Author : Marc Chandler

It was once fashionable for European officials to offer geography lessons to investors. Ireland is not Greece. Portugal is not Spain. Italy is not Greece. France is not Italy....

The US dollar is broadly higher on follow through buying after recovering in North America yesterday, helped in part by the FOMC minutes.  The minutes suggested a greater risk...

The ECB is a month into what it has signaled will be at least an eighteen-month asset purchase program.  It had begun buying asset-backed securities and covered bonds earlier,...

The US dollar has given back most of yesterday's gains though the euro has been unable to resurface above $1.09.  The uptrend that marked most of Q1 has morphed...

Oil prices are heavier today, paring yesterday's substantial (~6%) gain.  The realization that an increase in Iranian oil exports is still several months off at best fueled gains.  Citing...

With full liquidity returning to the markets, the US dollar has built on the recovery seen in the North American afternoon yesterday.  The greenback's gains against the euro are...

For global equity investors what worked so well last year is struggling to work this year.  Last year, the S&P 500 was the place to be.  It gained nearly...

EM currencies are starting the week off firm, helped by the weak US jobs data on Friday.  While we continue to see the US economy’s weakness in Q1 as...

The US dollar firmed in thin Asian turnover, but now is slightly lower against most currencies as US traders return to their posts.  Many centers remain closed and participation...

We identify six key issues facing investors: - US economy - Brinkmanship in Athens - Cyclical recovery in Europe - BOJ policy response - RBA meeting - Oil prices...