No Trouble In Little China And Nothing Doing In Oz
It was a relatively quiet overnight session on the news front, although you wouldn’t know it from the number of Bloomberg e-mails in my inbox. China’s FX reserves “unexpectedly” rose in February although I’m not entirely sure why everyone is using the term “unexpectedly” here. Have you heard much lately about the yuan? No? Exactly. […]
Quiet Markets But A Busy Calendar Ahead
Yesterday and this morning, the market is calm with most pairs relatively unchanged from yesterday. Overall, we have seen some USD weakness following the rate hike confirmation form Fed’s Janet Yellen in March. Obviously, as there is not much more to speculate, investors have decided to books some of the profits they made buying the USD for months. Today is another […]
AUD/CAD ElliottWave Intraday View
Short term #Elliottwave structure of AUD/CAD from 3/1 peak (1.025) looks to be showing an impulse structure with a nice 5 waves subdivision where Minuette wave (i) ended at 1.0198, Minuette wave (ii) ended at 1.0235, Minuette wave (iii) ended at 1.0115, Minuette wave (iv) ended at 1.0147, and Minuette wave (v) ended at 1.0098. We can also […]
Delta’s Gloomy Forecast And Travel Ban Worries Send Airline Stocks Lower
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL – Free Report) on Monday lowered its performance estimates for the first half of 2017, and now its stock is down 3.41% to $48.40 per share through early afternoon trading. Stocks of other big U.S. airlines have also experienced some turbulence on the back of the Delta news, high oil prices, and […]
Technically Speaking: Beware The Ides Of March
The month of March typically marks the beginning of Spring. This weekend will also mark the loss of an hour of sleep as we set our clocks forward an hour in observance of daylight savings time. As we will discuss momentarily, the month of March begins following an unseasonably warm winter period that allowed for […]
Futures Decline, Europe Slumps After German Industrial Orders Collapse
After a turbulent overnight session on Monday morning, this morning traders settle at their desks to find a relatively calmer environment, with US equity futures down 0.2% to 2,371.75, while European stocks fell for a third consecutive day, and Asian markets which closed mixed (China up, Nikkei down, MXAP up 0.2%). Basic metals continue to […]
Sensex Finishes Flat; BSE Metal Index Down 1.8%
Indian share markets finished the trading day well below the dotted line. At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex closed lower by 49 points, whereas the NSE Nifty finished lower by 17 points. The S&P BSE Midcap finished down up 0.1% while the S&P BSE Small Cap ended flat. Losses were largely seen in metal sector, auto sector, and healthcare sector. Asian equity markets finished mixed as of […]
Greenback Continues To Recover From The Late Pre-Weekend Slide
The US dollar has continued to recover from the slide on what still largely appears to have been a buy the rumor sell the fact response to Yellen’s speech just before last weekend. Yellen was the last of around 11 Fed officials that spoke last week, and nearly all but Bullard signaled readiness to hike rates at next month’s meeting. […]
Financials Continue To Lead US Equity Sectors Higher
The bullish trend in financial companies remains intact through early March, based on trailing one-year returns via a set of proxy ETFs. Although all ten sectors of the US equity market are posting gains for the 12-month comparison, financial shares enjoy a sizable lead over the rest of the field. Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) […]
EUR/USD On The Back Foot As French Polls Tighten, Renewed USD Strength
EUR/USD is trading at lower ground. After some dollar weakness and hopes for a positive outcome in the French elections, the tables have turned. However, will the euro rise now? A fresh opinion poll from France shows Marine Le Pen losing ground to centrist Emmanuel Macron. It is now 26% against 25%, closer than 27% to […]
