Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Based on early Black Friday sales estimates, sales were strong, but shoppers were much more inclined to take advantage of online sales than go to the malls and stores in person. Mastercard...

UK markets opened on the front foot, despite the tendency of international investors to be focused almost entirely on events and the strength of the markets Stateside. Drivers for the early gains...

The matrix below highlights the year-to-date percentage performance of each constituent of the S&P 500. The size of the cells is proportional to the market capitalization of each stock. Source:...

Markets were up on the broader index but mixed overall, with 319 names lower in the S&P 500 and 180 higher. The day was uneventful from an equity market standpoint, but we saw big moves in FX,...

As families gathered to celebrate Thanksgiving last week, there was a morsel of good news for consumers: the cost of the traditional feast fell for the second year in a row. A classic Turkey Day...

In this episode, Anthony Cheung and Stephen Barnett explore: Jaguar's controversial rebrand: Marketing brilliance or a risky misstep? The collapse of a high-profile take-private deal and its ripple...

Global markets delivered mixed results in November. US stocks and real estate investment trusts led last month’s winners, rebounding with solid gains following October’s decline, based on a set of...

I was recently honored to be a featured speaker, as well as a gold market panelist, at the 50th anniversary of the New Orleans Investment Conference. So, what follows is a slightly modified version...

Even a shortened trading session could not hold back investor enthusiasm, as the Dow Jones and S&P 500 hit fresh record highs at the end of the week. Elsewhere, the animal spirits emanating from...

This will be a full week of trading with significant market-moving economic data on the agenda. It begins Monday with the ISM Manufacturing report and concludes Friday with the Jobs report. However,...

Last week, we discussed the increasingly bullish market forecasts for next year. We also noted that the market tends to trade positively heading into the Thanksgiving holiday, to which the market did...

Trump is back slashing (or should we say: threatening) tariffs left, right and center. The more gradual approach suggested by his inner circle is nowhere to be seen. It seems like this Trump...

These last few weeks have been quite interesting and have brought out some intriguing comments from the investor and analyst community alike. Yet, the underlying theme, as seen by this market...

SAT: Chinese NBS (LON:NBS) PMIS MON: Chinese Caixin Final Manufacturing PMI (Nov), EZ, UK & US Final Manufacturing PMI (Nov), US ISM Manufacturing PMI (Nov), Construction Spending (Oct) TUE:...