Something was amiss in the trading room at HTG Capital Partners. Namely, the market for U.S. Treasury bond futures seemed jinxed. Moments after traders confirmed a purchase, the price would suddenly fall, as hundreds of other supposed offers to buy disappeared...
(Bloomberg) -- Paris is famous as the home of philosophers, scientists and mathematicians. Today, thousands of students traipse through the city’s Left Bank on their way to classes at the Universite Pierre et Marie Curie and the Ecole Normale Superieure...
On Wednesday, copper was seen declining as some investors sold to lock in recent gains. Nickel also fell after inventories hit an all-time peak, signalling a glut of metal...
US DOLLAR TECHNICAL ANALYSIS Prices turned lower as expected, with a break of chart support pointing to further weakness ahead. A daily close below the 11854-78 area (March 2009 high, 14.6% Fibonacci expansion) exposes the 11679-737 region (February 26 low, 38.2% Fib retracement...
The euro touched session highs against the dollar on Wednesday after data showing German business confidence improved this month boosted the outlook for the euro area’s largest economy...
"Overnight action was mixed and indecisive across the board," said Nicholas Teo at CMC Markets in Singapore...
Gold declined and silver dropped on Wednesday after inflation data showed the world’s biggest economy keeps growing, driving prospects for an increase in US interest rates...
On Wednesday Asian stocks were mostly lower, as market players were concerned about the prospect of higher U.S. interest rates following improved economic data as well as the continuous fears about China's weakening growth...
Bitcoin is holding near new consolidation between 266 and 269. The steady normality eventually influence other cryptocurrency as well, with Litecoin, Darkcoin and Dogecoin each attain stability in their respective USD markets...
Both gold and silver were consolidating during the first days of the week. Gold tested a couple of times the $1145 level and silver $15.45...
On Tuesday U.S. stocks opened lower as data indicating the first increase in inflation in four months pushed the dollar higher, spurring concerns in commodity and equity markets...
On Tuesday the dollar was broadly lower against a basket of other major currencies, as investors eyed U.S. data to be released later in the day. Uncertainty over the timing of a U.S. rate hike continued to put pressure on the greenback...
Even though European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi continues to endorse a dovish tone for monetary policy, EUR/USD may face a larger correction as the Relative Strength Index (RSI) breaks out of the bearish trend...
On Tuesday crude oil futures edged higher, as investors swallowed strong manufacturing data from the euro zone...
On Tuesday the New Zealand dollar edged higher against its U.S. counterpart, hovering close to a two-month peak as sentiment on the greenback remained fragile, although downbeat Chinese manufacturing activity data capped gains...
The most common explanation of the recent jump in the prices for gold and oil after the Fed's statement has been the drop in the greenback, but the two commodities don’t always have an inverse relationship with the latter...
On Tuesday the greenback rose versus its peers after a top U.S. Federal Reserve official said it should wait no more than a few months before considering an interest rate hike...
According to an announcement by FundedByMe, a Swedish crowdfunding platform, the company is going to launch a Bitcoin pilot program soon wherein it will allow investors to use the digital currency to purchase stakes in a Bitcoin trading company...
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