Markets

Sep 20, 2013 at 13:11

I'm again beginning to hear why "this time is different." I hear hypothesized reasons why Dow theory is an antiquated relic that is no longer relevant. I hear that the…

Sep 20, 2013 at 12:39

Just two short days ago the Fed told us the economic data did not justify tapering their monthly bond purchases. The stock market jumped higher. Less than 48 hours later,…

Sep 20, 2013 at 10:44

Bloomberg Television's Sara Eisen and Tom Keene sat down with Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President/CEO, James Bullard to discuss the Fed's decision not to taper and said that…

Sep 20, 2013 at 10:08

The Federal Reserve shocked the financial world this week, defying universal expectations. It failed to start reducing the pace of its third quantitative-easing campaign's debt monetizations, delaying the long-anticipated QE3…

Sep 20, 2013 at 09:01

Mr Bernanke surprised the market on 18 September by postponing the tapering process. Notwithstanding the US dollar decline following the announcement, the dovish commitment by the Fed is expected to…

Sep 20, 2013 at 08:43

The markets did not move much during the last three sessions; the only surprise is Oil which lost more than $3 from yesterday high. But even weak energies will not…

Sep 20, 2013 at 08:06

In the current policy and media stoked market environment, anything is possible. It's the wonderful, magical world of hands-on policy making. 5 years after the financial crisis, but still not…

Sep 20, 2013 at 07:51

According to Reuters, gold is often seen as an inflation hedge (while it is really a system hedge in our opinion) and this safe-haven investment, has fallen nearly 20% this…

Sep 20, 2013 at 05:51

SPX at the August 28 low has concluded a smaller correction than the majority was expecting (including myself). Given the negative divergences of long-term momentum and breadth indicators we should…

Sep 20, 2013 at 05:28

USD/CHF has broken the support at 0.9130, confirming persistent selling pressures. However, other key medium-term supports (for example the rising trendline and 0.9022) suggest a limited medium-term downside risk.