Korea: BOK to Stay on Hold for Now - Nomura Young Sun Kwon, Research Analyst at Nomura, suggests that although their Bank of Korea (BOK) Signal Index suggests a high likelihood of a rate cut this Friday, they maintain their call that the BOK will stay on hold as we believe policy easing will come...
China: Steel’s Recent Resurgence Risks Derailing Industry Reform - NAB Gerard Burg, Senior Economist at NAB, suggests that a credit-fuelled rebound in China’s construction activity has breathed new life into the country’s beleaguered steel industry...
Gold Drops to Lows Near $1,270 The troy ounce of the precious metal is trading on a negative fashion on Monday, coming down to test the vicinity of $1,270, or daily lows...
Oil Erase Early Gains to $46.00, Turns Negative but Holds $44.00 WTI crude oil futures once again are seeing selling pressure at higher levels, near $45.90-$46.00/barrel mark, forcing the commodity to erase all of its early gains to currently trade at low point of the day $44.20...
Oil: Market Hit with the Tragic Wildfires Spreading through Canada – Deutsche Bank Research Team at Deutsche Bank, suggests that the big story for energy markets are the tragic wildfires spreading through Canada currently...
Would Brexit Lead to a UK Rate Cut? – Investec Research Team at Investec, notes that the Sunday Times was reporting yesterday that the Bank of England has asked banks to prepare for the possibility of a rate cut if Britain leaves the EU, without attributing the statement to any particular source...
ECB’s Constancio: ECB is Determined to Pursue Expansionary Policy Speaking at an event in London, ECB governing council member Constancio noted that the central bank’s monetary policy should remain expansionary...
Pivot Points Hourly Last Updated: May 9, 5:00 am +03:00 Symbol S3 S2 S1 P R1 R2 R3 EUR/USD 1.13527 1.13743 1.13879 1.13959 1.14095 1.14175 1.14391 USD/JPY 106.719 107.03 107.149 107.341 107.46 107.652 107.963 GBP/USD 1.43996 1.44104 1.44174 1.44212 1.44282 1.4432 1.44428 USD/CHF 0.96919 0.97065 0...
Gold 'out of sync' with VIX, Takes Lead from USD/JPY One of the most striking features of the 2016 Gold rally is the decoupling with the VIX from a macro-level perspective, especially during mid-February...
Pivot Points Hourly Last Updated: May 9, 4:04 am +03:00 Symbol S3 S2 S1 P R1 R2 R3 EUR/USD 1.1361 1.13725 1.13774 1.1384 1.13889 1.13955 1.1407 USD/JPY 106.788 107.122 107.291 107.456 107.625 107.79 108.124 GBP/USD 1.43748 1.43949 1.4405 1.4415 1.44251 1.44351 1.44552 USD/CHF 0.97064 0.97179 0...
Pivot Points Weekly Last Updated: May 9, 3:30 am +03:00 Symbol S3 S2 S1 P R1 R2 R3 EUR/USD 1.10049 1.12354 1.13166 1.14659 1.15471 1.16964 1.19269 USD/JPY 102.804 104.755 105.923 106.706 107.874 108.657 110.608 GBP/USD 1.38254 1.41802 1.43014 1.4535 1.46562 1.48898 1.52446 USD/CHF 0.90608 0...
Oil Jumps Towards $46 on Saudi Arabia, Canada Fires Oil has opened over $1 higher in early Asia, currently trading just shy of $46/barrel from $44.58 last Friday close, following news that Saudi Arabia ousted its long-time oil minister Ali Al-Naimi...
Technical Reviews for Gold and Silver (May 2016) Content courtesy of Tallinex Limited https://www.tallinex.com GOLD (XAUUSD) Dominant bias: Bullish Gold was quite choppy during the first three weeks of April - characterized by short-term upswings and downswings, all in the context of an uptrend...
Gold Side-Lined Below $1280 Ahead of US NFP The yellow metal currently consolidates its overnight rise amid cautious trades as all eyes now remain on the highly influential US employment data due later today...
Oil Settles Higher as Canadian Fire, Libya Conflict Limit Supply Crude oil prices rallied at the beginning of the day, with WTI futures posting a daily high of $46...
Gold Slides Further Below $1280 Ahead of ADP Report After failing to sustain above $1300 mark, Gold bulls continue to lose grip as the precious metal extends its slide below $1280 level...
Crude Oil Could Reach $50.00 by Year-End – Rabobank Strategist at Rabobank Christian Lawrence sees crude oil prices testing the psychological $50.00 handle toward end of 2016...
Australian Bonds Rally on RBA Rate Cut, Weak Crude The Australian bonds rallied Wednesday for two consecutive days as investors pour into safe-haven assets after Reserve Bank of Australia lowered its interest rate by 25 bps to historic low of 1.75 pct...
NZD: Robust Labour Market Report - TDS Research Team at TDS, notes that the NZ’s Q1 labour market report was robust with the u/e rate jump from 5.4% to 5.7% due to the participation rate slightly outpacing a strong lift in employment (+1.2%/qtr...
