Market News

Our team of market experts have extensive experience of the financial markets. Access their thoughts and opinions with our daily market commentary section so you can get a trading edge.

US Dollar Index: Where to & How?

May 16, 2013 5:30 pm by

Recent rallies in Non-USD currencies resulting from poor US data have not lasted long. And those rallies resulting from strong US figures via the indirect [...]

Germany Escapes Recession

May 15, 2013 6:40 pm by

You’ve read all about the market story, now comes the macro story. The preliminary Q1 GDP figures from the Eurozone give reason of concern. France [...]

S&P500 Trend & Breadth Analysis

May 13, 2013 8:28 pm by

93% of shares in the S&P500 index are trading above their 200-day moving averages a level not seen since May 2011. The indicator (200-DMA participation) [...]

Yen & Gold Sink in Sync

May 10, 2013 5:00 pm by

The combination of: i) rampant monetary easing; ii) passive currency depreciations and; iii) disinflationary economic data and; iv) soaring equities has produced the perfect storm [...]

Triple Positives in US Jobs

May 3, 2013 2:40 pm by

A rare triple positive in US jobs report; strong NFP; strong upward revisions; lowest unemployment rate since December 2008 underlines the improving situation in US [...]

ECB Drops Spread to 2008 Lows

May 2, 2013 3:30 pm by

The ECB slashes the lending-deposit rates spread to the lowest level since 2008 as an effort to lift emergency lending Today’s dual rate cuts (-25 [...]