Mario Draghi , the master of the dark art of central bank communiqué
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The Euro is circling the drain
The Euro is circling the drain Instead of a major roadblock, the ECB was a significant catalyst f...
Back to the drawing board
Back to the drawing board Despite a hawkish Fed hike last night the USD failed to rally. With...
Switching Hats
Switching Hats After rallying into the historic Singapore summit, stock indexes are little chan...
It’s showtime !
Enough with the speculation and all the teasers, it's showtime!chil Not surprisingly it was a qui...
Markets Brace for the Busiest Week of the Year
MARKETS BRACE FOR "BUSIEST WEEK OF THE YEAR" Stephen Innes, Head of Trading in Asia-Pacific, OANDA,...
Calm before chaos but more likely the fear of the unknown.
Calm before chaos but more likely the fear of the unknown. But one thing that we do know for sure...
Market Scuttlebutt
Market Scuttlebutt The mood is sour but the G 7 summit (dubbed the “G6 plus one”), and the hi...
Let the Games Begin
Maximus Pressure or Circus Maximus Both the S & P and Nasdaq fell overnight snapping the 5-day ...
US equity markets defy gravity.
US equity markets defy gravity. Equity Markets US equity markets continue to defy gravity and ...
USD can’t find a grip
USD can't find a grip In the absence of Fed speak and tier one economic data, the US dollar is s...
Investors Utterly Unfazed by Trade Tariffs
Investors utterly unfazed by trade tariffs Stock market investors remain utterly unfazed by the p...
Chasing One’s Tail
Chasing one's tail There's a lot less drama to start the week but still plenty of possible noise...
A tempest in an espresso cup
A tempest in an espresso cup The markets are looking much more constructive to end the week than ...
China PMI Data Flash
With both China's Manufacturing and Servies PMI's coming in above consensus it suggests manufacturin...
Conciliante
Investors took note of a more euro-friendly conciliatory tone after Luigi Di Maio, the leader of the...
Safety is the priority
Seldom do we suddenly fall on demise but rather, advance towards it by slight degrees. However, noth...
Italy: A Crisis in the making ?
Italy: A Crisis in the making? Italian politics dominated overnight as the geographical divide be...
Buckle in for an action-packed holiday-shortened week
Buckle in for an action-packed holiday-shortened week brimmed with essential events, none more signi...
Dangerous Brinkmanship
Dangerous Brinkmanship Another in the expanding history list of topsy-turvy Thursdays’ when i...