The Mercator 
Economics and Market Research

The circuit-breakers were activated in futures markets as equity futures opened with a limit down. Panic and hysteria is in the air. ...

There is seemingly an endless amount of financial literature available for those looking to become involved in markets. But there are...

In just one week, stocks erased all of their gains since October. Although the severity of the selloff was a bit worse than anticipated,...

Upon sharing the Mercator Letter recently with friends and family, some responded by saying, "I have no clue what you're talking about,...

Equities are down significantly across the board this Monday morning. This is something we warned about in previous weeks. Last week's...

This might seem like a silly headline at face value, because if I buy a stock, and it goes up, then I was right and I made money, right? ...

U.S. markets are closed on Monday, February 17 in observation of President's Day. Markets overseas are up so far on Monday, in spite of...

After a very nice, warm, and much-needed vacation, we are back to analyzing global financial markets. It hasn't been that long since our...

Both the Dow and the S&P 500 closed down for the month of January, but the Nasdaq closed up. In terms of seasonality, January has served...

Stocks continue their pull back from all-time highs. It looks like a short-term peak was achieved, which sets up a decline that should...

The last week of January is upon us, and it sure has been quite the start to the new decade in terms of world events. In the past two...