Author : Marc Chandler

In very early Asian markets, participants responded to Draghi's sovereign bond buying hints, and Merkel's seeming willingness to let Greece leave EMU by sending the euro to a low...

The investment climate is being shaped by four forces:1.  De-synchronized business cycle with the US ahead of the pack2.  The prospects of sovereign bond purchases by the ECB, amid...

The US dollar is poised to extend last year's rally.  The US economy is at least several quarters ahead of most of the other major economies.  Barring a major...

The Greek political drama is overshadowing the Russian crisis and the plunge the price of oil.  A review of old and new media coverage suggests that many observers are...

The US dollar began the New Year with strong gains against both major and emerging market currencies.  Comments from the BOJ's Kuroda and ECB's Draghi underscore the divergence between...

The US dollar is trading with a slightly heavier bias as the last minute position adjustment takes a toll. The dollar-bloc and Scandi's are doing somewhat better and sterling...

The approaching New Year thins market participation.  This makes for some choppy price action.  The result is weaker equity markets and a softer US dollar.  The greenback is lower...

The failure of Greek Prime Minister Samaras to secure sufficient votes in the third and final parliamentary attempt to select a new president has sparked a sell-off in European...

We identify six key issues for investors in the holiday-shortened week ahead.  We identify six key issues for investors in the holiday-shortened week ahead. 1.  The recent string of US...

The US dollar closed higher against all the major currencies during the holiday-shortened week. The lack of liquidity may have exaggerated the weakness of Swedish krona and Norwegian krone,...