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South Korea’s decreasing export growth slowed in February to 4% (average: 8.70%), its weakest rate since November 2016 due to decreasing overseas demand and New year holidays that reduced the amount of working days and shipment for the automotive industry...

This weekend is event risk heavy with German SPD vote and Italian general elections. The market, judging from short-term vol, has shrugged of any significant impact. Yet in the back of everyone mind is the “what if”...

European markets closed in red territory on Tuesday following a decrease in early trading session and moving in different directions after Powell’s testimony in the afternoon, reinforced by weaker Consumer Confidence and Consumer Price Index data published the same day...

The US dollar rose across the board yesterday afternoon as the new chair of the Federal Reserve made some hawkish comments during a congressional testimony...

Decreasing below 9500. • Bitcoin starts its decline below 10000 and approaches hourly resistance at 9022 (30/11/2018 low). Hourly resistance at 12130 (18/01/2018 high) remains...

Indian economy 4Q Gross Domestic Product is about to be released in February 28th 2018. Estimates anticipate a September – December growth of 6.90% (previous: 6.30%), its fastest pace since December 2016...

The greenback started the week off the wrong foot and erased partially last week’s gains. The dollar fell across the board as the risk sentiment continued to improve. The dollar index was off 0.40%, down to 89.51, while stocks across the globe rallied, while Treasury yields eased slightly...

Asian markets were heading higher on Friday, led by South Korean Kospi, surging at 2’451 (+1.54%), followed by Hong Kong Hang Seng valued at 31’290 (+1.05%) and Japanese Topix increasing at 1’760 (+0.82%) while Nikkei 225 closed the day at 21’893 (+0.72%), supported by Energy (+2...

After taking a breather on Thursday, the US dollar extended gains Friday amid easing rate concerns. US treasuries were better bid, which sent yields lower. The 10-year fell 3bps to 2.90%, while on the short-end of the curve the 2-year one was unchanged around 2.245...

Since Cyril Ramaphosa took office as South African President last week, economic data and reform on VAT came out yesterday, in an attempt to shake South African investors, but in vain: South African JSE 40 gained 707 points, ending at 51’727 (+1...

The publication of the January FOMC minutes did not affect much the FX market in the absence of any significant news...

German investor opinion remains optimistic despite political turmoil according to yesterday’s published economic data from economic institute ZEW and German Federal Statistic Office. The February ZEW Survey Expectations index came out at 17.80 (consensus: 16) against 20...

Despite the lack of news on both the political and economic sides, the US dollar erased almost completely last week losses, which sent the Dollar Index down to 88.25 – another multi-year low. The buck started the week on a solid footing even though US investors were off for President’s Day...

The greenback continues to gain, yet reasons are still vague. Is it shorts unwinding, reaction to renewed bond sell-off's, risk aversion or catchup to wide yields spreads...

Cryptocurrencies got off to rocky start in February amid a broad sell-off that wiped out $550 billion from the crypto market. However, the market got through this bad patch and started to recover as the mood of investors improved progressively...

Japanese equities continue their expansion on Monday. The TOPIX ended the day at 1775 (+2.17%) following strong decrease of -7.09% two weeks ago, supported by Real Estate (+2.79%), Utilities (+2.44%), Industrials (+2.34%) and Materials (+2.04...

Today’s play is to buy risk, sell volatility. January’s Open Market Committee meeting of the US Federal Reserve, minute of which will be released this week, should show confidence in US economic growth...

The world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater, is reportedly shorting a selection of European blue chips to the tune of $18 billion. Should European equity investors be nervous? No. The recent sell-off lacks the fundamentals of a sustained correction...

During the last few weeks, both investors and media have put aside cryptocurrencies to focus on traditional markets. This came quite naturally as equities suffered a substantial sell-off and volatility exploded. Meanwhile in the crypto market, it was the time of consolidation...

Japan's 4Q 2017 real GDP rose 0.1% Q/Q and annual 0.5% Q/Q, below expectation for annualized 1.0% increase. However, the Japanese economy has now experienced two years of growth. In a marginal shift Private consumption rose 0...