The Bund broke higher yesterday. An early test lower to the 128.67 level was sufficient for the market to establish a base before it turned around to break through the 129.14-16 level. The market made highs around the important 1 (more...)

Overview

Last week equity markets came under pressure as the S&P 500 future dropped nearly 60 full ticks from its weekly highs. The predominant driving factor was ongoing speculation of (more...)

USA GDP

25 june figures

The S&P saw further downside trade yesterday. (more...)

Focus on COMEX Copper futures

The last 2 weeks have seen the COMEX Copper market recover from its 2010 lows. This has been in spite of the recent volatility in risk trades across the board and the (more...)

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The FTSE sold off sharply yesterday as risk markets continued to turn lower across the board. The market broke below the key 5119.0-30.0 area and closed the day below (more...)

The EuroStoxx sold off sharply yesterday as risk markets continued to turn lower across the board. The market broke below the key 2647-50 area and closed the day below here (more...)

The Dax traded lower yesterday, as risk markets continued to come under pressure across the board. The market failed an early test higher to the 6255.0 level before steadily selling (more...)

The Bund made further gains yesterday as risk markets across the board took a hit. Eurozone peripherals also took a hit as Greek Sovereign CDSs traded to record levels (more...)