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Janet Yellen and Mario Draghi both gave speeches on Friday in Jackson Hole. Neither said much about monetary policy, the strength of the Euro or Dollar, and future outlooks. Looking the action on Friday you’d have thought otherwise. If you were watching the action on Friday, you’d have seen that the EUR/USD and gold were […]

As we hit the middle of August, prime time summer for North America and Europe, traders and investors are sitting on the beach rather than moving the markets. Volumes are very low, most European equities are doing 50-75% of their average daily volume so far this week and aside from a few standouts, they’re not […]

The increasing uncertainty in the White House has filtered through to world markets this week, with European and US indices well in the red. Unlike last week’s North Korea scare, which has all but dissipated for the time-being, the latest problems in the White House could have far broader implications. Following Trump’s statements post Charlotteville, […]

For the first time in a long time, genuine geo-political risk has caught the markets attention. North Korea and the USA are currently engaged in a high-risk game of chicken, with neither country taking a backwards step in the escalating war of words. Geo-political risk and the markets. As it’s been a while since we’ve […]

US markets are making all time highs and volatility continues to get crushed. Are the increased concerns about a market correction justified, and should you be worried? Seasonality is at it’s summer best (or worst, depending on your viewpoint) right now, volume is very low and ranges are tight. US indices grind out new all-time […]

The US Dollar as seen nothing but red so far in 2017, but tomorrow’s NFP numbers could provide some support to the struggling greenback. Non-Farm Payrolls is arguably the most important of all the US economic indicators. While you may debate the relevance of certain figures, there’s no doubt that both traders and the Fed […]

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The slow grind up of major US indexes continued today as investors push stocks higher on strong earnings. Never Short A Dull Market. With over 80% of US companies reporting earning beats, US equity investors are seeing no reason to sell this summer. Even in the face of a balance sheet unwind from the Fed, […]

The Euro rallied as high as 1.1650 today, reaching its highest level in over a year, after the ECB left rates on hold and traders called Draghi’s bluff on QE and tapering in 2017. Despite his best attempts, Draghi’s dovish tone failed to keep a lid on the Euro, however September looks increasingly unlikely as […]

The “New World” of Central Bank tightening took some interesting twists and turns this week, as the BOC raised rates to get ahead of the data, and the Federal Reserve backed off their hawkish statements. In the midst of it all, the S&P500 made record highs on Friday, despite disappointing earnings and laggards in the […]