Week Ahead – New Tariffs Begin on China as RBA, BOC, Riksbank and CBR have rate decisions
Labor Day will not be quiet at all, as the US-China trade war remains tense, as certain tariffs kick...
Stocks turn negative, Dow erases 152-point gain as Street ends wild August
Stocks fell on Friday, erasing earlier gains, as Wall Street concluded a volatile month. The Dow ...
China Soothes Frazzled Nerves
Soothing comments on trade by the Chinese Commerce Ministry late yesterday in Asia saw Wall Street s...
US Open – China soothes markets, Yields in focus, Euro-Area Surveys improve, Oil’s demand concerns, Gold buyers to emerge
Global equities turned positive after China’s Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao Feng soothed tra...
The New Crossover Model Nobody Wants
A substantial fall in official U.S. crude inventories boosted energy stocks overnight, lifting Wall ...
US Open – Brexit drama, PM Conte to remain, Huge Oil Draw, and Gold’s bright outlook
With no major developments with the US -China trade war, US equities are set for a lackluster open a...
The Dow Is Rising Even After Bonds Sent Another Recession Signal
After a string of wild swings, the Dow Jones Industrial Average looks set for a gain at the open on ...
Markets dancing to the Presidential Trumpet
The last 36 hours left me feeling like the poor guy in a Western movie, jumping up and down in a cir...
Tariff-geddon to sweep global markets
The Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank, Jerome Powell, delivered his keynote address at the Jackso...
Powell’s Jackson Hole Moment, China Strikes Back, G7 Expectations, Oil slides and Gold shines
Fed Chair Powell did not deliver a memorable moment like Ben Bernanke did when he announced addition...
Beware the Boris Bounce
Lots of noise, but little substance, best describes the price action on financial markets overni...
Dow heads higher, shrugging off recession warning sign
The Dow and US stocks headed higher Thursday, despite the bond market once again flashing warning li...
Powell’s Jackson Hole Moment could Reinvigorate the Doves
The main event of the week is Fed Chair Powell’s speech at the annual Jackson Hole symposium on Fr...
US Open – Stock Rally Resumes, Weak demand for Bunds, Oil rises on API report, Gold steadies, and Bitcoin falls
Markets are slowly grinding higher as yesterday’s slump disappears following some stability with b...
US Open – Market conditions steady after Chinese trade data, Italian elections, Oil stabilizes and Gold drops
Bond market volatility is easing after decent trade data from China and optimism the PBOC is slowly ...
US Open – China Strikes Back, Yuan breaks 7, Oil slumps, and Gold shines
The US-China trade war seems to have entered the 10th round and China has come out swinging to start...
Bond market fights Fed, interest rates drop sharply in blowout move
The bond market is bent on having its way and is now pricing in a Fed mistake. In a swift reversa...
The Fed’s Mid-Cycle Adjustment, Dollar Surges and Stocks and gold slide, Oil steady
The Fed initially disappointed markets participants expecting a strong dovish message. The path fo...
US Open – Fed Day, Trade Talks to Continue in Sept, Apple delivers, Oil, Gold, and Bitcoin Rise
The Fed is widely expected to deliver its first rate cut in over a decade. The case for the Fed to...
US Mid-Day Update: Trade Tensions, FOMC countdown, Oil and Gold rally
US stocks soften as President Trump and China exchange political posturing blows. President Trump ...