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European stocks were seen rising on Monday. Investors hope the reports from U.S. and Europe due in the week will soothe recent worries over the pace of economic growth. Shares in French bank BNP Paribas will be in focus after the U.S. Justice Department's report...
It’s been a particularly strong year for hedge funds. In May alone, $22 billion of new capital was added bringing year-to-date flows to $93.3 billion. That’s the strongest start to a year since 2007...
Most Asian markets rose on Monday, taking their lead from U.S. stocks' gains on Friday. Although Wall Street was higher on Friday, they were lower for the week as stocks have stalled near record highs ahead of the coming earnings season...
New home sales in Australia declined for the first time in five months in May, results of a survey by the Housing Industry Association showed Monday. Sales fell 4.3 percent on month in May, marking the first decline since the beginning of the year. Detached house sales decreased 2...
Fundamental Forecast for Japanese Yen: Neutral Japanese Yen tests critical resistance level versus US Dollar Key issue remains: is inflation low enough for the Bank of Japan to act? The Japanese Yen showed signs of life as it posted its largest weekly gain versus the US Dollar in two months...
Business confidence in New Zealand declined sharply in June, the latest survey from ANZ revealed on Monday - falling from 53.5 in May to 42.8 in June. Analysts suggest that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's actions to raise interest rates are primarily responsible for the decline...
Industrial production for May in Japan rose 0.5%. USD/JPY traded at 101.39, down 0.03%. The dollar weakened across the board after the Commerce Department said Wednesday that U.S. gross domestic product contracted at an annual rate of 2.9% in the first three months of the year. U.S...
The EUR/USD pair broke higher during the course of the week, but still remains stuck in the consolidation area we have been in for several weeks now. It is not until we get above the 1.37 level of that we feel comfortable buying this market on more of a longer-term move. A break down below the 1...
Kitco News readers and some analysts expect gold prices to push higher through the second half of the year, building on its recent momentum. With the second half of 2014 starting Tuesday, Kitco News queried readers and analysts this week about their year-end price forecast...
The Nikkei fell during the course of the week, but found the ¥15,000 level to be supportive. It appears that the market is trying to grind its way higher, but there is a significant amount resistance just above, so this could be a market that has to fight a little bit to get to where wants to go...
Fundamental Forecast for Dollar: Neutral Nonfarm Payrolls are one of the most market-moving US releases, but what does that mean for a market not moving...
The euro moved higher against the broadly weaker dollar on Friday as concerns over the outlook for U.S. economic growth continued to weigh, despite a report showing that U.S. consumer sentiment improved this month. EUR/USD ended Friday’s session at 1.3649, up 0.28%. For the week, the pair added 0...
The light sweet crude market initially gapped higher at the open of the week, but old backwards and fell down to the $105 level...
The USD/CAD pair fell during the course of the week, and in fact close that the very bottom of the range. This of course is a very negative sign, and with that it appears this market is really struggling to find buyers...
The Japanese economy released another set of data this week and confirmed what Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda was talking about when he mentioned that the sales tax increase from 5% to 8% earlier this year is causing economic fluctuations...
In analyzing thousands of trades and investments, I have found that many lose money because of their entry levels, not because of what they are buying or selling. This is, of course, also directly tied to a lack of any consistent risk management strategy...
The Parisian index fell hard during the course of the week, testing the region just above the €4400 support level. This area is significant because it is not only a round number, but it is an area that has been both supportive and resistive previously...
Before 330ET, the Nasdaq was the lone survivor in the green this week despite every effort to spark short squeezes and ramps day after day - but that all changed as the ubiquitous late-Friday buying panic occurred of course - lifting stock green for the day (and desperately searching for green on...
EURUSD and USDCHF divergence GBPUSD momentum considerations USDJPY tests important support “Long term, a failed breakout and top would keep with the pattern of 3 year cycle tops. 1.3750 is an important reference point (year open...
