Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

It’s another strong U.S. employment report US Labor May Nonfarm Payrolls +223K; Consensus +190K US May Unemployment Rate 3.8%; Consensus 3.9% US May Average Hourly Earnings +0.3%, or +$0.08 to...

Record oil production from the U.S. and expectations for OPEC to boost their output has taken its toll on oil this past week. Although had it not been for the weaker dollar, it could have found itself...

The U.S. dollar traded lower against most major pairs on Thursday. The United States announced earlier in the day that it would apply tariffs on steel and aluminium imports form EU, Canada and Mexico....

Global equities are currently receiving some investor appreciation, rebounding from a two-month trough along with the EUR as the political turmoil in Italy that shook financial markets this week shows...

European stocks struggle to channel global upward momentum for equities Asian markets mirror US gains; on Wednesday US majors post best performance in over 3 months Dollar besieged by supply as...

The Bank of Canada left its overnight rate target unchanged at 1.25% this morning. More importantly for financial markets, the statement explaining this decision took a hawkish turn:“Overall,...

We’re working off the assumption that everyone that reads this is familiar with Warren Buffett. But I bet far fewer of you can name “Canada’s Warren Buffett.”Or, even more...

The Bank of Canada (BoC) is expected to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged (+1.25%) during its policy meeting today amid concern over slowing housing markets and stalled NAFTA trade...

Financials lead global equity slump Unprecedented Italian bond selloff reignites fears over broader EU debt crisis Soros warns against largest financial crisis since 2008 US presses ahead with...

We expect a very close call for the monetary policy decision on Wednesday, with the Bank of Canada (BoC) leaving the overnight rate target unchanged at 1.25%.Making the case for a hike could be...

The U.S. dollar is mixed as risk aversion has made traditional safe haven currencies (JPY and CHF) advance versus the greenback. The USD is higher against the EUR as the Spanish PM faces a confidence...

Threat of Euro fragmentationU.S. Treasuries have rallied alongside a number of core-European bonds as the political crisis in Italy and Spain deepens, triggering risk-off trading across capital...

Yields on 10-year Treasurys fell below 2.9 percent, lifting dollar Global equities take a beating from mounting political risk in Europe Euro registers lower trough and crosses below uptrend line...

Buckle in for an action-packed U.S. holiday-shortened week brimmed with essential events, none more significant than the U.S. May employment report particularly in light of the recent dovish...