Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Recession forecasts are flying left and right lately, but the main pushback is the labor market. The growth rate for nonfarm payrolls is slowing, but gradually and the latest numbers for December...

US futures are indicating a flat to slightly lower open after closing higher on Wednesday. European equity markets have opened in the positive territory. Asian markets finished mostly higher. Risk...

US futures are pointing to a slightly higher open as of 04:05 ET. European equity markets have opened higher in early trades as they catch up with the late US rally. Asian markets finished mixed. Risk...

US futures are pointing to a lower open as of 04:05 ET. European equity markets are down in early trades, following mixed Asian markets. Risk appetite is slightly softer after the hawkish-leaning...

US equity futures are indicating a higher open as of 05:00 ET. European equity markets are higher, following a positive performance in Asia. Risk appetite remains buoyant on the back of Friday's NFP...

Asia Asian markets have also joined a bull market. After being mired in a downward spiral for most of 2022 due to fears about the economic toll that viral restrictions would take, the...

December's jobs report may be strong, but the labor market is yet to catch up with recessionary forces.Defying expectations, the latest job report for December shows a rise in employment by 0.2%....

Santa managed to kick the Grinch out of the sleigh and deliver positive returns for the SCR period (last 5 trading days of 2022 + first 2 trading days 2023).  As you can see above, we needed to...

US futures are indicating a higher open as of 04:05 ET. European equity markets have opened mixed to higher, following mostly higher Asian markets. Market are looking towards US NFP data....

Financial conditions have eased dramatically since the middle of October This has acted to support stock prices However, conditions are likely to start tightening again Something seems broken....

Last week I rang the bell telling investors and traders to wake up and smell the hot coffee because 2023 is going to be a life-changing year, and likely, not for the better.The 30,000-foot...

The two main forces driving global macro and markets are the rate of change of (nominal) growth and the monetary policy stanceReal-economy money creation and leading macro indicators inform us on the...

The Federal Reserve appears to be approaching the end of its rate-hiking policy, based on estimates from the bond market and economic conditions. But there’s a wild card that could derail the...

Last year, global hedge funds recorded the worst returns in 14 years after the Federal Reserve’s extremely tight monetary policy weighed on asset prices. On a more positive note, the...