Equities Achieve Low Earth Orbit Ahead of Space-X
The US returned to work overnight after a Memorial Day break that looked more spring break than soci...
Lessening Lockdowns, Vaccine Hopes, Trump Hong Kong Concerns
After a heavy schedule of national holidays around the world yesterday, a sense of normality returns...
Week Ahead – Reopening Momentum and China in focus
Brewing geopolitical risks helped investors take some risk off the table heading into the long weeke...
Is It All About To Go Wrong in Hong Kong?
The news is dominated this morning by headlines from China. China's National People's Congress (CPC)...
China Leaves Rates Unchanged. Japan Machinery Orders Rebound
Asian equity markets are flat to slightly positive this morning after Japan Machinery Orders staged ...
Asia Session: The Peak-Virus Trade Goes Viral
Asian asset markets are positive this morning as headlines continue to be dominated by Moderna's tri...
Reopening Trump’s Trade: Gold Is On The Move
As expected, US Retail Sales and Factory Output data on Friday plunged to record lows. That wasn't e...
Asia Session: 4 Wheel Drives Only: Whipsaw Canyon Ahead
Call it a tug-of-war, tail-chasing or FOMO of galactic proportions, financial markets continued to d...
Federal Reserve KaPow-ells Markets
The Federal Chairman Jerome Powell sent markets lower overnight with a three-punch combination that ...
Asia Session: Markets Slow Stepping The Sideways Shuffle
US markets retreated following overnight testimony by Dr Anthony Fauci at a senate committee hearing...
Asia Morning: Agreeing to Disagree
A dose of reality swept Wall Street last night, as secondary COVID-19 outbreaks and the threat of re...
PBOC’s Powerful Policies to Boost Asia
The PBOC signalled on Sunday, its intention to engage in more powerful policies to counter the...
Asia Finding Love On The Rebound
Asian financial markets are enjoying a positive day as Wall Street continues to ignore bond market w...
Markets Pricing In A Viral All Clear
Financial markets disconnection with the real world accelerated overnight, with both equities and en...
Asian Holidays See Sideways Price Action
Regional heavyweights China, Japan and South Korea are all on holiday today, a turn of affairs that ...
Asia Morning: Trump Heads Back To The Future
President Trump's election strategy in November seems clear already, and it is already weighing on m...
Asia Session: Happy Birthday Buddha
South Korea and Hong Kong markets are closed today for Buddha's birthday, but that doesn't seem to h...
Asia Surges into The Bull Market FOMO Zone
Asian markets have surged this morning, dragged higher by jumps in S&P e-mini futures and a strong r...
Asia Morning: WTI Collapse Continues into Asia
Overnight WTI collapsed by some 25% in the June contract after the largest oil ETF, USO, said it wou...
Peak Virus Perks Up Asian Markets
Peak virus seemed to be the overriding theme of the week, with the rate of new cases and deaths fall...