Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Stock markets around the world have remained in consolidation mode overnight with US index futures and the FTSE up 0.1% , while the DAX is up 0.5%. Crude oil is steady today with Brent sitting just...

The rebound in USD which started with hawkish comments from NY Fed President Dudley continued to work its way through world markets overnight.The threat of a potential FOMC rate hike as early as...

The financial markets were relatively quiet last week. US equities extended recent up trends with DJIA, S&P 500 making new record highs, but momentum were quiet unconvincing. Strength, however,...

WEEKLY REVIEWIt was a fairly quiet week in the financial markets as economic data was limited, and major central bank meetings were non-existent. Nonetheless, equities were choppy closing lower by...

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...

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...

The Bank of Canada (BoC) kept its target for the overnight rate at 0.50% this morning. The tone of the statement was less dovish than expected by most market participants because the BoC’s faith...

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...

The post-Brexit financial stress is unambiguously front and center these days (we will nonetheless take a look at Friday’s jobs reports in North America; we expect a net addition of 210K jobs in...

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...