Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Markets around the world remain stuck in a holding pattern. Traders still appear to be acting like deer caught in the headlights. The oncoming truck is President Trump's speech to Congress at 9:00 pm...

Stock markets around the world are off to a mixed start this week. Asia Pacific started lower with the Nikkei falling 0.9%. The FTSE, DAX and US index futures are all pretty much flat. Crude oil is up...

Stock markets around the world, but particularly in the U.S. have staged major rallies in recent wee‎ks. Gains were driven by speculation that President Trump would bring in sweeping pro-business...

The main trading action overnight has been in energy markets where WTI and Brent crude oil plus heating oil have all rallied ‎1.4%. Natural gas is up 2.9% despite warm conditions in consuming...

As expected, the minutes from the FOMC January meeting revealed that the Fed is getting closer to hiking rates. The minutes were nevertheless perceived as being relatively hawkish given that the...

Stock markets around the world have paused overnight and into this morning. US index futures and the Nikkei are down slightly while the FTSE and Dax are up slightly.Overnight news flow was relatively...

It's a long weekend coming up in the US and much of Canada. ‎I've been thinking that the enthusiasm of traders to hold positions over the weekend would be a true test of whether the current rally...

The relentless drive higher by stock markets has stopped for a rest overnight. US index futures are trading down ‎0.1%, the Dax is down 0.2% while the FTSE and Nikkei are down 0.5%. Crude oil is...

World Equity markets march higher, then stalled overnight. US index futures, the FTSE and the DAX are all trading flat this morning while the Nikkei fell by 1.1%. Political and monetary developments...

Stock markets remain well supported to start the week. US index futures‎ and the FTSE are flat to up slightly, while the Dax is up 0.7%. In currency action, USD is up slightly against gold and the...

Stock markets continue to steadily climb. The Nikkei stated a big 2.2% catch-up rally but other gains have been more moderate with the FTSE, DAX and US index futures all up about 0.2%. In currency...

Morning finds that once again, the main trading action has played out in currencies rather than stock markets, with a particularly strong focus on Europe.Sterling continues to climb this morning,...

Stock markets have been in the green overnight although momentum appears to be fading a bit into the morning. The Nikkei gained 0.5%, while the Dax is up 0.2%, the FTSE is down marginally and US index...

Stock markets have started to turn back upward again. Rejecting a weak Asia Pacific session, European indices are climbing today with the FTSE up 0.6% and the Dax up 0.4%. US index futures are up 0.3%...