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European Open Preview – Earnings season fires up; aussie retreats

Posted on April 23, 2019 at 8:10 am GMT

Nasdaq 100 at record highs ahead of key earnings Aussie pulls back ahead of inflation data early on Wednesday Sterling retreats as PM May prepares to stave off another ‘Tory rebellion’ Nasdaq 100 cruises to record highs as earnings season fires up Markets remained quiet on Monday, with moves in both currencies and equities being muted overall and the spotlight remaining on oil prices instead. US stocks ended mostly in the green, with gains in the energy sector offsetting losses [..]

Australian inflation to remain below RBA target, fuel rate cut speculation – Forex News Preview

Posted on April 23, 2019 at 6:35 am GMT

Australia will report inflation numbers for the first quarter on Wednesday at 0130 GMT, providing investors with a vital piece of information ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s policy meeting on May 7. With rate cut odds easing slightly following some upbeat economic indicators out of China recently, a weaker-than-expected price reading on Wednesday could lead to some of these bullish bets being pared back. Hence, the Australian dollar will be sensitive to any surprises in the data. Inflation [..]

European Open Preview – Oil jumps as US ‘tightens the screws’ on Iran

Posted on April 22, 2019 at 7:58 am GMT

Oil soars as US prepares to impose full sanctions on Iran Currencies enter holiday lull Loonie eyes BoC policy meeting on Wednesday Oil jumps as US ‘tightens the screws’ on Iran Energy markets came back to the forefront on Monday, following reports that Washington is set to announce that all Iranian oil exports will soon face ‘full’ sanctions, ending the waivers it had granted previously to key customers of Iran, like China, Japan, and India. Oil prices surged to fresh [..]

Week Ahead – US next to report Q1 GDP; BoC and BoJ meet amid growth worries

Posted on April 19, 2019 at 9:31 am GMT

After China’s upbeat growth numbers this week, all eyes will be on the US economy’s performance during the first quarter. Aside from the US GDP, it’s going to be a rather quiet seven days for economic data due to the shortened Easter week but there will be two major central bank meetings to keep traders at their desks. The Bank of Canada and the Bank of Japan will announce their latest policy decisions in the coming days. Aussie looks to [..]

European Open Preview – Dollar powers ahead on strong US data; euro stumbles

Posted on April 19, 2019 at 8:07 am GMT

US dollar and Wall Street lifted by solid economic data and earnings But euro, pound, aussie and kiwi turn lower on Eurozone woes, resurgent dollar Thin liquidity expected today as many markets closed for Good Friday US recession fears ebb after retail sales bounce Dollar bulls made a comeback on Thursday after retail sales in the US unexpectedly surged in March and weekly jobless claims fell to their lowest in nearly half a century. The data once again highlighted the [..]

European Open Preview – Wall Street pulls back; euro hit by German PMIs

Posted on April 18, 2019 at 8:34 am GMT

US markets retreat as healthcare stocks ‘feel the Bern’ Moves in FX generally subdued, but euro takes a hit after German PMIs Retail sales data coming up in UK, US, and Canada today Wall Street inches down as healthcare stocks weigh ‘Sanders risk’ US equity markets retreated modestly on Wednesday, with losses in the healthcare sector eclipsing encouraging earnings elsewhere. The benchmark S&P 500 fell by 0.23%, weighed down by pharmaceutical giants UnitedHealth (-1.87%), Pfizer (-2.49%), and Merck (-4.72%), among [..]

Aussie shifts focus to Australian Jobs data – Forex News Preview

Posted on April 17, 2019 at 1:59 pm GMT

The minutes from the latest monetary policy meeting by the Reserve Bank of Australia underlined the importance of the labor market in setting interest rates on Tuesday, making the Australian employment report due on Thursday at 0130 GMT the next major event for the aussie. After an upsetting 4.3k increase in February, the economy is expected to have created 12k new job positions in March. While, at a first glance, this could be considered as progress, the addition is still among [..]

European Open Preview – Aussie jumps on China GDP boost but limited gains for stocks

Posted on April 17, 2019 at 8:14 am GMT

Fears of a global slowdown ease substantially after China posts stronger-than-expected GDP data for the first quarter The data lifts risk-assets with the Australian dollar being the main beneficiary But broader gains are limited amid caution about the outlook China GDP beats expectations, industrial output surges Markets cheered upbeat economic figures out of China on Wednesday, continuing the series of positive numbers out of the country over the past couple of weeks. China’s economy expanded by 6.4% year-on-year in the [..]

Technical Analysis – AUDUSD pierces 200-day MA after a year; bias cautiously bullish

Posted on April 17, 2019 at 7:22 am GMT

AUDUSD crawled slightly above the 200-day simple moving average (SMA) early on Wednesday for the first time in more than a year to meet resistance at a two-month high of 0.7205. Positive momentum could hold in the short term as the red Tenkan-sen line continues to gain ground above the blue Kijun-sen, while the MACD keeps fluctuating comfortably above its red trigger line. At the same time, the pair is also trading along the upper Bollinger band over the past few days, [..]

China GDP to slow further in Q1 but recovery could be around the corner – Forex News Preview

Posted on April 16, 2019 at 9:37 am GMT

All eyes on Wednesday will be on China’s growth figures for the first quarter, due at 02:00 GMT, as the world’s second largest economy continues to lose steam. But while China’s GDP growth is expected to have slowed further during the first three months of the year, there are encouraging signs lately that the slowdown is levelling off and a rebound is on the way. After expanding by an annual rate of 6.4% in the final quarter of 2018 – [..]

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