Market Overview

Is the Fed trying to wean the markets off monetary policy? Such was an interesting premise from Alastair Crooke via the Strategic Culture Foundation. To wit: “The Fed however, may be attempting to...

Dollar trades lower even as initial jobless claims beat estimatesEuro rebounds after Lagarde appears hawkishYen retreats, but stays in broader uptrendWall Street records another day of lossesDollar...

A few days ago, I read a premium article over ZeroHedge, which went into great detail as to why the three components of what I call the Fed Spread – – most notably, the balance sheet – – render all...

Given the sizable upside for regional trade supporting local economies and the ASEAN Bursas, stocks in Asia are nudging up despite weakness in the US market as East vs. West divergence continues....

Economists were expecting a decline, but the 1.1% slide in retail spending in December was deeper than expected. Even worse, the monthly slide marks the second straight decline. It could be noise, but...

Semis: proxies for the global economy and first-in/first-out of a downturn TSMC earnings takeaways and potential impact from China re-opening Re-shoring and localization of supply chains driving...

US data revive recession fears, add to pivot viewYen recovers post-BoJ losses, stays in uptrendEuro awaits ECB minutes and Lagarde’s speechS&P 500 comes under pressure after testing key...

Japan's central bank continues the great monetary experiment as the most indebted developed nation. On Wednesday, the Japanese yen (JPY) dropped by 2.7% against its dollar counterpart. Yet, the plunge...

Over the last few years, I’ve pointed out exhaustively how the current operating approach at the Fed towards monetary policy is distinctly different from past tightening cycles. In fact, it is...

In what is yet another disappointing set of US activity data, retail sales fell 1.1% month-on-month in December, worse than the -0.9% figure the market was expecting. Meanwhile, November's contraction...

EU and US futures are stable after the increases in the first half of the month. China and hopes of a mild recession in Europe and the US continue to hold up the markets. In the fourth quarter,...

Uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s rate plans and a slowing economy will continue to impact investor sentiment in 2023 I remain bullish on companies with strong fundamentals, reasonable...

Have a look at the last US inflation report; Answer the big question: Powell pivoted in 2019, is he going for it again in 2023? Analyze what’s priced in for bonds and equity markets: a...

Equity markets are marginally higher in Europe, with the Nikkei outperforming in Asia on the back of a much weaker yen. BoJ stands firm The Bank of Japan has decided to stand its ground against market...