Overnight, China reported disappointing export (-14.5% vs street -12.5%), and import (-12.4% vs street -5.0%), suggesting continued soft economic conditions and sending shockwaves through world markets. With investors reassessing their outlook for resource demand, commodities are getting hammered this morning,
Stock markets around the world are in the green to start the new trading week. Overnight the Hang Seng rallied 2.7% and the Nikkei climbed 1.2%. In Europe today, the Dax is up 0.7% and the FTSE is down 0.3%.
Bouncing back from a mixed Friday, US index futures are in the green to start the new trading week with gains of 0.4%-0.6% for the three main contracts. European market action has also been positive this morning with the Dax
The European Central Bank has made a number of announcements this morning with the potential to impact trading in stocks and bonds. Long a member of the dovish camp (asset purchases and negative interest rates), the ECB has turned to
Investor’s fearful mood didn’t improve over the weekend. Continuing from where they left off last Friday, equity markets around the world have started the week in full reverse with Tokyo plunging 2.5%, London losing 1.8% and Frankfurt falling 1.5%. US
North American stock markets continue to respond favorably to a generally positive earnings season and recent moves by the Federal Reserve Board and the Bank of Canada to work toward normalizing monetary policy with the economy improving and inflation remaining
Halloween didn’t spook investors in the slightest as November has arrived with stock markets around the world in rally mode. US index futures are all up about 0.5%, while overseas, the Nikkei soared 2.6%, the Dax is up 0.8% and
North American markets return to trading this morning from the Labor Day weekend and the end of summer holidays. US index futures are flat to up 0.1%, the Dax and FTSE are both down about 0.2%. In Asia Pacific trading,
The recent run up in natural gas which was sparked by Gulf of Mexico production shut-ins related to Hurricane Ida appears to be coming to an end. The commodity price has come down 0.6% this morning as investors shift their
Friday’s US stock market rally which saw the Dow climb 0.5% and the NASDAQ soar 1.5% on a Goldilocks employment report (strong enough to indicate the recovery continues but not strong enough to force the Fed to cut stimulus) appears