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Stock markets in Europe and North America have been eerily quiet so far this morning ‎US index futures, the FTSE and the Dax are all down marginally, while Asia Pacific trading was mixed.The US...

Japan returned to trading overnight and caught up quickly with the Nikkei gaining 2.5%. The New Year’s party for other countries, however already appears to be over with US index futures up...

Markets around the world are off to a roaring start‎ with traders returning from holidays in a good mood and optimistic about 2017.Some markets in Europe were open Monday and posted 1%+ gains and...

In thin holiday markets, a correction to the trends seen in Q4 has materialized. The US dollar is heavy. Japanese and European equities are lower. Bonds are firmer.Some reports try to link the moves...

For most of 2016, until mid-Fall, the US dollar retreated from the gains it had made in 2015. Following the late 2014 Fed's guidance that it would raise the Federal Funds rate eight times over the...

Investors are familiar with a broad set of macroeconomic variables that often drive asset prices. Many are familiar with corporate balance sheets, price-earning ratios, free cash flow, Q-ratio, and...

The softer-than-expected Canadian CPI report released should help convince some investors that the bar is high for the BoC to hike its policy rate in 2017. Firstly, total CPI fell by 0.4% m/m in...

Stock markets around the world ‎have been steady for the most part overnight with many traders either on holiday or preparing for the holidays. US index futures and the Dax are flat this morning...

Stock markets around the world have gone into holiday mode. US index futures, the FTSE and the Dax are all trading pretty much flat, while the Nikkei rose 0.5%.Monday's developments have had more of...

The Santa Claus Rally started early this year and as we enter that looks like a three week holiday trading season because of the way the dates fall, traders already appear to be pausing for a rest...

Trading has been mixed overnight, as the initial reactions and repositioning following the Fed decision and outlook run their course and traders prepare for the weekend. US index futures have...

Markets around the world continue to react to yesterday's Fed news. In addition to the widely expected 0.25% rate hike, the central bank painted a positive picture of the US economy of strong job...

Markets around the world have been trading down slightly overnight and into this morning with traders reluctant to get caught out on a limb before today's Fed announcements.Index futures in the US,...

World stock markets have been trading moderately higher overnight, clawing back some of Monday's losses. US index futures are up 0.3% while the FTSE is up 0.5%, the Dax is up 0.7% and Italy's FTSE MIB...