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by Darrell DelamaideEuropean Central Bank President Mario Draghi was at pains to avoid a taper tantrum as he announced the end of the bank’s asset purchases on Thursday. His almost mantra-like...

Italy’s agriculture minister suggested the country will not ratify a free trade agreement between the EU and Canada, saying that it doesn’t do enough to protect the nation’s...

Chinese industrial production, retail sales and infrastructure spending hit multi-year lows Will the US expansionary trend remain intact, supporting the Fed's higher outlook for tightening? US...

by Darrell DelamaideThe big news from Wednesday's Federal Reserve meeting wasn't the Fed raising interest rates by a quarter percentage point, to a range between 1.75 and 2.0%. Markets already had...

Stocks in Asia retreat though Japan shares buck the trend European shares, US futures eke out gains ahead of today's Fed Fed rate increase a foregone conclusion, as investors focus on outlook S&P...

The Trump-Kim summit came and went with little market movement. Instead, investors and dealers remain focused on a plethora of macro-events and data coming over the next few days. The meeting has...

Volatility surrounding the possibility of four rate hikes in 2018 has been escalating A shift in one Fed member’s forecast from three to four will alter the median outlook Recent trade tensions...

With Justin Trudeau’s marijuana legalization bill passing the Senate last week, Canada is one step closer to becoming the first major country to legalize adult use of marijuana on a national...

Investors’ focus now shifts from last weekend’s disastrous G7 meeting in Canada to tomorrows Trump-Kim summit in Singapore and a plethora of major central bank rate announcements later...

Global stocks trade higher, moving past this weekend's disastrous G7 summit Italy's PM gets nod of approval by EU officials, easing tensions around anti-euro plans Looming US-North Korea summit...

Employment was little changed in May, and the unemployment rate was 5.8% for the fourth consecutive month.On a year-over-year basis, employment grew by 238,000 or 1.3%, due to gains in full-time work....

Global equities saw red overnight, as tech stocks continued their retreat in the Asian session, while in Europe, stocks has been hampered by disappointing industrial production data from Germany.All...

G6 + 1Despite global equities extending gains overnight on growing investor confidence in global growth, the markets attentions is turning towards the G7 conference that begins tomorrow in...

Yields on 10-year Treasurys near key 3 percent psychological level—again. Dollar continues to slide, boosting global stock rally NASDAQ Composite, Russell 2000 hit fresh all-time-highs, as...