European stocks have moved back into positive territory on Monday, having spent the early part of the trading session in the red, driven lower in part by commodity stocks are likely to continue to weigh. U.S. futures are currently in the green ...

We’re seeing some caution in the markets ahead of the latest FOMC decision on Wednesday as investors look to the central bank for clues on the pace of interest rate hikes in the U.S. U.S. indices are expected to open only moderately higher, in line ...

While the start of the week is looking relatively quiet for the markets, this is in no way a reflection of how the week as a whole is shaping up with central banks dominating proceedings. The European Central Bank showed on Thursday just how ...

The Australian dollar sprung to life again last week against its U.S. counterpart, rallying more than 300 pips from its lows and managing to close near its week high. The result of this was a very bullish looking marabuzo candle on the weekly chart, ...

The euro has performed very well since the turn of the year, benefiting greatly from a risk averse market that has sparked an unwinding of the carry trade that we often see in a “risk on” environment. The single currency has performed very well ...

We’re seeing a decent rebound in the markets on Friday as strong gains in oil provides a timely boost to what has been a rather gloomy week. While the gains are welcome, I’m not convinced at this stage that this is anything more than a dead cat ...

European indices are expected to open a little higher on Wednesday despite another negative lead from the US and Asia overnight and as both macro and domestic issues continue to weigh. Futures remain volatile though ahead of the open so another move ...

The first week of the new year has certainly been an eventful one with Chinese markets once again displaying their instability and unpredictability. While measures taken by the central bank and regulator on Thursday appear to have alleviated the ...

WTI is coming under intense pressure on Wednesday, down almost 4% on the day at the time of writing, and further losses could be in store. WTI has pierced last year’s lows to trade at the lowest level since 13 February 2009, a move that could prompt ...

The pound has been in decline against the dollar since last summer but the selling appears to have accelerated in the last couple of trading session, which suggests the outlook is pretty bleak. The pair has traded gradually lower over the last seven ...

After another difficult year for the euro area that was dominated by Grexit fears, Spanish elections over the weekend may well have created a new headache for the region as support grew for anti-austerity parties which prevented the Conservate ...

Mario Draghi and the European Central Bank have spent the weeks leading up to today’s meeting building up easing expectations only to under-deliver on an enormous scale. The market was led to believe it would get a substantial holiday treat and ...

After breaking above the descending channel that it has traded within for more than a year, the Australian dollar has failed to gather much momentum against the greenback and once again appears to be struggling to push on. I highlighted on Tuesday ...

The Australian dollar has traded within a descending channel against the greenback for more than a year now but in the last couple of days it appears to have finally broken above it, which could be a very bullish signal. The pair broke above the ...

Inflation data from the U.K. and the U.S. will take focus on Tuesday as both central banks try to weigh up the perfect time to begin raising rates, given the much improved economic fundamentals against the backdrop of a low inflation environment. As ...

A six week winning streak in U.S. indices is on course to come to an abrupt end on Friday as this weeks’ commodity rout, likely combined with some profit taking in the absence of too much data, takes its toll. This morning’s GDP data from the ...

European markets are lower across the board on Thursday despite more dovish comments from ECB President Mario Draghi that suggest further monetary easing remains on the table in December. With the Fed looking increasingly likely to raise interest ...

The dollar has been looking increasingly bullish against the yen over the last couple of weeks but continues to face difficulty when it comes to breaking through 121.50. What’s interesting is that while we have seen numerous failed attempts to break ...

Chinese Manufacturing in Contraction and Non-Manufacturing Not Picking Up the Slack The manufacturing sector has been in focus throughout the European session this morning, with PMI data for China, the U.K. and the eurozone driving sentiment at the ...

It’s been another interesting week for the markets in which central banks have once again played a starring role, setting U.S. up nicely for what is likely to be a frantic run up to year end. The two in focus today will be the European Central Bank ...