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Gold Prices Rise To 11-Month High On North Korea Nuclear Test

Gold Prices Rise To 11-Month High On North Korea Nuclear Test

Gold prices struggled to make hay of disappointing US labor-market statistics Friday, echoing the impressive resilience of the US Dollar following the outcome. Geopolitical jitters have pushed the metal an 11-month high however after North Korea conducted another nuclear weapon test. That sent capital fleeting to the safety of government bonds and pushed down yields, boosting the appeal of […]
WTI Crude Oil And Natural Gas Forecast – Monday, Sept. 4

WTI Crude Oil And Natural Gas Forecast – Monday, Sept. 4

WTI Crude Oil The WTI Crude Oil market initially fell during the day on Friday but turned around to form a hammer. This is a very bullish sign, and I would also point out that the weekly candle is a hammer. That tells me that there is plenty of buying pressure underneath, and I think […]
Safe Havens Rise On North Korea Tensions

Safe Havens Rise On North Korea Tensions

South Korea announced on Monday that it was planning new military drills in conjunction with the United States and increasing its ballistic missile defenses after North Korea executed its sixth nuclear test on Sunday. North Korea explained the test as an advanced hydrogen bomb for a long-range missile. The United Nations will be meeting later […]
USDCAD Daily Analysis – Monday, Sept. 4

USDCAD Daily Analysis – Monday, Sept. 4

USDCAD broke below 1.2413 support and reached as low as 1.2339. Further decline could be expected in the coming days, and next target would be at 1.2050 area. Near-term resistance is at 1.2500, only break above this level could trigger another rise to test 1.2778 key resistance.
‘Good Luck, We’re All Counting On You’: Full Week Preview

‘Good Luck, We’re All Counting On You’: Full Week Preview

To be sure, whatever you thought was going to dominate the news flow in the week ahead is probably going to take a backseat to North Korea, for obvious reasons. Pyongyang’s latest nuclear test means all eyes will be on Donald Trump’s Twitter feed and all ears will be perked up for any further statements […]
FX Week Ahead: RBA, BoC And ECB Meetings. GDP Reports

FX Week Ahead: RBA, BoC And ECB Meetings. GDP Reports

The week ahead will be a busy one with three central bank meetings lined up. The RBA starts off the week with its monetary policy meeting, followed by the Bank of Canada and eventually handing over the spotlight to the ECB. On the economic front, important GDP numbers are expected out of Australia and Japan. […]
Dividend Growth Portfolio August 2017 Performance And Outlook

Dividend Growth Portfolio August 2017 Performance And Outlook

August was an unusual month. We had escalating nuclear tensions with North Korea, and a storm – Hurricane Harvey – that will likely go down in history as the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history once the damages are tallied. Yet perhaps shockingly, the stock market remained surprisingly quiet. Volatility ticked up modestly from its […]
Sensex Trades Marginally Lower, Telecom Stocks Witness Losses

Sensex Trades Marginally Lower, Telecom Stocks Witness Losses

Share markets in India are presently trading marginally lower. Sectoral indices are trading on a mixed note with stocks in the telecom sector and realty sector witnessing maximum selling pressure. Energy stocks are trading in the green. The BSE Sensex is trading down 100 points (down 0.3%) and the NSE Nifty is trading down by 30 points (down 0.3%). The BSE Mid Cap index is trading flat, while […]
Modi’s Demonetization Called “Colossal Failure That Ruined Economy” As India GDP Growth Slumps To 2-Year Lows

Modi’s Demonetization Called “Colossal Failure That Ruined Economy” As India GDP Growth Slumps To 2-Year Lows

India’s embattled Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced a double whammy of abuse this week as his nation’s economic growth collapsed to its weakest since Q1 2014 and India’s Central Bank released a report on Modi’s extraordinary “demonitization” plan last year showing that 99 per cent of the high denomination banknotes cancelled last year were deposited or exchanged for […]
What Matters Most For The ECB Meeting This Week Is The Euro Itself

What Matters Most For The ECB Meeting This Week Is The Euro Itself

Fundamental Forecast for EUR/USD: Neutral – EUR/USD traded to fresh yearly highs last Tuesday, but closed the week in the red after the August US NFP report on Friday. – The next move in the Euro will be wholly determined by what happens at the European Central Bank’s September policy meeting this Thursday. – Retail positioning continues to indicate that positioning is stretched […]