SDR Does Not Stand for “Secret Dollar Replacement” - BBH Research Team at BBH, notes that at the IMF/World Bank meetings last week, Chinese officials are again pushing for greater use of the IMF's unit of account, Special Drawing Rights (SDR...
Gold Longs to Near All-Time Highs - TDS Research Team at TDS, lists down the CFTC Commitment of Traders Report for the Week Ending April 12th, 2016...
US Industrial Production in March: Bad, Bad and Bad - ING Rob Carnell, Chief International Economist at ING, notes that the US headline industrial production fell 0.6%MoM, manufacturing fell, utilities production fell and mining fell as well. Key Quotes “Following a 0...
The Euro took a step back last week as global equity markets rallied, and despite the proximity of the European Central Bank’s April policy meeting, the move was likely unrelated...
Bears Fleeing Fast as Emerging-Market Assets Roar Back to Life (Bloomberg) -- The best rally in emerging-market stocks and bonds in seven years is sending bears back into hibernation...
When Traders will Get to the 'Down and Dirty' Earnings from big tech, industrials and financial firms should all drive trading in the week ahead, but what traders are waiting for first is the fallout from Doha on oil prices...
Asia Stocks at Mercy of Post-Doha Oil Moves Futures pointed to weaker Asian markets on Monday, with oil in focus after an summit in Doha of top producers ended without an agreement...
Leveraged Funds Continue to Reduce Long USD Exposure - ANZ ANZ provides its take on the futures positioning data for the week ending 12 April 2016, noting that leveraged funds continue to reduce their net long USD exposure...
Asian Stocks Dive on Failed Doha Deal, Nikkei Down -3% The stocks on the Asian bourses kicked-off the week on a bearish note, as failed Doha meeting to reach an oil output freeze deal combined weighed heavily on the market’s sentiment and curbed the appetite for riskier assets, including equities...
Oil Collapses After No Doha Deal Crude Oil contract WTI has opened under extreme pressure, last at $37.65 from last Friday's close above $40 after the long-awaited Doha Oil meeting failed to agree on any production freeze in order to further stabilize prices...
Pivot Points Daily Last Updated: Apr 18, 1:00 am +03:00 Symbol S3 S2 S1 P R1 R2 R3 EUR/USD 1.11355 1.12068 1.12403 1.12781 1.13116 1.13494 1.14207 USD/JPY 106.75 107.883 108.308 109.016 109.441 110.149 111.282 GBP/USD 1.3971 1.408 1.41373 1.4189 1.42463 1.4298 1.4407 USD/CHF 0.95869 0.96271 0...
Pivot Points HOURLY Last Updated: Apr 18, 1:00 am +03:00 Symbol S3 S2 S1 P R1 R2 R3 EUR/USD 1.12549 1.12663 1.12701 1.12777 1.12815 1.12891 1.13005 USD/JPY 108.422 108.567 108.651 108.712 108.796 108.857 109.002 GBP/USD 1.41662 1.41831 1.41889 1.42 1.42058 1.42169 1.42338 USD/CHF 0.96411 0...
It is never easy, but the week ahead may be particularly difficult for market participants. It will first have to respond to weekend developments...
Negotiations in Doha between OPEC members and other oil producers ended without any agreement on limiting supplies, a diplomatic failure that threatens to renew the rout in prices...
Speculators were undeterred by the threat of BOJ intervention. In the CFTC reporting period ending April 12, speculators boosted their net and gross long yen positions to new record highs. The bulls added 2k contracts to their gross long position to give them 100.1k yen futures contracts...
The UK economy appears to have lost some steam at the start of 2016, as the country is slowly approaching the June 23 EU referendum. The plebiscite is viewed as one of the most significant post-war political events in the UK, and a considerable risk to short-term economic stability...
Euro Area's Headline Inflation to Remain Around Zero in Q2 and Rise Higher in H2 2016 In March, euro area’s headline CPI inflation returned to 0% y/y after dropping into negative territory in the previous month...
