The Week Ahead in the Global Financial Markets
From the desk of Joe Rios The three major benchmarks for the US including the S&P 500, 10 year treasury notes and the US dollar sold off significantly at the…
RiosQuant Research & Analysis – The bullish risk on sentiment that stoked more Wall Street records on Friday carried through into the new week…
From the desk of Joe Rios The three major benchmarks for the US including the S&P 500, 10 year treasury notes and the US dollar sold off significantly at the…
Last week the Chinese policymakers lowered bank reserve requirements intended to add liquidity to the markets and consequently the global stock markets rallied. The Nasdaq closed the week at historic…
Volatility spiked 16.6% with the energy sector outperforming the broad markets led by crude oil closing the week 8.8% higher followed by heating oil 7.1% and natural gas 5.2%. The…
From the desk of Joe Rios... U.S. stocks rose modestly on Friday after late news of merger talks with chipmaker Intel Corp buying rival Altera Corp. Healthcare also helped the…
From the desk of Joe Rios Last week's lack of economic data reflected in a mixed trading environment as correlations were mostly loose across the Commodity, Bond and Currency markets.…
From the desk of Joe Rios Friday's strong US employment report sent the broad markets in a frenzy with the Volatility Index (VIX) spiking 5.7%. Most markets turned red led…
From the desk of Joe Rios The Currency market paid attention to Germany's negative yield for the 5 and 7 year bonds and the record low yield for the 10…
From the desk of Joe Rios The S&P 500 rose to record highs during the week but with very little momentum until midday Friday, rallying higher following positive news from…
From the desk of Joe Rios Commodities were in the spotlight last week with Crude Oil finishing the week 8.6% higher in short covering mode. In the grain market Wheat…
From the desk of Joe Rios In the week ahead trader's focus will turn to Europe with the Greek elections and more European Central Bank QE analysis. Last week the…