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The Week’s Key Events: All Eyes On The ECB
With the US markets closed today, market events this week will be dominated by G10 central bank meetings, among which the ECB stands out, but also notable will be the RBA, BoC and Riksbank. Consensus does not expect policy changes yet. There is also a busy calendar for the UK (PMIs, housing, IP and trade […]
Gold Surges To $1338 As U.S. Warns Of ‘Massive’ Military Response
Safe haven gold extends rally to 11-month high after North Korea nuke test and U.S. warns of ‘massive’ response. Asian and European stocks fall, bonds flat, gold, silver, palladium, Swiss franc rise as Korea tensions flare as North Korea tests ‘hydrogen bomb’. North Korea prepares for possible ICBM launch says S. Korea. U.S. warns of ‘massive,’ ‘overwhelming’ […]
Forex Metrics And Chart Week 36/2017
The Top 10 of the Ranking and Rating list for the coming week shows the following stronger currencies being well represented for going long: the CAD(4X) followed by the AUD(3X) and the EUR(2X). The weaker currencies are the NZD(3X) with the JPY(3X) followed by the CHF(2X). By diversifying a nice combination can be traded in the […]
This Has Never Happened: Offshore Yuan Cements Record Rally
As tipped earlier, the yuan continues to cement its status as a high-yielding haven. Coming off its best month since revaluation, the onshore yuan rose to 15-month high on Monday amid tensions on the Korean peninsula, climbing 0.51% as of of 7:01 p.m. in Shanghai. As Bloomberg notes, “the currency climbed 1.35% last week, the strongest showing […]
FX COT Update: AUD Bulls Keep On Betting
EURUSD Non-Commercials reduced their net long positions in the Euro last week selling 1.5k contracts to take the total position to 86.5k contracts. While EUR continues to forge higher ground, demand has stalled at these levels as investors react to ECB’s Draghi who has warned over EUR strength working against the eurozone economy as well […]
North Korea Threats: The New Normal
A lot can happen over a weekend, including Sunday’s provocative nuclear test by North Korea. Reports that the country is now preparing to launch a new ballistic missile threaten to keep the world on edge this week and beyond. The initial reaction in stock markets across Asia and Europe: sell, which is the standard game plan of late […]
“Is This Time Different?”: Global Risk Pares Losses Despite Report Of Imminent N.Korea ICBM Launch
Having started off with a sharp gap lower following Sunday’s news of the latest, 6th nuclear test by North Korea, global stocks and US futures pared losses in the overnight session, despite reports of North Korean preparations for yet another missile launch, while the yen trimmed its risk-off gains even as gold kept its upside and […]
Does Low Unemployment Signal A Meaningful Rise In Inflation?
from the St Louis Fed — this post authored by James Bullard The unemployment rate in the U.S. is relatively low by recent historical standards. Some people argue that this means higher inflation is just around the corner, which they cite as a reason for the Fed to raise the U.S. policy rate (i.e., the federal […]
Bitcoin/USD Forex Signal – Monday, Sept. 4
Last Thursday’s signals were not triggered as none of the key support levels were reached during that session. Today’s BITCOIN/USD Signals Risk 0.75% per trade. Trades may only be entered up until 5pm New York time today. Long Trades Long entry after a bullish price action reversal on the H1 time frame following the next touch […]
ETF Investing Lessons From Warren Buffett
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett turned 87 on Wednesday. And on the occasion, he shared a many investment tips in interviews. With Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK-B gaining over 108% over the last five years against the SPDR S&P 500 ETF’s (SPY – Free Report) advancement of 70.5%, it is many people’s dream to follow his investment ideas. Below we highlight some. […]
