Curve Ahead Market Strategies

Analysts Upgrades and Downgrades Ahead of the Bell

Analysts Upgrades and Downgrades Ahead of the Bell as June 11, 2012 8:30 a.m. EDT

U.S. Stock Market

U.S. traders are coming off the best week thus far in 2012. The EU announcement of a plan to bailout Spanish banks is helping to continue the market drive into the start of the new trading week.

Asian Markets Rally on European Finance Ministers Bailout

Asian markets begin the week off with a big bang Monday morning – Sunday evening in the U.S after the European Finance Ministers approved to provide Spain euros for a banking bailout.

New Zealand Dollar Rebound Threatened by Dovish RBNZ

The New Zealand Dollar was the second best performer this week, finishing just 0.12 percent lower against the top performer, the Australian Dollar. The Kiwi crushed the safe haven currencies, the Japanese Yen and the US Dollar, appreciating by 3.72 percent and 2.05 percent, respectively. As Currency Strategist Ilya Spivak frequently notes, the New Zealand Dollar has a very tight correlation to the MSCI World Stock Index, so the commodity currency is at bay to global risk trends.

 Euro – Is this the Recovery or the Calm before the Storm?

The Euro bounced sharply off of multi-year lows in a week of impressive recovery for the US S&P 500 and broader financial markets.

Breaking News - Mexico Rate Decision

Mexico Central Bank Rate Decision

Breaking News -Trade Deficit

Breaking News – U.S. Trade Deficit

Chairman Ben S. Bernanke Testimony Transcript

Chairman Ben S. Bernanke Economic Outlook and Policy Before the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress, Washington, D.C.