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Bloomberg: Money Managers Think the Worst Is Yet to Come for S&P 500
About 57 percent of investors surveyed by Strategas Research Partners expect the S&P 500 Index to break the intraday low of 2,533 reached on Feb. 9, while the rest say the market has bottomed for the year after a two-week selloff sent the index to its first 10 percent correction since 2016. [more...]
Bloomberg: Short-End Treasuries Fall, Asia Stocks Fluctuate: Markets Wrap
Asian stocks meandered as U.S. equity futures pared gains while shorter-dated U.S. Treasuries extended declines amid a massive debt issuance. The dollar continued to strengthen. [more...]
Bloomberg: Goldman Debunks Idea Dollar Is Being Driven Down by U.S. Worries
Are worries about the twin U.S. deficits dragging down the greenback? Is it more about the Trump administration endorsing a weak-dollar policy? Not so, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analysts say. [more...]
Bloomberg: ETF Veteran Goes Crypto, Predicting Multitrillion-Dollar Market
Matt Hougan is leaving the exchange-traded-fund industry after 15 years and going all-in on cryptocurrencies as he predicts digital assets will transform investments just like ETFs did. [more...]
Bloomberg: Apple in Talks to Buy Cobalt Directly From Miners
Apple Inc. is in talks to buy long-term supplies of cobalt directly from miners for the first time, according to people familiar with the matter, seeking to ensure it will have enough of the key battery ingredient amid industry fears of a shortage driven by the electric vehicle boom. [more...]
Bloomberg: Bitcoin Rises as South Korea Talks ‘Active’ Support for Trading
Bitcoin’s stunning rebound continued on Tuesday, with the world’s largest digital token extending February’s gains after South Korean regulators signaled they will actively support what they called “normal” cryptocurrency trading. [more...]
Bloomberg: New Favorite Way to Short the Dollar Has Yen Replacing Euro
The rally that’s made the yen 2018’s top performer among developed-market exchange rates will extend as speculators pick the Japanese currency over the euro to ride the U.S. dollar’s weakness, say analysts. [more...]
Reuters: Oil falls as dollar firms, U.S. oil output expected to rise
Oil prices fell on Wednesday, weighed down by a rebound in the U.S. dollar from three-year lows hit last week and an expected rise in U.S. oil production. [more...]
Reuters: Asian stocks gain, dollar extends recovery
Asian stocks gained on Wednesday, while the dollar advanced as traders near-term focus shifted to the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting for hints on the future pace of U.S. monetary tightening. [more...]
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Latest News Headlines
Bloomberg: Asian Stocks Fall; Dollar Rises With Bond Yields: Markets Wrap
Most Asian equity benchmarks declined with U.S. futures and the dollar rose as Treasury yields climbed back toward recent four-year highs. [more...]
Bloomberg: Morgan Stanley Says Stock Slide Was Just Appetizer for Real Deal
The U.S. stock market only had a taste of the potential damage from higher bond yields earlier this year, with the biggest test yet to come, according to Morgan Stanley. [more...]
Bloomberg: A Diversified Portfolio May Not Help Investors Much This Year
The economy has changed and investors can no longer rely on a diversified stock-bond portfolio to provide protection in times of market volatility, according to JPMorgan Asset Management. [more...]
Bloomberg: Shorting the Dollar Has Turned Japanese as Euro Bets Get Crowded
The rally that’s made the yen 2018’s top performer among developed-market exchange rates will extend as speculators pick the Japanese currency over the euro to ride the U.S. dollar’s weakness, say analysts. [more...]
Reuters: Asian stocks slip after European surge fades, dollar extends bounce
Asian stocks slipped on Tuesday, their recent recovery stalling after European equities broke a winning streak, while the dollar edged further away from three-year lows. [more...]
Reuters: Relax and invest, Saudi prince tells investors after corruption crackdown
Three months after Saudi Arabia detained scores of people in a crackdown on corruption, its rulers are trying to reassure investors that the kingdom remains open for business. [more...]
Reuters: Oil markets mixed as U.S crude, Brent move in opposite directions
Oil markets were split on Tuesday, with U.S. crude pushed up by reduced flows from Canada while international Brent prices eased. [more...]
CNBC: Europe's largest bank sees reported profit rise more than 140 percent in 2017
HSBC's fortune turned around in 2017 with an increase in the year's profit. The bank, largest in Europe by assets, said Tuesday its full-year profit before tax rose 10.9 percent to $20.99 billion after adjusting for foreign currency translation and one-off items. [more...]
CNBC: BlackRock is suddenly a lot more bullish on US stocks with tax cuts 'supercharging' corporate profits
BlackRock strategists have turned increasingly bullish on U.S. stocks, raising them to overweight because fiscal stimulus is "supercharging U.S. earnings growth expectations." [more...]
Currency Strength Indicators
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​​​​​​​The currency strength meter gives you a quick visual guide to which currencies are currently strong, and which ones are weak. The meter measures the strength of all forex cross pairs and applies calculations on them to determine the overall strength for each individual currency. For example, if EUR is strong and USD is weak, it could mean that the currency pair EURUSD could be going up. If both currencies are strong or weak it is better to avoid since it will probably means there is no clear direction for the specific pair. To get the latest Currency Strength Indicator please click here

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Latest News Headlines
Bloomberg: Japan Stocks Rally as Yen Rise Stalls; Oil Climbs: Markets Wrap
Japanese shares rose with the Topix index climbing the most in six weeks as a rally in the yen faded and after U.S. equities capped their best week in five years. The dollar was steady against major peers and oil climbed above $62 a barrel. [more...]
Bloomberg: South Africa Budget, Brazil Reforms to Be Emerging Markets Focus
With a shortened week in the U.S. and China, emerging markets may provide some of the best clues to whether stocks can extend their strongest rally since 2016. [more...]
Bloomberg: Goldman Sees U.S. Interest Cost Surge on Rising Yields, Deficit
A historic expansion in U.S. borrowing during a period of economic growth, alongside rising bond yields, will cause a surge in the cost of servicing American debt, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. [more...]
Bloomberg: What to Watch in Commodities: Glencore, BHP, Oil, Food, Top Dogs
The big guns are out in force this week as Glencore Plc, BHP Billiton Ltd. and Newmont Mining Corp. are among companies reporting. That’ll be an opportunity for Ivan Glasenberg and Andrew Mackenzie to peer into the future: should we expect more volatility, will global trade tensions rise further, and what are their priorities for 2018 and beyond? [more...]
Bloomberg: Theresa May’s Brexit Vision Is Starting to Take Shape
As Theresa May retreats to the countryside with her Cabinet to thrash out differences on Brexit, it’s starting to become clearer what the prime minister wants the divorce to look like. [more...]
Bloomberg: Richard Branson Unveils Hyperloop Plans for India
British tycoon Richard Branson-backed Virgin Hyperloop One is proposing to build a super-fast transportation system in India that would connect the city of Pune with the planned new airport in Mumbai in 25 minutes, saving about three hours. [more...]
Bloomberg: China Warns It May Retaliate If U.S. Imposes Metal Tariffs
China said proposed U.S. tariffs on imported steel and aluminum products are groundless and that it reserves the right to retaliate if they are imposed. [more...]
Reuters: Asian shares extend global recovery as volatility subsides
Asian shares gained on Monday, joining a global recovery for equity markets as sentiment improved gradually from a recent shakeout that was sparked by fears of creeping inflation and higher borrowing costs. [more...]
Reuters: Oil hits highest in nearly two weeks on Asian equity recovery
Oil prices extended gains to hit their highest level in nearly two weeks on Monday, buoyed as Asian shares joined a global recovery in equity markets and as worries grew over tensions in the Middle East. [more...]
CNBC: Goldman Sachs sees red ink everywhere, warns US spending could push up rates and debt levels
Federal deficit spending is headed toward "uncharted territory," the firm said on Sunday, suggesting that the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans may not be able to count on the economic boost of tax reform for very longer. [more...]
Currency Strength Indicators
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​​​​​​​The currency strength meter gives you a quick visual guide to which currencies are currently strong, and which ones are weak. The meter measures the strength of all forex cross pairs and applies calculations on them to determine the overall strength for each individual currency. For example, if EUR is strong and USD is weak, it could mean that the currency pair EURUSD could be going up. If both currencies are strong or weak it is better to avoid since it will probably means there is no clear direction for the specific pair. To get the latest Currency Strength Indicator please click here

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Trading Sentiment
Below is the latest sentiment as compiled by etoro, the world's largest (social) trading network. It provides a view of what individual investors think about the specific instruments and gives a view of the current sentiment.
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Latest News Headlines
Bloomberg: Stock Rally Continues in Asia; Dollar Declines: Markets Wrap
Japanese stocks extended a rally in global equities even as the yen rose to its strongest in 15 months, with trading muted due to holiday closures across Asia. The yield on 10-year Treasuries hovered near 2.9 percent and the dollar traded lower against all major currencies. [more...]
Bloomberg: S&P 500 Caps Best 5 Days Since 2011 as Oil Jumps: Markets Wrap
U.S. stocks capped their best five-day run since 2011, extending a global rally as equities rebounded from the worst of this month’s correction. The dollar slumped to a three-year low and oil rallied. [more...]
Bloomberg: Higher Rates Suddenly Fit Bull Case on Stocks
From an intraday low six days ago, the S&P 500 Index has rallied 7.4 percent, putting it on pace for the biggest weekly gain since 2014. All that as 10-year Treasury yields went from 2.85 percent to nearly 2.90 percent now. [more...]
Bloomberg: Bitcoin Hits $10,000 in Accelerating Recovery From Plunge
The largest cryptocurrency breached $10,000 for the first time in two weeks, capping an almost 70 percent rally since the virtual coin hit $5,922 on Feb. 6. The digital token’s plunge from a record high of almost $20,000 in mid-December had renewed concern about the viability of what advocates consider a new asset class. [more...]
Bloomberg: Stock Picking Is a Lost Art in Japan
With markets such as China taking center-stage in recent years, many investment firms have shifted away from granular analysis of individual Japanese stocks, said Taylor, who’s now chief investment officer for Asia Pacific at Deutsche Asset Management, which oversees $887 billion. [more...]
Bloomberg: Dollar Under Siege With U.S. Deficits Back on Wall Street's Radar
America’s fiscal largesse and the specter of wider current-account shortfalls are fueling a renewed wave of dollar bashing. [more...]
Reuters: Asian shares extend bounce to fifth day, dollar sags to three-year low
Asian shares rose for a fifth straight day on Friday as investor confidence slowly returns after a sharp sell-off earlier in the month, while the dollar continued its descent, hitting a three-year low against a basket of major currencies. [more...]
Reuters: Japan's cryptocurrency industry to launch self-regulating body - sources
Japan’s two cryptocurrency industry groups are planning to merge to form a self-regulating body, seeking to better safeguard investors after last month’s $530 million (£375.68 million) heist of digital money, sources involved in the negotiations said. [more...]
CNBC: Oil and gas sector recovery 'not yet certain,' says OCBC CEO
The risk that banks face within the oil and gas sector is currently "contained," but the outlook for the segment remains far from certain, according to the CEO of Singapore's oldest bank. [more...]
CNBC: Mapping out China's Belt and Road Initiative
China's Belt and Road Initiative aims to connect Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa with a vast logistics and transport network, using roads, ports, railway tracks, pipelines, airports, transnational electric grids and even fiber optic lines. [more...]
Currency Strength Indicators
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​​​​​​​The currency strength meter gives you a quick visual guide to which currencies are currently strong, and which ones are weak. The meter measures the strength of all forex cross pairs and applies calculations on them to determine the overall strength for each individual currency. For example, if EUR is strong and USD is weak, it could mean that the currency pair EURUSD could be going up. If both currencies are strong or weak it is better to avoid since it will probably means there is no clear direction for the specific pair. To get the latest Currency Strength Indicator please click here

Todays Markets

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Economic Calendar
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Trading Sentiment
Below is the latest sentiment as compiled by etoro, the world's largest (social) trading network. It provides a view of what individual investors think about the specific instruments and gives a view of the current sentiment.
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Latest News Headlines
Bloomberg: Yen Extends Gain as Stocks in Asia Run With Rally: Markets Wrap
The yen extended an advance and a rally in global stocks continued in Asia as equity investors showed signs of warming to a world with inflation and a sustained pace of tightening in U.S. monetary policy following this month’s slide in risk assets. [more...]
Bloomberg: Dollar Under Siege With U.S. Deficits Back on Wall Street's Radar
America’s fiscal largesse and the specter of wider current-account shortfalls are fueling a renewed wave of dollar bashing. [more...]
Bloomberg: Australian Employment Edges Higher Even as Full-Time Jobs Slump
Australian employment edged higher in the first month of the year, despite a plunge in full-time jobs, suggesting the central bank is likely to keep interest rates on hold. [more...]
Bloomberg: Yen Bulls Betting on BOJ Bask in Stock Rout, Add to Wagers
Yen bulls who were betting the Bank of Japan will edge away from monetary stimulus are basking in this month’s global stock slump, which has propelled the currency to the strongest in 15 months. [more...]
Bloomberg: That Obsession With Inflation Didn't Last Long
A $2 trillion rout in U.S. equities knocked investors out of a trance of profit euphoria. And they suddenly found themselves latching onto inflation as the thing to obsess about -- until January’s CPI print came out Wednesday and they decided they weren’t interested in it, after all. [more...]
Bloomberg: Will the Fed Soon Signal Four Hikes in 2018? Don't Bet on It
U.S. inflation is perking up. And just like that, commentators are speculating the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates more times than the three moves they’ve penciled in for this year. [more...]
Bloomberg: Dollar Bears Dominate at FX-Market Forum
Sell the dollar. That’s the message from almost all the money managers and strategists who spoke at TradeTech FX, a gathering of more than 500 currency-market participants in Miami this week. [more...]
Reuters: Stocks climb despite rise in U.S. inflation; dollar on defensive
Asian stocks rose on Thursday after Wall Street brushed aside strong U.S. inflation data and surged, in a move that also saw the dollar pinned to two-week lows even as Treasury yields jumped in anticipation of more rapid U.S. interest rate hikes. [more...]
Reuters: Oil extends gains on Saudi commitment to cutting output, weak dollar
Oil prices rose more than 1 percent on Thursday to extend gains from the previous session, lifted by a weak dollar and Saudi comments that it would rather see an undersupplied market than end a deal with OPEC and Russia to withhold production. [more...]
Reuters: Dollar hits 15-month low vs. yen, some see further slide
The dollar extended its losses against the yen and hit a new 15-month low on Thursday, with market participants bracing for further near-term weakness in the U.S. currency. [more...]
CNBC: Apple said it wants to become 'cash neutral' - which could be a huge boost for earnings
Apple's earnings could pop as much as 30 percent higher than current estimates — if the company buys back 10 percent of its shares each year over the next several years. [more...]
CNBC: Asian stocks advance following sharp US gains; yen firms
The Nikkei 225 rose 1.47 percent, or 310.81 points, to close at 21,464.98. Most sectors were in positive territory despite the firmer yen, with technology and financials recording substantial gains. [more...]
Currency Strength Indicators
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​​​​​​​The currency strength meter gives you a quick visual guide to which currencies are currently strong, and which ones are weak. The meter measures the strength of all forex cross pairs and applies calculations on them to determine the overall strength for each individual currency. For example, if EUR is strong and USD is weak, it could mean that the currency pair EURUSD could be going up. If both currencies are strong or weak it is better to avoid since it will probably means there is no clear direction for the specific pair. To get the latest Currency Strength Indicator please click here