Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

By Vincent MivelazSouth Korea’s decreasing export growth slowed in February to 4% (average: 8.70%), its weakest rate since November 2016 due to decreasing overseas demand and new year holidays...

Overall, we don’t see a major immediate effect from the Italian elections. The reason is divided vote. We see the probability that all of a sudden a single bloc gets a majority is unlikely (less...

This weekend is event risk heavy with German SPD vote and Italian general elections.The market, judging from short-term vol, has shrugged of any significant impact. Yet in the back of everyone mind is...

PMI drops to eight-month low in February as output growth weakens further Order books, inventories and employment data all suggest growth could revive again But price pressures remain stubbornly...

February PMI signals a return to growth and fastest pace of improvement for 20 months Job gains seen for first time since September 2016 Firms face margin squeeze Indonesia’s manufacturing...

Risk off dominates as trade war fears growTrump’s decision to slap a 25% tariff on steel imports and 10% on aluminium, to counter Chinese practices spooked the markets overnight, successfully...

EuropeThe momentum in the market recovery has run out of steam, and now traders are undecided whether the market will turnover on itself again, or if this is a breather before another leg higher. The...

Hawkish Powell Weighing on StocksUS equity markets are expected to open in the red on Thursday, as traders await the second appearance of the week from new Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and a...

Indian quarter (October – December) Gross Domestic Product published on Wednesday provided Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a big relief, given at 7.20% (consensus at 6.90%) against...

EURUSD Follow on to the bearish engulfing pattern and second consecutive close below the important middle tine resistance of the jun – sep 2017 schiff pitchfork (currently...

Despite a late rebound in the last couple of weeks equity markets still finished the month in pretty much the same way they started it, on the back foot, as the selloff that started in the wake of new...

US equity markets continued their Powell inspired sell off overnight, as risk aversion dominated and investor concerns over a faster pace of tightening at the Fed continued to weigh on Wall Street....

EuropeStock markets are broadly unchanged after a day which saw indices swing between negative and positive territories. The losses earlier in the session were replaced by gains, but they have been...

US Futures Pare Gains as Powell Speech Triggers Another Dip in StocksUS futures are trading slightly in the green on Wednesday, paring losses incurred on Tuesday following the hawkish testimony of new...