Market Overview

The financial markets have been volatile this year, to say the least. And much of the volatility has been tied to inflationary concerns and rising interest rates via the Federal Reserve.That said,...

US equity futures are indicating a broadly flat open as of 05:00 ET. European equity markets are firmer, following mostly higher levels in Asia. Data is likely to garner most of the attention with US...

Inverted yield hikes in U.S. and Europe are forecasting recession Investor focus in Fed’s meeting is on inflation and rate forecasts Policymakers at the ECB and the Bank of England have mixed...

Inflation and the Fed once again are taking center stage for investors. First, were signs of wages inflation being hotter than expected to start December. Next came an unwelcome increase in the...

US futures are pointing to a lower open as of 04:05 ET. European equity markets have opened in the negative territory, following broad weakness in Asia. Market concerns seem to revolve around an...

Core CPI is more likely to surprise to the upside than to the downside on Tuesday Still, save for an outlier inflation reading, the Fed will raise rates by 50bps on Wednesday The equity market is...

Hey, do you remember that awesome rally after Powell’s speech last week...and how the bulls were claiming victory as stocks went soaring above the 200 day moving average? Yes, that bout of...

US futures are pointing to a higher open as of 04:05 ET. European equity markets have opened mixed to firmer, following higher levels in Asia with Hong Kong being a notable outperformer. Markets are...

Inflation is easing, or so recent data shows. The debate is now centered on how fast and how far pricing pressure will slide — or if the recent easing is a head fake. In other words, it’s...

US futures are pointing to a higher open as of 04:05 ET. European equity markets have opened flat in early trade and are getting firmer, following mostly weaker levels in Asia. There are growing...

Are we already in a recession? While most investors expect that a recession will come in 2023, we believe that we are already in a recession. We will go into more details about each subsector in...

Inflation appears to be rolling over and markets are starting to consider the possibility that the Federal Reserve’s hawkish monetary policy will soon start to ease. But the critical question of...

US futures are pointing to a marginally higher open as of 04:05 ET. European equity markets have opened in the negative territory, following broad weakness in Asia. No big directional drivers in play...

The nowcast offers a bright note amid swirling recession forecasts, but business-cycle indicators suggest that the Q4 GDP estimate will fade as new economic reports are published in the weeks...