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Latest News Headlines
Bloomberg: Asian Stocks Extend Advance After U.S. Tech Surge: Markets Wrap
Asian equities extended gains after a rally in technology companies boosted U.S. stocks to record highs. Bonds fell in Australia and New Zealand following a drop in Treasuries, while crude oil held above $60 a barrel. [more...]
Bloomberg: Gold Is on Its Best Run Since 2011
Gold is starting the new year on the front foot. Bullion advanced for an eighth session to head for the longest stretch of gains since mid-2011, building on an annual surge. [more...]
Bloomberg: The Criminal Underworld Is Dropping Bitcoin for Another Currency
Bitcoin is losing its luster with some of its earliest and most avid fans -- criminals -- giving rise to a new breed of virtual currency. Privacy coins such as monero, designed to avoid tracking, have climbed faster over the past two months as law enforcers adopt software tools to monitor people using bitcoin. [more...]
Bloomberg: Amazon Will Buy Target This Year, Gene Munster Predicts
Amazon.com Inc.’s shake-up of the retail landscape may not be over, according to one well-known technology analyst. [more...]
Bloomberg: Bitcoin Gains on Report Peter Thiel Makes Bet on Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin is getting a boost from a report that billionaire Peter Thiel is making a big bet on cryptocurrency. Founders Fund, the venture-capital firm co-founded by Thiel, has amassed hundreds of millions of dollars of bitcoin, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. [more...]
Bloomberg: Asia's Top-Performing Currency Is Still Raring to Go in 2018
Bets are on for South Korea’s won to climb past any weakness as the risk of a conflict eases after Pyongyang called for talks with its southern neighbor, notwithstanding the current standoff with the U.S., according to Kiwoom Securities Co. [more...]
Reuters: Asia stocks flirt with historic highs on global growth cheer
Asian stocks struck a range of new peaks on Wednesday as risk appetites were whetted by a feast of upbeat manufacturing surveys that confirmed a synchronised upturn in the world economy was well under way. [more...]
Reuters: Euro takes breather after rally; dollar holds steady
The euro eased on Wednesday to take a breather from a rally prompted by optimism over the euro zone’s economy and expectations the European Central Bank will wind down its bond-buying stimulus in 2018. [more...]
CNBC: Trump says his 'Nuclear Button' is 'bigger' and more powerful than Kim Jong Un's
President Donald Trump said Tuesday evening that his "Nuclear Button" is "much bigger & more powerful" than the one controlled by North Korea's Kim Jong Un. [more...]
CNBC: Oil could hit $80 per barrel by the end of 2018, says portfolio manager
This year could mark a comeback for commodities, with oil potentially hitting $80 per barrel, a portfolio manager said on Wednesday. [more...]
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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: China Stocks Start 2018 Strongly, Dollar Weakens: Markets Wrap
China’s equities led regional gains as property stocks soared in Hong Kong and a gauge of manufacturing strength beat expectations. The dollar slid following its worst year in more than a decade, while gold advanced. [more...]
Bloomberg: Bitcoin Starts New Year by Declining, First Time Since 2015
For the first time since 2015, the cryptocurrency began a new year by declining, extending its slide from a record $19,511 reached on Dec. 18. The virtual coin traded at $13,624.56 as of 5 p.m. in New York on Monday, down 4.8 percent from Friday, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. [more...]
Bloomberg: Singapore's Economy Grows Faster Than Estimated
Singapore’s economy finished 2017 on a solid footing, allowing more room for policy makers as they consider raising taxes and tightening monetary policy this year. [more...]
Bloomberg: Air Crash Probe Begins After Compass CEO Killed in Sydney
Investigators are piecing together the final moments of a Sydney seaplane flight that plunged into the water on New Year’s Eve, killing Compass Group Plc Chief Executive Officer Richard Cousins and four members of his close family. [more...]
Bloomberg: The Biggest Threats to China’s Economy in 2018
China’s economy begins 2018 facing what its own leaders call three years of “critical battles.”. Those fights to tackle domestic debt, poverty and pollution pose a hat-trick of risks to the world’s No. 2 economy even before higher interest rates and trade war threats from the U.S. are taken into account. [more...]
Bloomberg: China Bulls Out in Force in 2018 as Stocks, Yuan, Bonds All Rise
Chinese financial markets started the new year in celebratory mode, with the MSCI China Index extending a 12-month rally and the yuan climbing to the highest level in almost four months. [more...]
Reuters: Asia shares scale decade top on China optimism, dollar in doldrums
Asian shares scaled a decade peak on Tuesday after a survey of Chinese manufacturing proved surprisingly upbeat, while the euro lurked within striking distance of its 2017 top against an ailing U.S. dollar. [more...]
Reuters: Oil posts strongest year opening since 2014; Iran unrest pushes up crude
Oil prices posted their strongest opening to a year since 2014 on Tuesday, with crude rising to mid-2015 highs amid large anti-government rallies in Iran and ongoing supply cuts led by OPEC and Russia. [more...]
CNBC: Look for an 'almost inevitable cold war' between the US and China, strategist says
North Korea called itself a nuclear power on Monday, but the question now is whether U.S. President Donald Trump recognizes the rogue regime as one, a strategist told CNBC Tuesday. [more...]
CNBC: Here are three key global themes set to dominate markets in 2018
The next calendar year is projected to be a "nerve-jangling" ride for global investors, strategists told CNBC, with recurring geopolitical tension and the frenzies of technology set to guide market trends. [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