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Daily Market Comment – Wall Street rediscovers gravity ahead of US jobs report

Posted on September 4, 2020 at 8:06 am GMT

Stock markets tank as investors dump their tech darlings Yet, there is no sense of panic in the market, especially among currencies US jobs report today might decide if this correction still has some mileage in it Risk aversion makes a rare appearance After cruising higher without any significant corrections for three months now, the US equity market finally suffered a meaningful setback on Thursday. The S&P 500 lost 3.5% and the Nasdaq was down 5% as investors dumped tech [..]

Daily Market Comment – ECB fires another salvo at the euro

Posted on September 3, 2020 at 8:19 am GMT

Euro/dollar extends correction lower after ECB officials raise the FX alarm Wall Street goes on a rampage as US government hypes a vaccine breakthrough Today: ISM non-manufacturing PMI, jobless claims, and central bank speakers ECB: The dollar’s unlikely hero The world’s most traded currency pair continues to drift lower, after the European Central Bank fired another verbal barrage to shoot the high-flying euro down. The latest media reports suggest “several” ECB officials are concerned that if the euro continues to [..]

Daily Market Comment – Sinking dollar lifts all FX boats

Posted on September 1, 2020 at 8:16 am GMT

Dollar breaks down across multiple charts, without a clear trigger Other major currencies climb alongside gold, Nasdaq hits new records Today: European inflation, US manufacturing, and Fed’s Brainard Dollar: The pain train rolls on There is no shortage of volatility in the FX arena. The world’s reserve currency continues to break down, in fear that the Fed’s new regime shift may succeed in driving inflation higher and diminish the greenback’s future purchasing power. The dollar index sank to a fresh [..]

Daily Market Comment – Dollar gets a second wind after bleak Eurozone PMIs

Posted on August 21, 2020 at 8:15 am GMT

Vaccine news from Pfizer boost sentiment, more records for Nasdaq Dollar can’t find much love amid risk-taking mood But how long can the market ignore Europe’s second wave? Perhaps not long, as the Eurozone’s PMIs provide a reality check Dollar feels the ‘risk on’ blues There’s no love for the US dollar out there. The reserve currency remained on the back foot on Thursday, surrendering some of the gains it posted after the FOMC minutes played down the prospect of [..]

Can Nvidia’s earnings keep the party going? – Stock Market News

Posted on August 19, 2020 at 2:33 pm GMT

The world’s leading graphics card maker will report its second-quarter earnings after Wall Street’s closing bell on Wednesday. The company’s shares have been on fire this year, rising by an incredible 108%. While Nvidia is a great company with a bright future, at current levels its stock looks expensive by most metrics, so anything short of stellar results and guidance might leave it vulnerable to a meaningful correction. Still, any pullback may simply present a better entry point for many [..]

Daily Market Comment – Greenback and equities at critical crossroads

Posted on August 18, 2020 at 8:13 am GMT

Dollar extends slide, now testing crucial support levels Nasdaq hits another record, but S&P 500 can’t overcome its own peak Yen and gold recover as global yields fall back down Dollar feels the heat of stronger risk appetite No news is bad news for the world’s reserve currency lately, which continues to surrender ground even without any noteworthy developments, pressured by the ‘risk on’ atmosphere in the markets. Unless investors are in a truly defensive mood, the greenback is struggling [..]

Daily Market Comment – Vaccine fever shakes markets, RBNZ shoots kiwi down

Posted on August 12, 2020 at 8:13 am GMT

Vaccine news catapult global yields higher, push stocks lower Gold falls without a parachute – has it peaked? Dollar inches higher amidst the turbulence, but Fed speakers are a risk RBNZ expands QE and opens door to negative rates, kiwi stumbles Putin says Russia has developed the first vaccine President Vladimir Putin unleashed mayhem in financial markets on Tuesday, after he announced to the world that Russia has developed the first successful coronavirus vaccine. Global bond yields erupted higher [..]

Daily Market Comment – US stocks flirt with record highs, gold retraces

Posted on August 11, 2020 at 8:21 am GMT

S&P 500 cruises towards all-time high as Trump floats capital gains tax cut Markets also take heart from ‘soft’ Chinese retaliation against US Gold pulls back as dollar and bond yields recover RBNZ meets overnight, might ‘talk down’ the kiwi more forcefully Wall Street sets its sights on new records Financial markets seem to have concluded that better days lie ahead for the global economy, with most asset classes trading in a buoyant manner this week. The S&P 500 is [..]

Daily Market Comment – Dollar gets a second wind after US payrolls, can it last?

Posted on August 10, 2020 at 8:01 am GMT

Decent US jobs report triggers a short squeeze in the dollar Is the reversing trend in European/American virus cases going to show up in euro/dollar? Trump signs executive orders to bypass Congress and provide more stimulus Muted market reaction to this – does it imply less stimulus overall? Dollar shorts get squeezed after payrolls The world’s reserve currency got a second wind on Friday, recovering some lost ground after a decent US employment report saw traders cover or trim some [..]

Daily Market Comment – Trump fans the geopolitical flames ahead of NFP

Posted on August 7, 2020 at 8:10 am GMT

Nonfarm payrolls to set the tone for markets, along with stimulus negotiations Trump fires another salvo at Beijing, bans transactions with Tencent, moves to delist Chinese firms Geopolitical worries keep dollar alive, Wall Street set to snap 5-day winning streak Nonfarm payrolls: A most uncertain one The main event today will be the US employment report for July. The consensus is for the US economy to have added another 1.6 million jobs, pushing the unemployment rate down to 10.5%, from [..]

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