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US Jobs Data: Deja Vu All Over Again?

US Jobs Data: Deja Vu All Over Again?

A week ago, after nine Fed officials had spoken, the market widely expected Yellen and Fischer to confirm that the table was set for a rate hike later this month. They did, and the dollar and US interest rates fell. Now, after a strong ADP jobs report (298k), everyone recognizes upside risk to today’s national report, […]
Gold Daily Forecast – Friday, March 10

Gold Daily Forecast – Friday, March 10

Gold markets fell initially during the day on Thursday, testing the $1200 level. This is an area that I think will offer quite a bit of interest though, mainly because of the psychological significance. However, I do recognize that the 50-day exponential moving average is just below, and because of this am waiting to see […]
EUR/USD: Price Hovering Around The Trend Line

EUR/USD: Price Hovering Around The Trend Line

Previous: Trading on the euro on Thursday closed up. After Draghi’s press conference, the euro restored to 1.0615. The head of the ECB gave the impression that the regulator may not need to provide any further stimulus for the revitalisation of the European economy. The ECB left its monetary policy unchanged and maintained its monthly […]
What Matter’s In Today’s US Jobs Report

What Matter’s In Today’s US Jobs Report

Another big day is ahead of us as we all wait for a confirmation of a possible rate hike during the Federal Reserve meeting in March. All eyes today are headed toward the US Jobs Report, which will be released at 13:30 GMT+, where the Non-Farm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate, and the Average Hourly Earnings will […]
Australian Banks Deny “Speculative Bubble” Driving Home Prices To Record Highs

Australian Banks Deny “Speculative Bubble” Driving Home Prices To Record Highs

The basic laws of physics have seemingly ceased to exist in Australia…water is no longer wet, the sky is no longer blue and home prices are not in a “speculative bubble,” at least according to some conflicted commercial banking executives who are massively long Australian housing.  Testifying before a parliamentary committee, the chief executives of […]
USD Steady Ahead Of NFP

USD Steady Ahead Of NFP

With all eyes focused on today’s release of US labor data, the US Dollar firmed against the Japanese Yen and touched on a 6-week peak. Analysts expect that the greenback is poised for a modest gain for the week, provided that the NFP data meets or exceeds expectations. Hopes for an upbeat report have been […]
A Trip To 8-Year Bull Run: What’s Up, What’s Down

A Trip To 8-Year Bull Run: What’s Up, What’s Down

After endless woes, the U.S. stock market revived over the last eight years – and how! While all the three major indices – S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq – more than tripled scaling multiple highs in recent months, Nasdaq has won the maximum in the eight-year bull run, gaining about 361% since […]
Two Hot “Commodities” On The Brink Of Implosion

Two Hot “Commodities” On The Brink Of Implosion

For most people, Friday is just the day before the weekend. But in the Wall Street Daily Nation, it’s the day we ditch the long-winded analysis and let some graphics talk for us. This week, I’m serving up a limbo edition. I’m going to profile just how low Snap Inc.’s (SNAP) newborn stock can go. (I warned you!) I’m […]
Sensex Remains Range Bound; Metal Stocks Drag

Sensex Remains Range Bound; Metal Stocks Drag

After opening the day strong, share markets in India witnessed selling and are trading marginally above the dotted line. Sectoral indices are trading on a mixed note with stocks in the consumer durables and telecom sector leading the gains, while stocks in the oil & gas and metals sectors are trading in the red. The BSE Sensex is trading up by 52 points (up 0.2%), and the NSE […]
Oil Slide Continues, Gold Melts Ahead Of NFP

Oil Slide Continues, Gold Melts Ahead Of NFP

The dollar is poised to close the week on strong gains as markets wait for NFP later today. The general consensus is that unless the NFP data is disastrous, the FED will proceed with a rate hike later in March. Strong ADP emnicoployment on Wednesday though indicate that NFP today should be in line with […]