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US Open Preview – Risk appetite resumes; oil at fresh three-year highs

Posted on April 13, 2018 at 11:36 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: While war and trade risks have not fully faded, Trump’s tweets on Thursday showed that the US president is considering to rejoin the Trans-Pacific free trade partnership, which he pulled out in his first months in the role. His remarks also indicated that he wanted to avoid tit-for-tat tariffs with China. In the wake of the comments, investors turned focus to riskier investments, sending safe havens lower, with dollar/yen crawling up to [..]

US Open Preview – Dollar sees some gains as Kremlin calms war tensions; ECB meeting minutes next

Posted on April 12, 2018 at 11:03 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: An exchange of war words between the two nuclear-armed powers, the US and Russia yesterday regarding strikes in Syria continued to weigh on the dollar during early European afternoon despite the FOMC minutes from the March meeting embracing a positive outlook on the economy. Still, comments by the Kremlin today, supporting that further tensions in Syria should be avoided, eased somewhat the risk-off sentiment. The dollar index rose to 89.77 but [..]

US Open Preview – Dollar faces headwinds as geopolitical risks weigh; FOMC minutes & US CPI figures in focus

Posted on April 11, 2018 at 11:30 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: While trade concerns seemed to ease following an encouraging speech by the Chinese President yesterday, who promised to improve the business environment for foreign companies, a pledge later outlined in more detail by the People’s Bank of China Governor, geopolitical fears appeared in the horizon. Particularly investors turned cautious after Western countries including the US and France were considering taking military action against Syria’s government in response to last week’s chemical attack [..]

US Open Preview – Pound hits two-week highs; European stocks gain as risk-on appetite returns

Posted on April 10, 2018 at 11:38 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: Investors continued to digest encouraging comments by the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, during the early European afternoon, driving the Chinese-linked currencies such as the kiwi and the aussie even higher. The gains appeared after Xi backed free trade and pledged to limit import tariffs, while his remarks also somewhat eased concerns over a yuan devaluation. However, a report by Bloomberg today, saying that US-China talks regarding the high-tech industry stalled last [..]

Technical Analysis – GER 30 index crosses above 50-day MA to record 4-week high, challenges Ichimoku cloud bottom

Posted on April 10, 2018 at 10:29 am GMT

The Germany 30 index has advanced considerably after hitting a two-month low of 11,703.80 on March 26 and coming close to the more than one-year trough of 11,691.60 recorded in early February. Earlier on Tuesday, the index posted a near four-week high of 12,428.30. In terms of the short-term picture, the Tenkan-sen line has just crossed above the Kijun-sen, this being a positive alignment that supports a bullish bias. The RSI lends credence to this view: the indicator continues to [..]

European Open Preview – Dollar steadier after NFP miss but trade and Syria tensions weigh on sentiment

Posted on April 9, 2018 at 8:51 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The US dollar was attempting a rebound on Monday, climbing back above the 107 level against the Japanese yen after twice coming under pressure on Friday. A smaller-than-expected increase in March nonfarm payrolls out of the US followed heated exchanges between the US and China on trade, causing the dollar to undo its prior day’s gains when it rose to 5-week highs. However, comments by US President Donald Trump over the [..]

European Open Preview – Markets shrug off latest trade tensions as dollar holds firm at 5-week high

Posted on April 6, 2018 at 9:28 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The US dollar came under fresh selling pressure yesterday after President Donald Trump stepped up the trade war with China and threatened additional tariffs on Chinese imports. The greenback briefly dipped below the key 107 level, having hit a 5-week high of 107.49 yen earlier in the day. Market participants chose instead to focus on the strong economic fundamentals of the US and global economy and the dollar quickly recovered, with [..]

US Open Preview – Dollar extends recovery on easing trade fears; European stocks advance

Posted on April 5, 2018 at 11:25 am GMT

FOREX: The US dollar rose by 0.20% to a two-week high of 107.14 against the Japanese yen on Thursday after a late recovery by US equities. Looking ahead, Friday’s non-farm payrolls report is still a major point of focus for traders. The US dollar index moved marginally higher, edging up to 90.15. Euro/dollar pared earlier losses which drove the pair to a two-week low of 1.2248. The single currency, which is currently challenging its medium-term ascending trend line, may have to wait until the release of the NFP report to [..]

US Open Preview – Yen rallies as China unleashes new tariffs on US

Posted on April 4, 2018 at 10:56 am GMT

FOREX: The US dollar index – which measures the greenback’s performance against six major currencies – dipped by 0.17% on Wednesday and safe-havens jumped once again after China took further trade retaliatory measures against the US today, imposing a 25% import tariff on key US products. Dollar/yen dropped to a session low of 105.98 before it inched up to 106.09, losing 0.43% on the day. Euro/dollar was trading higher by 0.08% during today’s European session and was last seen slightly below the 1.2300 psychological [..]

US Open Preview – European stocks tumble, dollar stalls as trade worries persist

Posted on April 3, 2018 at 11:16 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The US dollar traded higher against the Japanese yen by 0.24% after three days of declines. However, the dollar index – which measures the greenback’s performance against six major currencies – fell by 0.10% on Tuesday, and is currently hovering just below the 90.00 handle. Euro/dollar was trading higher by 0.11% during today’s European session, standing marginally above the 1.2300 psychological level. Sterling advanced by 0.17% versus the greenback, hovering around its [..]

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