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Daily Market Comment – New batch of vaccine hopes and the Brexit endgame

Posted on November 23, 2020 at 9:31 am GMT

Fresh vaccine news boosts risky assets, but only barely Vaccines losing their mojo in lifting markets? Sterling cruises higher as speculation around a Brexit deal grows European PMIs not quite as dismal as feared Diminishing positive returns from vaccine news? The vaccine hype train keeps on rolling. AstraZeneca was the latest drug maker to announce its late-stage trial results and even though the efficacy rate was only 70% – much lower than that of Pfizer or Moderna – the news [..]

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Nvidia earnings: Great story but pricey valuation – Stock Market News

Posted on November 17, 2020 at 12:28 pm GMT

The world’s leading graphics card designer will report its quarterly results after Wednesday’s closing bell. The stock has staged a monster rally this year, gaining a stunning 130% as the company expanded its footprint in areas like cloud computing, data centers, and artificial intelligence. The future remains bright, but at current valuation levels the stock seems priced for perfection, leaving it exposed to a substantial pullback if reality doesn’t match the market’s rosy expectations. That said, any correction may simply [..]

Daily Market Comment – White House steps back from stimulus negotiations

Posted on November 13, 2020 at 9:31 am GMT

Markets quiet on Friday as latest bout of risk aversion fades Equities set to end week barely higher, yen and gold much lower Investors grappling with vaccine hopes vs rising infections White House reportedly stepping back from fiscal talks It’s a battle of narratives Global markets appear trapped between conflicting drivers, with rampant optimism for a vaccine painting a brighter picture for next year but surging infections and fading prospects of powerful fiscal stimulus keeping the animal spirits in check. [..]

Daily Market Comment – Vaccine euphoria runs out of steam, Fed chief speaks

Posted on November 12, 2020 at 9:36 am GMT

Markets in a cautious mood as lockdown reality eclipses vaccine hype Stocks pull back, dollar climbs, but moves rather small in size Main event today: Discussion panel featuring Fed, ECB, and BoE chiefs ECB sticking to its guns about more stimulus, will Fed follow suit? Back to reality for markets A sense of caution has crept back into global markets on Thursday as investors grapple with the short-term covid reality on the ground, which has reined in the enthusiasm around [..]

Daily Market Comment – RBNZ lights a fire under the kiwi, sterling climbs too

Posted on November 11, 2020 at 9:13 am GMT

RBNZ plays down negative rates, kiwi flies Sterling leaps after divisive bill suffers crushing defeat in Lords Markets in a cheerful mood overall, but watch the Fed   Kiwi charges higher after RBNZ ‘disappoints’ The kiwi dollar took off like a rocket on Wednesday, extending the gains it recorded amid all the vaccine enthusiasm, after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand poured cold water on speculation for negative rates. While the Bank maintained a cautious tone and even introduced a [..]

Daily Market Comment – Wall Street charges higher on vaccine news, but bond market ruins the party

Posted on November 10, 2020 at 9:18 am GMT

US stock market hits new record after Pfizer vaccine announcement Crude oil and commodity currencies soar, yen crumbles alongside gold However, the party doesn’t last – stocks give up most gains, dollar reverses higher RBNZ meeting coming up, vaccine and stimulus news remain in focus Pfizer vaccine news catapult markets to new records Christmas came early for investors this year, with global equities charging higher and safe havens falling apart after drug maker Pfizer announced that the coronavirus vaccine it [..]

Daily Market Comment – Stocks resume furious rally as Biden wins

Posted on November 9, 2020 at 8:59 am GMT

US election ‘aftershocks’ continue – equities roar higher, dollar slips Several theories floated to justify this relentless rally, but question is, can it last? Markets may revert to trading covid news and prospect of fiscal package Crunch time in Brexit talks too, traders seem confident a deal is coming US stocks back near record highs It’s official. Joe Biden was declared the new president-elect of the United States over the weekend, injecting another dose of optimism into global markets even [..]

Week Ahead – The calm after the US election storm

Posted on November 6, 2020 at 12:31 pm GMT

It’s a relatively quiet week coming up for global markets as the election dust settles. The main event will be the RBNZ policy meeting, though frankly, the real driver for most currencies and stocks may be the ‘aftershock’ effects of the election. There’s also a slew of economic data, the Brexit adventure continues, and the earnings season winds down. There’s no keeping this market down No ‘blue wave’ in the US election? No problem. This was essentially the market response [..]

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What we know about the US election so far – Special Report

Posted on November 4, 2020 at 1:56 pm GMT

Votes continue to be counted in the US and the outcome hangs on a knife’s edge. It is so close that the next President will be decided by Michigan and Pennsylvania, where Donald Trump is currently leading, though that could change as more mail-in ballots are tallied. What seems clearer though is that the Republicans could keep the Senate, which diminishes the odds of a huge stimulus package. This argues for a mild boost in the dollar and some pain [..]

Week Ahead – US election, three central banks, and nonfarm payrolls

Posted on October 30, 2020 at 12:38 pm GMT

It is probably the busiest week ever for markets. The US presidential election will eclipse everything else, but there are several other crucial events like a Fed meeting and nonfarm payrolls to follow the main dish. The Bank of England and the Reserve Bank of Australia will decide as well and both are ‘live’ meetings, where more easing is expected. Overall, the tone in the FX and stock markets will depend mostly on the election outcome, and whether we have [..]

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