Tag: global financial markets
Volatility Hits Financial Markets As Stocks “Chop”
The market had a rough day yesterday, with recent leadership sectors getting hit hard. The small caps (Russell 2000) was down 2.34%, while the...
Tech Stocks Lifted By Apple (AAPL): Market Recap For March 17
The major stock market indices started the day lower as traders showed some jitters heading into the start of the two day Federal Reserve meeting....
Investors Shrug Off US Dollar, Fed Concerns: Market Recap For March...
The financial markets got off to a good start on Monday, seeing the major US stock market indices rise in unison over 1 percent. But even...
Global Equities Rise As Investor Fears Take A Back Seat
As we look around the globe, we are seeing stronger global equities markets that have benefitted from what investors perceive to be a safer playing field....
Global Market Trends: Why Deflation Is Still A Concern
Over the last two weeks the US Equity markets have rallied to new all-time highs. At the same time we have seen the yield...
Net Stable Funding Ratio: Avoiding A Northern Rock Scenario
More bite size banking insights today. In my last article we looked at the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, this time we will consider the Net...
Global Roundup: Will European Equities Lead US Markets Higher?
Bonds continue to show leadership, but European equities are also perking up and outperforming U.S. equities in early 2015. Can European equities lead global markets...
Banking In 2015 And Beyond: The Liquidity Coverage Ratio
My next few articles will look at banking and Basel III implications for banks. In this one, we will focus on the Liquidity Coverage...
London’s FTSE 100: Battling 15 year Resistance Level
With London's FTSE 100 Index, the current price area has stood as particularly durable resistance for more than a decade. We are watching to...
Global Macro Roundup: Navigating The Market Chop
There have been several global macro crosscurrents over the past several weeks that have highlighted the financial markets uncertainty. In 2015, investors have seen Gold...
