Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Fed hopes to maintain credibility on inflation while slowing hikes Political considerations start to weigh on monetary tightening UK opts for stability as Sunak seeks to restore orthodox economic...

Stocks rallied on Friday, despite being down sharply 30 minutes before the opening. A WSJ article noted that the Fed was going to discuss the pace of future rate hikes following another 75 bps rate...

US equity futures are indicating a lower open as of 05:00 ET. European equity markets are mostly firmer, yet off best levels. This follows mixed Asian trade, with the Hang Seng seeing sharp losses...

Bond market behavior last week was somewhat disturbing as 10-year nominal rates shot past 4% and 10-year real rates got as high as 1.75% before pulling back a trifle. This was despite Fed speakers...

The relationship between treasuries and stocks cannot be taken for granted Corporate earnings and central bank meetings will test the market rebound Bear markets also include upward rallies; that...

US futures are indicating a lower open as of 5AM ET. European markets moving lower following a broadly lower session in Asia. Bullish sentiment retreated amid higher yields, broad skepticism...

Financial conditions have tightened over the past several weeks but have failed to reach restrictive levels, and that would suggest the Fed's job is far from over. The Chicago Fed National Financial...

US futures are indicating a lower open. European equity markets have opened lower, following mostly lower Asian trade. Risk appetite remains soft as are yields supported on hawkish Fedspeak by...

US futures are indicating another higher open, extending Monday's sharp gains. European equity markets have opened strong, following mostly positive performance. Broad risk sentiment has been...

Two defensive sectors had performed better than the broad equity market But recently endured significant selling pressure Important signals might be visible in sector rotation Washout in market...

Arabica coffee down 12% so far for Oct, the most since 13% drop in Sept 2020 Brazil has harvested too much and more beans could be coming ahead of La Nina $1.90 might be a support, otherwise low of...

UK shows fiscal malfeasance can be even worse than monetary policy mistakes Focus shifts to Fed as high U.S. CPI affirms strong rate hike Political vacuum limits initiatives as U.S. absorbed in...

US futures are indicating a higher open. European equity markets have opened higher, following mixed Asian trade. Asian markets have started the week off with losses as a follow-on to the Friday US...

Another week, another upside surprise on an inflation indicator. Core CPI reached a fresh y/y high for the move, marking at least the third time we’ve been expecting the peak to be in—and,...