US futures are under pressure this morning as the concerns about the geopolitical tensions continue. Russia is still maintaining its military position near the eastern part of the Ukraine, but the concerns are that the Russian army may start moving towards the Moldavan region of Transnistria. Further escalation of geopolitical tension or any kind of…
Read MoreInvestors have clearly shrugged off any concerns about the Janet Yellen’s testimony this week. The economic data released yesterday have clearly shown that the US growth may not be curtailed by Fed stopping their QE. The yield on the US treasury is sitting at extreme low levels and there is a strong possibility that the…
Read MoreAs widely expected, Janet Yellen shaved another $10 billion from their quantitative easing program yesterday. But, this was not really a surprise which caused a sell off in the equity markets . The fact which is making traders nervous is the hawkish comments by her in relation to increase in the short term interest rates.…
Read MoreUS futures are trading flat this morning on the back of the President Putin’s comment. He confirmed that Russia is not interested in any further actions in Ukraine and he will respect their territory. Traders are surely buying this and shrugging off any further ambiguity related to Russia. However, what they are forgetting to…
Read MoreEuropean markets are weak this morning, after a stellar rally yesterday. The odds of spiteful surprises are still high and it is still way too early to say that we are out of the woods. The sanctions imposed by the EU officials yesterday on Russian and Ukrainian individuals were only a little slap on the…
Read MoreEuropean futures are trading near the flat line, as a result of the sharp sell off which we experienced yesterday. If we compare this sell off to US markets, we will clearly see a different picture. The US markets were still able to find enough buyers near their all time highs, in comparison to the…
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