It seems that nothing can stop the British pound from collapsing after BoE Governor Mark Carney expressed concerns about global growth on Tuesday and following a series of weak data releases...
nvestors woke up with a little hangover from 4th July holidays with European equities easing moderately and the greenback rising across the board. The Eurostoxx 50 edged down 0.20% to 3,535 points while the broader Eurostoxx 600 slid 0.25%. During the European morning, US futures edged down 0...
Despite the punitive decision taken by the EU not to grant equivalence of Swiss stock market, countermeasures undertaken by Swiss authorities to safeguard Swiss equities have paid off. Since the change of regime, trading on Swiss stocks has gone smoothly, with both SMI and SPI indices gaining 1...
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) reduced its official Cash rate (OCR) by 25bp taking the policy rate down to a low of 1.00%. Expectations for the move were balanced as Governor Lowe was worried about labor market developments, soft consumption, weak inflation outlook, and macro headwinds...
Over a month has passed since European Parliament successors have been elected while newly elected 28 national leaders from Europe Commission, which already gathered three times this year to elect their President, could not come up with a final decision so far, an unusual case which confirms that...
G20 meeting in Osaka prompted optimism all over the place. Major Asian stock markets closed above 2% across the board while European open is set for a rise as well. The greenback, as well as CNY are also gaining traction amid Trump – Xi meeting while the loonie is supported by surging oil prices...
Pivot (invalidation): 1.1370 Our preference Short positions below 1.1370 with targets at 1.1340 & 1.1320 in extension. Alternative scenario Above 1.1370 look for further upside with 1.1390 & 1.1410 as targets...
CIO analyst Thomas Parmentier expects equities in the US to be more resilient than those in the Eurozone. "With corporate earnings growth at 3 percent this year and 7 percent next year, US stocks should be supported...
This weekend will be dominated by EU policy makers meeting in Brussels and representative of the G20 countries in Osaka. From a market standpoint, we are not widely interested in the into EU summit which will focus on complexity of personnel issues...
A week has passed since the Bank of England confirmed that it was prepared to keep its bank rate unchanged and that it continues to support a hawkish bias. This along with Fed dovish tone gave GBP/USD a boost as it recovered from lows along with Gilt yield across all maturities...
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell stated at since early May the economic outlook has become darker, underpinning the case of interest rates cut by the Fed in July. Mr. Powell said, "We do see that the risks to that outlook have increased...
Bitcoin’s price rose to a 15-month high during the European morning as it climbed towards the next key resistance that lies at $11,784 (high from February 21st 2018). Bitcoin showed impressive gains since the beginning of year, jumping from around $3,300 to more than $11,000...
German 10-year bond fell to -0.33% the lowest level ever recorded (US 10-yr has dropped below 2.0% again). With geopolitical tensions running high between the US / Iran and US / China, markets remain nervous. Asia stocks are lower and European indices feel shaky as U.S...
The global risk-on sentiment from last week has given the kiwi a strong boost following a drag amid geopolitical developments in the Gulf of Oman and the announcement made by China to raise anti-dumping duties on seamless alloy steel tubes...
USD/CHF has completely collapsed last week as it fell as much as 2.60%, sliding from 1.0015 to 0.9755, following the Jerome Powell’s dovish performance during the last FOMC press conference...
Not much surprised on the front of pound sterling. GBP benefitted from a short-lived gain as the Bank of England maintains its intention to raise interest rates while holding its bank rate unchanged at 0.75...
Here we go again. A standing philosophy in our understanding of asset prices for the last 12 years has been that central bank’s policy is the dominant factor. The Fed and ECB have signaled a willingness to backstop risk with additional stimulus...
Investors took a closer look at the US central bank's statement, confirming that rate cuts are possible solutions in order to sustain expansion...
