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Marc Chandler has been covering the global capital markets in one fashion or another for more than 25 years, working at economic consulting firms and global investment banks. Chandler attended North Central College for undergraduate work, where he majored in political science and the humanities. ...more

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Who's The Driest Towel Now?
The 3.2% preliminary Q1 GDP blew away the formal and sophisticated models economists use and more elementary approaches like ours.
Greenback Consolidates Ahead Of Q1 GDP
The S&P 500 has been consolidating after hitting record highs at midweek. It is about 0.75% for the week ahead of today's session that features the first look at Q1 US GDP.Benchmark 10-year yields a little lower today.
Equities Waiver, The Dollar Does Not
After closing at record highs on Tuesday, the S&P 500 slipped yesterday, and the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 snapped an eight-session advance.
Dollar Bloc In Focus, While Germany's IFO Disappoints
The record high close for the S&P 500 failed to lift global equities. Far East trading was mixed.
Modest Thoughts On Central Bank Independence
Indications that the Trump Administration is considering nominating Moore and Cain to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve has stirred up an international controversy over its independence of central banks.
Oil Extends Gains While Markets Await Fresh Incentives
Financial centers that have been closed for the extended holiday have re-opened, but the news stream is light and market participants are digesting developments and positioning for this week's central bank meetings and the first look at Q1 US GDP.
Surge In Oil Punctures Holiday Markets
With many centers closed for the extended holiday, the calm in the global capital markets has been punctuated by reports that the US is considering ending its exemption for eight countries to have bought Iranian oil over the past six months.
Be Careful Of Playing For The Breakout
The question is whether the dollar is on the verge of a breakout. The technical condition suggests that while the ranges may fray, they will likely hold.
Six Events To Watch Next Week
We provide a thumbnail sketch of six events that will command attention. Two major central banks meet and two big data points (US Q1 GDP and Australia Q1 GDP). There are two official events as the UK Parliament returns from the vacation and Brexit.
Holiday Note
Many financial centers are closed today. These include Australia, India, most European markets, and the US.
EMU Disappointment Lifts The Dollar
About of profit-taking in equities began in the US yesterday and has carried through Asia and Europe today.
Veracity Of Chinese Data Questioned, But Lifts Sentiment Nevertheless
The veracity of Chinese data will be questioned by economists, but today's upbeat reports round out a picture that began with stronger exports and a surge in lending.
The Dollar And Stocks Catch A Bid
Amid light news, global equities are moving higher. In Asia, the Nikkei rose to a new high since early December, while the Shanghai Composite rose 2.3% and posted its highest close since March 2018.
Redemption Monday
The holiday-shortened week is off to a slow, tentative start. The surge of the S&P 500 before the weekend failed to inspire today.
The Dollar's Technical Picture Turns More Nuanced And The Significance Of The Gaps In The S&P 500
The US dollar fell against most of the major currencies over the past week. The yen and the Swiss franc were the exceptions. The technical correction we anticipated last week, may have some more room to run.
Dollar Super Cycle Revisited
In the face of the Great Financial Crisis, and despite the slowness to recognize the magnitude of the problem, the US acted relatively early and relatively aggressively. This unleashed the key fuel for the Obama dollar rally—divergence.
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