Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Video Preview: Important Figures For USD And EUR Leading To Good Friday
The week after the Fed will probably see some readjustments in markets. We have one busy day of German surveys to move the euro and durable goods orders in the US to show us if investment is indeed soft as the Fed tells us. The grand finale is the final US GDP release on Good […]
Silver Prices: Will The Rally Slow Down?
Talking Points Price adds 5.1% from this week’s low as the Fed scaled back expectations of future rate hikes. Silver is short-term overbought and might need to turn neutral before heading higher. The trend is bullish, but it would be fair to expect silver prices to soften slightly given that price is near the October 15 2015 high of $16.23. […]
Emerging Markets: Preview Of The Week Ahead – 3/20/2016
(from my colleague Dr. Win Thin) EM ended the week on a mixed note after posting strong post-FOMC gains. The bounce in risk seems likely to continue this week, with little on the horizon to derail it. Specific country risk remains in play, however, with heightened political concerns in Brazil and South Africa. Taiwan reports February […]
Market Manipulation: You Better Believe
Let me start off and say the longer one continues to operate under the assumption that we still have free markets the less likely you are to make money, and the more likely it is you will lose money. Folks, we have virtually every central bank in the world printing money (and I think this […]
Forex Forecast: Pairs In Focus – 3/20/2016
The difference between success and failure in Forex trading is very likely to depend upon which currency pairs you choose to trade each week, and not on the exact trading methods you might use to determine trade entries and exits. Each week I am going to analyze fundamentals, sentiment and technical positions in order to […]
Domino’s Unveils “DRU” Unmanned Pizza Delivery Robot, On Trial In 7 Countries
Meet DRU, Domino’s (DPZ) Robotic Unit, your unmanned pizza delivery robot. DRU is not just conceptual. Trials went underway this week in Australia, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Japan and New Zealand. Please consider Domino’s Unveils New Pizza Delivery Robot ‘DRU’. Pizza delivered by a robot? It may seem out of this world, but for one […]
Australian Dollar May Correct Lower After Hitting 9-Month High
Fundamental Forecast for the Australian Dollar: Neutral Australian Dollar soars to nine-month high after dovish FOMC outcome Pre-holiday liquidity drain, corrective flows may weigh on Aussie Dollar US and Eurozone news-flow may influence AUD alongside risk trends Are FXCM traders buying or selling AUD/USD, and what does that mean for you? Find out here! The Australian Dollar enters a period of relative quiet […]
“Don’t Take The Public For Fools!”: China Hides Millions Of Layoffs, Jails Miners Protesting Unpaid Wages
When you look out across markets and across the increasingly fraught geopolitical landscape, there are plenty of black swans waiting in the wings (no pun intended). And quite a few of them are Chinese. China has, among other problems: a massive debt overhang that, all told, amounts to more than 250% of GDP; a decelerating […]
Sherwin-Williams To Acquire Valspar For $113 Per Share In All-Cash Deal
Sherwin-Williams (SHW) and Valspar (VAL) announced Sunday they have entered into a definitive agreement under which SHW will acquire Valspar for $113 per share in an all-cash transaction, representing an enterprise value of approximately $11.3B. The transaction, which has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, represents a premium of approximately […]
Dollar Tumbles Third Straight Week, Is The Long-Term Bull Trend Over?
Fundamental Forecast for Dollar: Bearish The FOMC lowered its 2016 rate forecast from 100 to 50 bps, but that still confers considerable advanced to the Dollar Risk trends will carry heavier influence moving forward and counterparts will amplify USD faults and virtues See how retail FX traders are positioning in the Dollar-based majors heading into, and after the FOMC rate decision. […]
