Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

by Caroline Gerber This is part two of our annual outlook for the coming year. Part one focused on the direction equities could take in 2020.During 2019, equities rallied to all-time highs despite...

U.S. futures slightly higher after SPX 1.8% slump on Monday Yuan leaps on new trade rhetoric Yields once again attempt to overtake 200 DMA Key EventsU.S. futures contracts for the S&P 500, Dow...

Light trading is expected today as market participants leave hints that expectations remain in place for US stocks to continue march higher, while the dollar will soften in the New Year. The limited...

U.S. contracts hover at near flat levels, as Europe declines after Asia trades mixed Yields jump but remain mired by technicals Dollar on verge of reversal Key EventsOn the penultimate trading...

With this being the last trading day before Christmas, it is perhaps the perfect time to remind ourselves of 2019’s biggest winners and losers to date. The information could be useful to...

Wall Street’s major indices are on track to end the year at all-time highs as the "phase- one" U.S.-China trade deal appears to have eased some of the uncertainty on the global economic outlook....

Markets officially entered holiday as trading volumes remain very thin and as Wall Street prepares to take the rest of the week off. The Santa rally starts today and if it delivers its typical holiday...

Although the year was dominated – at least according to the headlines – by the US-China trade war, stocks are up a massive 30%. And that’s not because of stellar earnings growth...

2019 set to be best year for equities this decade Trade optimism continues to spur markets, yet no signed agreement in sight Still no corroboration global economic slowdown has turned around Key...

The US-China trade story has been the gift that keeps on giving as last week European equity markets enjoyed a rally – the Stoxx 600 reached an all-time. The mood on Wall Street was even more...

Read our guide on how to interpret the weekly COT report As of Tuesday 17th December: Large speculators were net-long USD by $14.5 billion, down by $3.6 billion the prior weekBullish...

SPX up 28.67% so far for the year, on course to overtake the +29.68% hit at close of 2013. Expected January signing for Phrase I of trade deal and a dovish Fed may trigger traders to drive the...

The final full week of 2019 is predictably disrupted by the Christmas holidays.UK The pound has suffered a rather sharp wake-up call since the election. Giddy at the sight of a Tory majority, the...

Europe Flat as UK MPs Prepare For Brexit VoteEuropean stocks once again find themselves facing a flat and muted open on Friday, with traders minds clearly on last minute panic shopping than revised...