Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Gold stocks’ new bull market this year has already proven breathtaking. This obscure sector has nearly tripled within a matter of months, yielding immense profits for the smart contrarians who...

It’s all a matter of perspective. Here in the US, the day ends when the sun sets in the West. At the same time in Japan, a new day is beginning as the sun rises from the East. From an economic...

A week that started with great enthusiasm is finishing on a more subdued note. Having touched new all-time highs yesterday, index futures for the Dow and S&P 500 along with the FTSE are down...

With western Canada hit disproportionately hard by the fall in oil and other commodity prices, Ontario, Canada's most populous province, has begun to account for quite a large share of the country's...

Balancing the tone between support of economies, signalling adults are in charge and avoiding signs of panic that could undermine confidence has been the key theme of overnight news, particularly in...

Stock markets around the world GBP, JPY and gold have paused ‎overnight to digest recent gains and await more news. US index futures, the Dax and the FTSE are all up 0.1%. Economic news was light...

Stocks and commodities around the world have continued to climb overnight. US indices are trading up 0.4% this morning with a new record high for the S&. In Europe, the Dax is up 1.4% while the...

Once again, we turn to my big-picture comparison chart of Crude Oil versus the USD/CAD relationship, which often warns and tells us what to expect for the direction of Oil prices based on the behavior...

Markets around the world have stabilised overnight. After a mixed close yesterday, US index futures are trading up marginally while the FTSE is down marginally. Continental indices‎ are up...

Today in many ways is looking like a repeat of yesterday with capital flowing out of stocks and commodities and into defensive havens like gold, USD and particularly JPY. US index futures are down...

Donald Trump is asking us not to believe that the U.S. unemployment rate is below 5%. He's "heard" that it could be as high as 42%. Skepticism about statistics is usually warranted. Who is right?The...

The news that a majority of British voters decided to leave the European Union on June 23rd caught most market participants by surprise and initially triggered sharp losses in global risk assets by...

The initial shock of last week's decision by the UK to leave the EU appears to have worked it's way through the markets. Having recalibrated, traders are now starting to anticipate what may happen...

Stock markets don't go straight up or straight down forever and trading reversals are common. Two days of heavy losses has sparked a round of short covering and bargain hunting in Europe sending the...