Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Major indices around the world have been giving back some of yesterday’s gains overnight. For the US, Dow and SPX futures are flat but NASDAQ futures are down 0.4% being dragged down by Google...

Stock markets are off to a positive start this week led by a 1.5% gain by Italy’s FTSE MIB, which is rallying on the back of news that two troubled Italian banks are being rescued / taken over...

Stock markets are mixed so far today with US index futures the Nikkei and the Hang Seng flat. European markets are down slightly with the FTSE and Dax both down 0.5%. Crude oil continues to stabilize,...

Today looks like it could be active for trading across a number of fronts.The impact of yesterday's big drop inm the price of oil on energy stocks has been worki‎ng its way through world markets...

Currency markets had been relatively quiet overnight until the last hour where action has picked up in GBP pairs on two significant events. The Queen’s speech kicks off a parliamentary session...

Monday finds currency markets holding steady and stocks on the rise. US index futures are up 0.3% while the FTSE, Dax and Nikkei are all up 0.50% to 0.75%. Over the weekend, French President Macron's...

by Chaim Siegel of Elazar Advisors, LLCYesterday’s Fed meeting was probably just another stop along this building bull market story. We’ve done enough talking about this so it’s time...

The big story overnight has been a growing rally in resource markets. Australia's index has been the top performer overnight gaining 1.0%. Meanwhile, resource dollars are also outperforming with AUD...

The UK election results have dominated trading overnight. Cable took a two cent hit when exit polls projected that the Conservatives would lost their majority, a major setback for PM May ‎as her...

The big day that traders have been anticipating all week has finally arrived. Stocks, commodities and currencies have been steady, waiting for potentially big developments today.Markets tend to...

The quiet part of this week for news is nearing an end. Traders have been preparing all week for the flurry of potentially big developments starting tonight, running through tomorrow and into Friday...

With so many potentially big developments bunched into a 36 hour period later this week, traders have been moving capital into defensive havens. Gold and the yen have spiked upward overnight with gold...

It has been a sluggish start to the week for stocks around the world. The Dax and a number of continental markets are closed for a holiday. US index futures and the Nikkei are down slightly while the...

June arrives with traders overseas in a positive mood. The Nikkei rallied 1.0% this morning while the Dax and FTSE are both up 0.4%. US traders have been more cautious with US index futures flat.The...