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Over the past fourteen days, investors in German government bonds have received a crash course in "duration" (sensitivity of a bond’s price to changes in its yield) - a weird concept that is nevertheless a driving force in fixed income...
Below are listed the main events market players will discuss during the global trading day...
On Thursday the greenback approached three-month lows versus rivals, as recent batch of soft U.S. data continued to spur uncertainty over the strength of the U.S. economy. Markets now expect upcoming U.S. jobless claims numbers...
While the U.K. general election, which is taking place today, was considered to be the most tightening, analysts suggest how best to estimate what investors make of it after the results are ready...
On Thursday copper prices fluctuated between small gains and losses, as market players closely watched the direction of the greenback. Key U.S. employment data were also expected as they could provide further clues on the timing of a Federal Reserve rate hike...
Although the price of oil is still down dramatically from a year ago, when it was over $100 last May, the huge rebound since the $44 lows technically means oil is in a bull market again. This week the U.S. oil climbed above the $60 a barrel mark for the first time since December...
U.K. stocks and currency plunged on Thursday, with investors being cautious as Britons head to the polls to vote in what’s been called the tightest general election in generations...
On Thursday crude oil futures slid in Asian trade amid worries over higher supply as well as cautious ahead of U.S. non-farm payroll data, which could have a bearing on the timing of U.S. interest rate increases...
On Wednesday the greenback was broadly lower against a basket of other major currencies, as lingering uncertainty over the strength of the U.S. economy continued to weigh and investors eyed upcoming U.S. data to be released later in the day...