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Bloomberg: Asia Stocks Fall as Yuan-Slide Contagion Assessed: Markets Wrap
Stocks in Asia extended declines and the yuan slumped once again amid debate surrounding the impact of an escalating trade war and fear of contagion to emerging markets. Treasury yields dipped and the dollar steadied. [more...]
Bloomberg: China Set for Record Defaults, and Downgrades Tip More Pain
China is zooming to a record year of corporate-bond defaults, with the 2018 total already more than three-quarters of the previous high even before an expected economic slowdown bites. [more...]
Bloomberg: Saudis Weigh Lure of Higher Oil Prices With U.S. Call for More
Saudi Arabia will have to navigate a particularly delicate balance between chasing buyers and charging more for its crude when setting monthly prices for its biggest customers this week. [more...]
Bloomberg: U.S. Seeks to Block China Mobile's Entry, Escalating Tension
The U.S. moved to block China Mobile Ltd. from entering its telecommunications market on national security grounds, launching another salvo in the fight between the world’s two biggest economies days before they’re expected to impose tariffs on each other over trade. [more...]
Bloomberg: China to Cancel More U.S. Soy Shipments as Extra Tariff Looms
Chinese companies are expected to cancel most of the remaining soybeans they have committed to buy from the U.S. in the year ending Aug. 31 once the extra tariff on U.S. imports takes effect from Friday. [more...]
Bloomberg: Trade Wars Bite as Emerging Currencies Decline to 10-Month Low
With a trade kerfuffle bruising investors, assets across emerging markets started the week with more declines. The war of words between the world’s biggest economies over commerce added fuel to a sell-off sparked by a rising dollar and hawkish central banks in developed economies.  [more...]
Reuters: China turbulence knocks Asian shares to nine-month low as trade war fears grow
Chinese stocks went into a tail spin on Tuesday as turbulence gripped equity markets in Asia, which sank to nine-month lows as investors feared the Sino-U.S. trade row could derail a rare period of synchronized global growth. [more...]
Reuters: Oil rises on Libya force majeure, but demand slowdown holds back market
Oil prices climbed on Tuesday after Libya declared force majeure on some of its supplies, although an overall rise in OPEC output and an emerging slowdown in demand held back markets. [more...]
CNBC: Goldman: The second half is going to be difficult, but these stocks with strong balance sheets should thrive
The second half of 2018 will be tough for investors as they grapple with rising trade tensions and higher interest rates, according to Goldman Sachs. However, companies with strong balance sheets like Facebook and NVIDIA should do well in the tough times ahead as they can better deal with higher borrowing costs and overall volatility. [more...]
CNBC: China's state media says markets are being 'irrational,' calls for calm amid trade frictions
Chinese state media on Tuesday called a recent sell-off in mainland stock markets an "irrational overreaction" and urged investors not to panic over growing trade frictions between Beijing and Washington. [more...]

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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

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: Asia Stocks Slide, Yuan Resumes Retreat, Oil Falls: Markets Wrap
Stocks dropped in Asia on Monday after capping their worst quarter since 2015 last month, as investors gird for U.S. tariff hikes on Chinese imports that could damp export demand across the region. Oil fell and the dollar headed higher. [more...]
Bloomberg: Trump Trade War Arrives in the Data as China Awaits Tariffs
From this Friday, the world’s two largest economies are set to begin charging higher tariffs on each other’s goods, marking a major escalation of the conflict. [more...]
Bloomberg: Bitcoin Bloodbath Nears Dot-Com Levels as Many Tokens Go to Zero
Bitcoin’s meteoric rise last year had many observers calling it one of the biggest speculative manias in history. The cryptocurrency’s 2018 crash may help cement its place in the bubble record books. [more...]
Bloomberg: Global Automakers Prepare for `Nightmare' China Tariff Whiplash
For BMW AG, Tesla Inc. and other global automakers whose future is ever-more dependent on China’s burgeoning market, any gains from lower import tariffs this week will likely be short-lived -- thanks to President Donald Trump’s trade war. [more...]
Bloomberg: Britain’s Trickiest Economic Challenge Is Back in the Spotlight
Eclipsed by Brexit headlines, the most puzzling economic problem facing Britain is back in the limelight. Abysmal productivity growth has plagued the U.K. for a decade, sapping its underlying strength and undermining wage growth. [more...]
Bloomberg: China Will Halt Any Disorderly Yuan Slide, Morgan Stanley Says
China is not using yuan depreciation as a tool in its trade conflict with the U.S., and will likely step in to avert any disorderly decline, according to Morgan Stanley. [more...]
Reuters: China drags on Asia shares, politics on euro and peso
A renewed slide in Chinese shares and a sobering set of factory surveys sucked Asian markets lower on Monday, while the euro and the Mexican peso were both jolted by political developments at home. [more...]
Reuters: Oil falls amid rising Saudi output, Asian economic slowdown
Oil prices fell by more than 1 percent on Monday as supplies from top exporter Saudi Arabia rose and as signs of an economic slowdown in Asia dented the outlook for demand. [more...]
CNBC: Several signs are pointing to North Korea still working on its nuclear program
Nearly three weeks since North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un committed to complete denuclearization, multiple signs have emerged of expanding activity at his country's nuclear facilities. [more...]
CNBC: EU reportedly warns of new tariffs worth $300 billion if Trump targets automakers
The United States could get a new round of retaliatory tariffs worth as much as $300 billion, if it moves ahead with new duties on European cars, the Financial Times reported. [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