Author : Marc Chandler

China's markets re-opened after the extended national holiday today.  Policymakers hit the ground running with two new initiatives.  China's own reform efforts likely drive the initiatives, but they will...

The US dollar has eased to new lows for the week against the euro and yen.  There does not seem to be a big fundamental driver.  If anything the...

This is the sixth consecutive session the Canadian dollar is appreciating.  The US dollar reached an 11-year high on September 29 near CAD1.3460.  Today it traded to almost CAD1.2970. ...

China's markets closed at the end of September and re-open tomorrow. It is interesting to note what has happened in the global capital markets in the interim. The US...

Since the Federal Reserve left rates on hold on September 17, the dollar-bloc currencies have outperformed the euro, yen, and sterling, all three of which are lower against the...

The US dollar is trading softer though largely within yesterday's ranges against the major currencies. The rally in equities carried over into Asia but European markets are narrowly mixed,...

It took nearly eight years, but a dozen countries on both sides of the Pacific Rim, which account for 40% of the world's GDP reached a trade agreement.  Attention...

EM is starting the week on a positive footing.  Aside from the recovery in global risk appetite, the uptick in commodity prices and the broader weaker tone in the...

The US dollar's recovery gains pared following the drop in response to the poor jobs data, except against the yen.  There the greenback extended its gains toward JPY120.25, with...

Normally we look at macroeconomic news to provide the incremental additional information that shapes the expected returns on investments.  However, in the week ahead, the macroeconomic data is of...