Thin Holiday Market: Heavy Dollar, Yen Sensitive, and U.S. Equities/Yields Fall
In thin holiday markets, a correction to the trends seen in Q4 has materialized. The US dollar is heavy.
A Closer Look: Tracking Holiday Market Moves
Economic data: Japan stands out with industrial production in Nov rising 1.5%, the most in five months.
Market Outlook 2017: Politics in Economics
Investors are familiar with a broad set of macroeconomic variables that often drive asset prices. Many are familiar with corporate balance sheets, price-earning ratios, free …
Markets Becalmed in Wait-and-See Mode
As skeleton teams return to the trading desks in New York, the US dollar is largely where they left it at the end last week. Japanese …
Holiday Weekend Preview: Market Edges
Japanese markets were closed today. Activity in Europe is light, and the same is expected in North America today.
Dollar Mixed Amid Holiday Market Turnover; Dow 20,000 Watch Continues
The US dollar is narrowly mixed as the holiday markets make for light turnover. Global equity markets are not finding much encouragement from the …
Global Insight: Yen Weakens, Euro Struggles, and Italian Bank Drama Swirls; But European Markets Remain Resilient Amid Terrorist Strikes
The yen’s incredible ride this year has been recapitulated in recent days. Consider that before last weekend; the US dollar reached a little above …
Dollar Index Gains Accelerate; Markets Tensions Ease into the Weekend
Some mild position squaring pressures are evident ahead of the weekend, and for many market participants the year is coming to an end. Outside …
Greenback Extends Gains on Back of Fed
The Federal Reserve delivered the widely expected hike yesterday. A year ago it suggested four hikes in 2016 were likely appropriate.
VelocityShares 3X Inverse Crude ETN (DWTI): Renewed OPEC Hopes and Month End Featured
Yesterday’s pessimism about a potential deal at today’s oil producers’ meeting in Vienna has been replaced by optimism and that crude oil around …