The recent NFP report was inline with market expectations but did present downward revisions for previous months. The aftermath of this report will continue to resonate in the markets in the coming days. Besides this labor market update, here are…
Even though the natural gas market remained soft during most of the 2014/2015 winter, the natural gas market is starting to show some signs of recovery — the price of the Henry Hub has picked up in the past several…
Following the disappointing March NFP report, this time the U.S. non farm payroll grew by 223K in April – inline with market expectations. The ADP report presented a gain of only 169K jobs and the market estimates were set at…
Are stock markets facing a major sell-off? We analyze Yellen’s important words in a wide context, talk about the next moves for the Aussie and the C$ and preview next week’s interesting events. You are welcome to listen, subscribe and provide feedback. Yellen:…
The recent comments Janet Yellen about the high valuation of equities may have partly contributed to the cool down in the stock market today. But is the market experiencing irrational exuberance? Are equities overvalued? Yellen said today that “I would…
It came at no surprise that the Reserve Bank of Australia slashed its cash rate by another 25 bp to 2% — a new low. The decision is, on the one hand, reasonable considering the country continues to suffer from…