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European Open Preview – Dollar down, stocks up on Powell’s flexible policy; China boosts liquidity

Posted on January 7, 2019 at 9:27 am GMT

US Jobs report impress, Powell backs flexible policy China cuts reserve requirements amid slowing economic activity Loonie jumps to 3-week highs Nonfarm payrolls impress but Powell sounds cautious; China takes further monetary easing steps The US Jobs report beat expectations on Friday, brushing away fears of a cooling labour market and a slowing economy. Nonfarm payrolls jumped by 312k in December, while November’s print was revised upwards by 22k. Average hourly earnings also picked up speed to reach a new decade high of 3.2% [..]

Week Ahead – Factory data to remain in focus; BoC to start off 2019 central bank meetings

Posted on January 4, 2019 at 2:28 pm GMT

Industrial production out of Germany, the UK and France will dominate the economic calendar next week, keeping investors’ attention firmly on the growth outlook for 2019. The Bank of Canada will be the first of the major central banks to hold a policy meeting this year, while the highlight in the US will be the ISM non-manufacturing PMI and speeches from Fed policymakers. However, with market moves being mostly driven by jitters about the growth outlook at the moment, economic [..]

Technical Analysis – USDCAD retreats below 19-month high; tendency still bullish

Posted on January 4, 2019 at 7:21 am GMT

USDCAD changed direction, heading to the downside, in the very short term over the last couple of daily sessions after finding strong resistance on the new 19-month high of 1.3663 last week. However, currently, the price remains above the near-term ascending trend line, which has been in place since October 10 and holds around the 20-day simple moving average (SMA). The technical indicators are still located in bullish area, with the MACD is slipping below its red signal line and the RSI is approaching the neutral area [..]

Week ahead – US employment report to kick off the New Year

Posted on December 28, 2018 at 1:19 pm GMT

After a particularly turbulent week that lacked fresh catalysts but not wild price swings, traders will now turn their sights back to more familiar themes, such as economic data releases, and most notably the US jobs report for December. That doesn’t mean everything is back to normal though, as liquidity will likely remain thin, which implies that any piece of news could have a disproportionally large market impact. Further deterioration in China’s manufacturing PMI expected The week will commence with [..]

European Open Preview – Dollar sags but equities stage comeback

Posted on December 28, 2018 at 8:53 am GMT

US equities stage a major comeback late in the session, close higher Dollar edges lower as Fed rate-hike expectations are almost fully priced out Yen shines, loonie and aussie flirt with lows amid broader risk-off mood US stocks stage an impressive late comeback, but skepticism lingers It was another session characterized by sharp moves in both the currency and equity markets on Thursday amid thinner-than-usual liquidity, and with little in the way of fresh news to drive the price action. [..]

Technical Analysis – USDCAD records a new yearly high in overbought zone

Posted on December 27, 2018 at 12:38 pm GMT

USDCAD had one of its best trading sessions for this year last week, gaining more than 1.5% to close at 1.36, while this week the pair continues to attract buying interest, with the price registering a fresh high for 2018 at 1.3631 on Thursday. The technical indicators are still located in bullish area, with the MACD stretching further above its red signal line and the RSI moving above 70. Yet the latter could also be an indication that the rally [..]

European Open Preview – Equities roar back: fresh rally, or dead-cat bounce?

Posted on December 27, 2018 at 9:01 am GMT

US stock markets rebound by 5% as mood turns risk-on, and amid thin liquidity Dollar climbs while the defensive yen crumbles, but sentiment reversing again today US stock indices surge by 5%, but is the broader sell-off over? The latest bout of stock market volatility remained in full force on Wednesday. The major US indices posted outsized gains, with the likes of the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones both jumping by almost 5.0% to recover some of their latest [..]

FX year ahead 2019: End of dollar dominance?

Posted on December 24, 2018 at 12:21 pm GMT

As 2018 draws to a close, the heavily sold currencies are set to end the year off their lows, while the US dollar – one of the biggest winners of 2018 – appears on track to start 2019 on a negative footing. While it’s too early to predict a new downtrend for the dollar, expectations that US interest rates are nearing their cycle peak could provide the greenback’s peers some much-needed relief. Yet, several risks remain – ranging from the [..]

European Open Preview – Stock carnage deepens; yen extends gains

Posted on December 24, 2018 at 8:52 am GMT

US stock indices extend losses, Nasdaq enters bear market as concerns around future growth feed risk aversion Dollar and yen outperform on safe-haven demand, but are giving back some gains on Monday amid encouraging trade headlines Equities drop to fresh lows as uncertainty reigns US stock indices closed with sharp losses once again on Friday, in an environment characterized by thin liquidity, as investors attempted to protect their profitability heading into the New Year via liquidating more of their prior [..]

European Open Preview – Stocks sink alongside dollar as market havoc continues

Posted on December 21, 2018 at 8:57 am GMT

US stocks extend plunge as investors remain jittery of a Fed policy error, US government shutdown, and US-China tensions Yen outperforms as uncertainty deepens, while dollar continues to bleed BoE remains on hold, points to intensifying Brexit uncertainties S&P 500 closes at September 2017 lows There was no reprieve for US stock markets, which extended their losses as the dust following the latest Fed meeting settled. The benchmark S&P 500 (-1.58%) closed at its lowest level since September 2017, with [..]

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