Category Archive: Weekly Review / Preview

What Moved Global Markets Last Week – Two Minute Drill

Last Week’s Market Action Summarized Into A-Two Minute Read – Asian, European, and US Markets. USD Rally A Leading Indicator Of FOMC Surprise The following is a partial summary of the conclusions from the fxempire.com  weekly… Continue reading

EURUSD OUTLOOK: Bullish Fundamental, Technical Picture, But Consolidation This Week?

As discussed below, both the fundamental and technical picture favors the EURUSD. Nonetheless fundamentals for the coming week could go against the pair. Regarding the technical picture,  it remains to be seen whether… Continue reading

Must Know Lessons From The US Budget Battle For Next Time

Here’s an additional collection of lessons learned from the latest US debt policy battle (see here for the previous one) What We Got   Key details of the debt deal include: The bill, signed into… Continue reading

Key Lessons And Conclusions For The Coming Week And Beyond

What We Learned For This Week And The Next Budget Battle Points Covered Quick summary of prior week market movers Lessons and Conclusions Lessons: i.      Lessons For The Next Budget Battle ii.      EARNINGS:… Continue reading

Coming Week’s Top 5 Market Movers: Packed Calendar Vs.Technical Resistance

With global equities at record highs and the post-US debt ceiling deal rally likely to be mostly spent, you would think that markets are most likely to consolidate. Not necessarily. This week’s calendar… Continue reading

The 5 Must-Watch Market Movers Week Of October 14, 2013

Here are the 5 big market drivers this week you need to watch. 1.     Speculation On Resolution Of US Debt Ceiling And Budget Deadlock   As noted here, last week markets fell and rose… Continue reading

Lessons Learned For The Coming Week: 3 Drivers, 3 Conclusions

This past week’s top market drivers and lessons should explain much about week The following reviews the prime market movers and lessons that apply to the coming week. The Key Points Day 6-10… Continue reading

COMING WEEK MARKET MOVERS: WHAT TO WATCH JUNE 24 -28th

As we wrote in our 2013 forecast, the fate of markets this year would ride on two primary market drivers, one positive, and one negative: The Positive: QE continues to work unless fundamentals… Continue reading

Market Movers Week of June 9 2013: Weak Growth Vs.The Hilsenrath Omen?

Here’s a rundown of what’s likely to move markets for the coming week and beyond, and some thoughts about what to do.   Don’t Fear The Reaper Taper   As discussed at length… Continue reading

Lessons For The Coming Week: Focus On Policy – Risks And Opportunities

Continued uninspiring global growth data is keeping markets focused on government policy moves as the main source of salvation. Data mattered, but mostly only to the extent that it hinted at new central… Continue reading