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US retail sales: Outdated good news? – Forex News Preview

Posted on July 15, 2020 at 2:18 pm GMT

America reports retail sales for June at 12:30 GMT Thursday, and while forecasts point to another increase, the data may be seen as outdated already. The outlook for consumption took a severe hit in late June as several states rolled back re-opening plans, so investors will likely wait for July data before drawing any conclusions about the US recovery. As for the dollar, its direction might hinge mostly on risk sentiment, the Fed, and funnily enough, on the upcoming EU [..]

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Netflix earnings: Beating a low bar, but storm clouds ahead – Stock Market News

Posted on July 14, 2020 at 1:26 pm GMT

The world’s leading streaming provider will announce its second-quarter earnings on Thursday after Wall Street’s closing bell, and investors will be eager to find out how many subscribers the firm added amid the lockdowns. Admittedly, that bar has been set pretty low, so Netflix will likely have an easy time beating the gloomy forecasts. If so, that would argue for a positive reaction in its shares. That said, the stock has already rallied a long way and is trading at [..]

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US big banks report Q2 earnings, could S&P 500 resume bull game? – Stock Market News

Posted on July 14, 2020 at 9:13 am GMT

US banks will kick off the earnings season for the second quarter this week in the pre-market session. JPMorgan Chase & Co, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo are reporting financial results on Tuesday, while on Wednesday, Goldman Sachs is announcing its own numbers before Bank of America and Morgan Stanley take the baton on Thursday. The data are arriving at a crucial time and could prove to be directional as markets are wondering whether the second virus outbreak can be a [..]

Daily Market Comment – Virus acceleration and politics upset markets

Posted on July 10, 2020 at 8:10 am GMT

Wall Street loses altitude, dollar regains ground on US virus spike, Biden remarks But Nasdaq defies gravity, hits new records on relentless ‘defensive tech’ demand In the bigger picture, most charts have gone nowhere for a month now – blame the Fed? Flood of distressing news overpowers stimulus hopes Risk aversion made a comeback on Thursday as a flurry of alarming headlines led investors to cut their exposure to riskier assets, in fear that the avalanche of stimulus globally may [..]

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Daily Market Comment – Nasdaq and gold take to the skies, dollar tanks

Posted on July 9, 2020 at 8:31 am GMT

Stocks and commodity currencies grind higher without much news Sinking dollar lifts all FX boats, pound and loonie capitalize the most Gold rally keeps rolling – has bullion changed roles with the dollar? Weekly US jobless claims today to reveal initial impact of re-closures Investors stick to crisis playbook, buy tech shares and gold News flow was rather limited on Wednesday, helping global markets to stay in a good mood since ‘no news is good news’ these days, with such [..]

Daily Market Comment – Dollar steadies as opposing narratives clash

Posted on July 8, 2020 at 8:16 am GMT

Markets calm down after a mild dose of risk aversion Dollar climbs and stocks pull back, though both moves retrace on Wednesday Sterling outperforms ahead of a budget update by Chancellor Sunak today Gold shines bright, touches 2011 highs amid ‘organic’ demand Markets split between narratives Doubts around the resilience of the economic recovery returned to haunt markets on Tuesday, dragging Wall Street lower and propelling the haven-like dollar higher, as investors trimmed their risk exposure ahead of what seems [..]

Daily Market Comment – Markets pause to assess risks after leaping higher

Posted on July 7, 2020 at 8:27 am GMT

Currencies and equities in a more cautious mood Tuesday, as China-led euphoria peters out Dollar regains its footing but only mildly, aussie drops after Melbourne goes into full lockdown Risk/reward outlook for ‘risk trades’ seems quite unattractive from here Soaring Chinese stocks lift all boats, but enthusiasm fades Global markets staged a powerful rally to kick off the new week. Stock indices in most regions closed with solid gains while the defensive US dollar edged lower, with no real catalyst [..]

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Daily Market Comment – Nasdaq set for new records, yen and dollar hammered

Posted on July 6, 2020 at 8:33 am GMT

Investors start week in risk-taking mood, despite fading hopes of a V-shaped recovery Global stocks cruise higher, led by China, as yen and dollar crumble Positive mood could endure for now, especially if the ‘weekend effect’ of lower US cases on Monday holds Today: ISM non-manufacturing PMI, ahead of RBA meeting early on Tuesday Nasdaq set for new records as China exports optimism The bulls have taken the upper hand in financial markets to start the week, with global stocks [..]

Week Ahead – Markets torn between conflicting narratives

Posted on July 3, 2020 at 12:26 pm GMT

The coming week looks relatively quiet in terms of crucial events, with the only highlights being the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) policy meeting and some economic data out of the US and Canada. As such, the dominant theme that will likely drive both currency and equity markets will be how the global virus picture evolves, particularly in the US, as the epic battle between stimulus-powered bulls and virus-fearing bears rages on. Bears wave the white flag Global markets continue [..]

Daily Market Comment – Stocks jump into the green, but dollar doesn’t play along

Posted on June 26, 2020 at 8:06 am GMT

Investors ignore a litany of bad news, push stocks higher on deregulation hopes But FX retains a more cautious tone, dollar holds onto gains as US cases hit new record Texas and Florida “pause” their re-opening plans Rebalancing flows heading into quarter end could bite markets Stocks and dollar focus on different narratives The epic market battle between stimulus-driven bulls and virus-fearing bears seems set to end in a draw this week, as worries of a rapid resurgence in virus [..]

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