“When Markets Are Right” is a recent article in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). In it author Michael D. Murphy talks about how and why markets respond to events like the upcoming presidential election. The author notes that markets react as much or even more than we do to the events that occur within them, …

Europe’s currency market seems to be in a tailspin with some analysts predicting that EUR/USD may break below 1.20 at one point during the current bull market in Europe. This is a very bearish sentiment and one which has been very prevalent for quite some time but the recent announcements of fiscal talks making progress …

The Markets Week Ahead report is published by The Business Day and Bloomberg. For the first time, this report comes from the New York Stock Exchange. This article will discuss how the US Dollar has been strong against the Japanese Yen, European Union (also known as the Euro) and the Canadian Dollar over the last …

Inflationary expectations have been a large part of the discussion surrounding the recent change in the interest rate on the UK’s central bank’s market. As soon as the announcement of the rate hike was made, expectations of a British pound depreciation took hold. As soon as the news of a rate hike in October passed, …

The most important question to ask yourself when it comes to making money investing in the impact of politics on global financial markets is whether or not you would be comfortable with the current state of the political leadership of your country. Do you want a president, mayor, governor, senator, congressperson or other high-ranking member …

Markets Week Ahead: Gold, Dollar, Dow Jones, Sterling, US Stimulus, NFP and the Coming of the Internet! All this is happening before the global markets crash, so don’t hold back! It’s time to get your stocks, mutual funds, money market and bonds up for the long haul, so keep your eye on these stocks and …

According to Market Outlook, President Obama was ahead in the race to win the presidential election but unfortunately did not win the election. The market outlook on President Obama’s performance is not good. If he wins a second term it will be a disappointment for many who were hoping that Obama would lead the nation …

EUR/USD Rate Eyes 2020 High as RSI Threatens Downward Trend – Why is this the Case? The EUR/USD Rate Eyes 2020 High is a symptom of a deeper trend for the currency. A downward trend in the USD is often a sign that the USD is going down as well. As the Dollar falls, the …

Sterling (GBP) remains under pressure as the EU/UK trade talks stall. Sterling has been under pressure since the beginning of the year and is down to an eight-year low against the US Dollar. Sterling also continues to be under pressure in the commodity markets. The fall in Sterling against the US Dollar has caused a …

A little-known fact is that the British Pound (GBP) was not always on top. In fact, it had some pretty difficult days back in the seventies. This was due to two factors: First of all, the British pound was undervalued at one point and second, the country’s monetary policy was pretty weak. However, these days, …