fate: will...
The greenback dropped from multi-month highs, as strong earnings boosted global stocks and increased… The post Dollar rises but drops from multi-month highs first appeared on...
By Romain Duval, Davide Furceri, and Marina M. Tavares Some central banks are currently debating whether to tighten monetary policy to fight inflationary pressures, after having...
Investors’ views on the outlook for growth have gone from acceleration to anticipation of the coming peak, while on inflation, expectations have moved from a pickup...
The FTSE 100 bounced back to record its strongest session in over a week,… The post Mining and banking stocks lead FTSE rebound first appeared on...
Returning from a public holiday yesterday and looking at the fallout across financial markets over the past two sessions, I am reminded of Monday’s words, which...
The Japanese yen has posted considerable gains in Monday trade. In the North American session, USD/JPY is trading at 109.50, down 0.47% on the day. Earlier...
Key Events This Week: ECB, Earnings, PMIs And Fed Blackout In his weekly preview, DB's Jim Reid writes that this isn’t likely to be a blockbuster...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced plans yesterday to lift COVID-19 restrictions in England in… The post Pound rises on UK’s economic reopening plans first appeared on...
Overview: Concerns that the Delta mutation will slow or even reverse the recovery efforts appear to be sapping risk-taking appetites. Equities are under pressure. Nearly all...