Europe & UK
May Slays The Pound
The British pound has tanked again ahead of Theresa May’s Brexit plan speech. Whereto from here?
Jan 16 2017
Kathleen Brooks of City Index thinks equity markets are likely to overshoot, as they always do, but it shouldn’t be a worry this month just yet.
Dec 22 2016
The Outlook For 2017: International
Equity strategists and economists provide their views and forecasts for the global economy in 2017.
Dec 19 2016
Next Week At A Glance
A brief look at important company events and economic data releases next week.
Dec 09 2016
Previous Stories
A Century Of Public Debt And What Have We Learned?
Dec 20 2011
Three economists suggest history shows when countries are faced with an unsustainable debt burden, slow but steady adjustment remains the best policy approach.
Mario Draghi Sticks To The Spirit Of The Treaty
Dec 20 2011
Forex.com’s Kathleen Brooks explains why we all need a Christmas break, while keeping an eye open for tomorrow’s Spanish auction.
Two-Tier Economies, Two-Tier Markets
Dec 15 2011
GaveKal observes global deleveraging is creating two-tier economies, which is translating into two-tier markets.
The Monday Report
Dec 12 2011
Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.
Next Week At A Glance
Dec 09 2011
A brief look at important company events and economic data releases next week.
The Overnight Report: Draghi Disappoints
Dec 09 2011
Only a 25bp cut from the ECB, and no further bond purchases. Dow down 198.
The ECB And EU Summit: Two Big Days For Europe
Dec 08 2011
Kathleen Brooks of FOREX.com reports the upcoming ECB meeting and EU summit will be important for Europe given the potential for progress in resolving the sovereign debt crisis.
The Overnight Report: Waiting Game
Dec 08 2011
It’s an anxious fingers crossed on a flighty Wall Street as we head into the ECB and EU meetings over the next couple of days. Dow up 46.
The Overnight Report: What’s In A Name?
Dec 07 2011
EFSF, ESM or both? Either way, the tentative rally continues. Dow up 53.
The Overnight Report: Stupid & Provocative
Dec 06 2011
S&P decided to put of all northern Europe on negative watch last night in a move that had sane people laughing hysterically. A rally on Wall Street was crimped. Dow up 78.
