Author : Marc Chandler

It is not about the data today though there has been a slew of data that in other times would have moved the market.  The flash HSBC China PMI...

Today is all about the ECB.  The press claims to have access to people or documents that have the ECB buying 50 bln euros of bonds a month.  The...

Many investors appear to have lost their bearings.  It is as if the proverbial rug has been pulled from beneath their feet.  Last week's bolt from the blue by...

1. What is the ECB going to do? The ECB is widely expected to announce that it will accelerate and broaden its efforts to expand its balance sheet. 1....

The European Central Bank meets tomorrow, and that is the main event of the week.  The price action today is dominated by other central banks.  The market is still...

The US dollar's strength is a product of both the expected trajectory of Fed policy and the fact that ECB and BOJ are still in aggressive easing modes.  Both...

After an eventful few sessions, EM assets this week will be wedged between a US holiday on Monday and expectations ahead of the ECB meeting on Thursday. Bar any...

This will be an eventful week.  There are three major central bank meetings:  BOJ, BOC and ECB.  The ECB is widely expected to announce a wider bond-buying program that...

The investment climate has become more treacherous.  Weak wage growth and disinflationary headwinds are making market participants question likelihood of a Fed rate hike around mid-year.  The Swiss National...

Saying the US dollar had a good week even though it lost 18.5% against the Swiss franc may be a bit like the old joke about asking Mrs. Lincoln,...