On Wednesday, the US dollar consolidated recent gains ahead of a speech by Fed Chair Powell before the House of Representatives. The dollar index stabilised around 97.48, trading flat on the session. The single currency stayed above the 1...
Market participants will likely take some time to consider the global impact of Saturday’s headline relating to the dismissal of Turkish Central Bank Governor Murat Cetinkaya, in office since April 2016...
European markets have walked into Asian equity markets in the red. Fridays strong, US labor reports has put speculation of a 50bp Fed cut in July on hold. The market had fully priced in a 25bp cut this month but talk of additional easing has slowed...
Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the world's biggest pension fund, invests heavily in green bonds...
Despite a setback in May, the S&P 500 is up nearly 20% year-to-date heading into the July 4 holiday. After notching up all-time highs on both Monday and Tuesday, the index closed Wednesday's shortened trading session at a new record of 2,996 points...
It seems that nothing can stop the British pound from collapsing after BoE Governor Mark Carney expressed concerns about global growth on Tuesday and following a series of weak data releases...
nvestors woke up with a little hangover from 4th July holidays with European equities easing moderately and the greenback rising across the board. The Eurostoxx 50 edged down 0.20% to 3,535 points while the broader Eurostoxx 600 slid 0.25%. During the European morning, US futures edged down 0...
Despite the punitive decision taken by the EU not to grant equivalence of Swiss stock market, countermeasures undertaken by Swiss authorities to safeguard Swiss equities have paid off. Since the change of regime, trading on Swiss stocks has gone smoothly, with both SMI and SPI indices gaining 1...
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) reduced its official Cash rate (OCR) by 25bp taking the policy rate down to a low of 1.00%. Expectations for the move were balanced as Governor Lowe was worried about labor market developments, soft consumption, weak inflation outlook, and macro headwinds...
Over a month has passed since European Parliament successors have been elected while newly elected 28 national leaders from Europe Commission, which already gathered three times this year to elect their President, could not come up with a final decision so far, an unusual case which confirms that...
G20 meeting in Osaka prompted optimism all over the place. Major Asian stock markets closed above 2% across the board while European open is set for a rise as well. The greenback, as well as CNY are also gaining traction amid Trump – Xi meeting while the loonie is supported by surging oil prices...
Pivot (invalidation): 1.1370 Our preference Short positions below 1.1370 with targets at 1.1340 & 1.1320 in extension. Alternative scenario Above 1.1370 look for further upside with 1.1390 & 1.1410 as targets...
CIO analyst Thomas Parmentier expects equities in the US to be more resilient than those in the Eurozone. "With corporate earnings growth at 3 percent this year and 7 percent next year, US stocks should be supported...
This weekend will be dominated by EU policy makers meeting in Brussels and representative of the G20 countries in Osaka. From a market standpoint, we are not widely interested in the into EU summit which will focus on complexity of personnel issues...
A week has passed since the Bank of England confirmed that it was prepared to keep its bank rate unchanged and that it continues to support a hawkish bias. This along with Fed dovish tone gave GBP/USD a boost as it recovered from lows along with Gilt yield across all maturities...
