Volatility markets are starting to rise in lockstep across asset classes. The commodity markets were the first to see increased volatility this spring, followed by the currency markets in the past couple weeks, and then …
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Volatility in all asset classes has ticked up in the past week, but the real movement has been outside of the stock world. I discussed in yesterday’s VIX Snapshot some potential reasons why equity volatility …
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While the 3 month volatility in the SPX has been solidly below its 52 week average for all of 2013, the volatility metrics for the other global indices have popped higher on occasion this year. …
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Cross posted at Shelter Harbor Capital October 17, 2012 Moody’s long awaited ratings decision has finally arrived and, and, and…it is a non-downgrade. In its reasoning for the non-downgrade, Moody’s cited the Eurozone’s willingness to backstop …
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Business Insider Chinese flash manufacturing PMI climbed to a five-month high of 49.5 in July. While the overall reading remained below 50 which signals contraction, the change in direction is a positive sign. Employment however …
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Overnight price action was relatively subdued after Sunday to Monday’s overnight fireworks. The main news was Moody’s downgrading to negative outlook the sovereign debt of Germany, Netherlands, and Finland, due to the European support programs. …
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Marketwatch U.S. import prices dropped 1% in May, the biggest one-month drop since June 2010, the Labor Department said Tuesday. Prices for U.S. imports also decreased over the past 12 months, falling 0.3%, the first …
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WSJ European markets pared some losses but remained broadly lower as Spain’s banking crisis intensified. The Stoxx Europe 600 index was down 0.6%, but had been down 1.5% earlier in the session. Spanish banks are …
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CNBC Sales at U.S. retailers barely rose in April as the boost from an unseasonably warm winter faded, pointing to some loss of momentum in consumer spending early in the second quarter. Meanwhile, consumer prices …
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The big news this weekend was the poor showing in the first round of elections by center right French President Nicholas Sarkozy. Sarkozy actually took it on the chin from voters to his left and …
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