The U.S. dollar resumed its upward trend and strengthened against leading currencies including the Euro and Yen. The recent hawkish remarks of FOMC Chair Yellen along with the modest upward revision of the US GDP provided some backwind for greenback.…
The BEA published its recent update on the U.S. GDP (third estimate), in which the growth rate reached 3.9% in Q2 – market expected no change from the previous estimate of 3.7%. This news along with FOMC Chair Yellen’s hawkish…
The Chinese economy remains in the news, and has been for a while, now that the uncertainty around what’s up ahead for the world’s second largest economy rises. One market that has suffered from the concerns over China’s economic progress…
No hike didn’t mean no dollar drive higher. What’s going on? We digest the dovish Fed from all angles, before looking at the implications of the Greek elections and looking at the never resting markets. You are welcome to listen, subscribe…
Not only the FOMC opted out from raising rates – with only one dissenter for a rate hike in September – but it also tilted the markets as the members voiced their concerns over the global economy. This decision will…
The main event of the month is upon us – the FOMC meeting. Even though the expectations for a rate hike at this time are low, market volatility is still likely to pick up regardless of whether the Fed push…
Is the NFP good enough for the Fed? We try to provide a good answer as the big event looms. We then digest the other big event that has long term implications: the ECB decision and the Draghi show. We end with a…
The recent non-farm payroll – showing a gain of only 173K jobs in August — wasn’t too impressive at first glance, but a closer look shows the report wasn’t too bad — with upward revisions of previous months, modest gain…
The U.S. non-farm payroll report came up short with only 173K jobs added in August. The ADP report estimated an increase of 190K jobs and the market expectations were at 220K for August – this means the NFP came by…
The oil market has taken another beating in the past few days. Many speculate this recent plunge in prices could be related to the potential nuclear deal with Iran and the latest fears about China’s economic growth. In either way,…