Author : Marc Chandler

There is a growing sense of optimism that Greece and its creditors will strike a deal.  There is also a sense that although nearly half of China's stocks are...

We recognize that this drawn out Greek drama is reaching a climax. By most reckonings, this weekend is decisive.  We have argued that Greece will have its debt relief...

The global capital markets have stabilized. Chinese and Japanese shares initially sold off, but both recovered.  Chinese officials have thrown everything but the kitchen sink at the stock market...

It was Greece's call for a referendum, and then the outcome, that increased the risk of a Greek exit from the monetary union.  Many now assume that a Greek...

Investors remain off balance.  The Greek financial crisis and the future of the irrevocable monetary union will take a few more days to play out.  The Chinese stock market's...

The train to a better destination has already left the Greek station.  It can no longer get there from here.  What is at stake now is the kind of...

Commodities are back under pressure, sending ripples through various assets classes. Let us start with a recap of recent moves and drivers.  In short, it looks like the risks...

In a normal review of the US, the IMF recently called on the Federal Reserve to drop its dot-plot tool and replace it with a single staff forecast, like...

The US dollar is enjoying broad gains today.  It is extending its recent gains after a consolidative session yesterday as investors tried digesting the weekend developments.  The yen is...

Churchill reportedly once quipped that one can always count on the Americans to do the right thing after they have exhausted the other possibilities. That description fitting for Europe...