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Weekly Trading Forecast: Dollar Slide and Euro, Equity Rallies Temper Yellen cut the legs from under the Dollar, but the currency hasn't simply collapsed. Market conditions may be tempering fundamental drive heading into the new quarter...
The European Union (EU) is confronting a series of potentially existential threats, including the refugee crisis, ISIS terror, Russian adventurism, and Brexit (the potential exit of the U.K. from the EU...
Economists are forecasting that a healthy 205,000 jobs were created in March, but the numbers may not add up as expected. Key in Friday's March employment report will be average hourly wages, expected to rise 0.3 percent and the labor participation rate, which has been edging up since October...
Britain’s current account deficit is the worst ever recorded in peace-time since the Bank of England started collecting records in 1772 under the reign of George III...
I look at every theory and have read every good book on trading. I worked 15 years in the city with top league firms like Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank. Whatever I try always brings me back to my original trading method...
An Economics Education by Bitcoin - Part III By Brian Blum There are a number of these Web-based Bitcoin wallets from which to choose, and they have different features, costs, and reputations to review and consider. Do you need merchant tools? Do you need currency exchange services...
An Economics Education by Bitcoin - Part II By Brian Blum The first Bitcoin wallets were integrated with the distributed systems which talked to each other to reach a consensus on transactions which had taken place. This consensus is called the "block chain...
An Economics Education by Bitcoin - Part I By Brian Blum For those unfamiliar with Bitcoin, there are better ways to begin understanding it than this article; I'd recommend Wikipedia for starters...
USD/JPY: Expectations of the Interest Rate Increase in the USA Have Significantly Decreased At the closing trading session in Asia Japanese stock index Nikkei Stock Average fell by 3.6% to 16164.16 points...
U.S. Consumer Sentiment Drops Less Than Previously Estimated In March While the University of Michigan released a report on Friday showing an upward revision to its U.S. consumer sentiment index for March, the revised reading still indicated a deterioration compared to the previous month...
US ISM Manufacturing PMI Rebounds to Expansion Territory in March The US Institute of Supply Management’s (ISM) manufacturing PMI index released today showed the activity returned to expansion territory in March, indicating the sector may have bottomed out. The headline figure printed at 51...
USD/CAD Outlook Remains Bearish – Scotiabank Eric Theoret, FX Strategist at Scotiabank, has reiterated the negative stance of the pair. Key Quotes “Both trend and momentum indicators are decidedly bearish, however the extent of their bias has moderated”...
U.S. Manufacturing Index Indicates Growth For First Time In Six Months After reporting contractions in U.S...
WTI Weaker, Testing the $37.00 mark The barrel of West Texas Intermediate has given away part of the recent upside, currently hovering over the $37.00 handle after bottoming out near $36.70...
Gold Hovers Around 50-DMA Gold hit a session low of $1208.91 following the release of a better-than-expected US ISM manufacturing PMI, before trimming losses to trade around $1212.51 levels. Weekly gains erased At $1213 levels, weekly gains in the metal stand erased...
US Dollar Bid Around 95.00 Post Data The greenback, measured by the US Dollar Index, has reverted the initial negative tone and is now trading in daily highs around 95.00 the figure. US Dollar firmer post-US releases After a brief test of lows near 94...
EUR/USD Extends Losses on Upbeat US ISM Manufacturing Print A rebound in the US ISM manufacturing PMI to expansion territory has pushed EUR/USD to a fresh session low of 1.1342 (Mar 17 high...
GBP/USD Breaks Below 1.4200 The selling pressure around the sterling is not giving up today, now dragging GBP/USD below the 1.4200 handle, or session lows. GBP/USD in 4-day lows Spot is retreating further today, rapidly breaking below the 1...
Activity levels across China’s manufacturing sector expanded for the first time in eight months in March, according to a report from China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The government’s manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) rose 1.2 points to 50...
