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Bloomberg: Asian Stocks Fall as U.S. Tech Sinks; Bonds Steady: Markets Wrap
Stocks in Asia declined Tuesday after weakness in some of the biggest technology companies sent U.S. stocks tumbling, adding to pessimism about a breakthrough in trade tensions. [more...]
Bloomberg: Nissan's Ghosn Arrested in Japan, Threatening Three-Way Alliance
The cult of Carlos Ghosn collapsed Monday as the boss of Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. was arrested in Tokyo for alleged financial crimes, likely ending his tenure at the Japanese automaker. [more...]
Bloomberg: Stocks Sink as Apple, Facebook Pace the Tech Wreck: Markets Wrap
Weakness in some of the biggest technology companies sent U.S. stocks tumbling Monday as pessimism about escalating trade tensions between the Trump Administration and China added to concerns about potential new regulations coming for the industry. The dollar steadied and Treasuries crept higher for a fifth straight session. [more...]
Bloomberg: China Is Paying for Most of Trump's Trade War, Research Says
President Donald Trump is succeeding in making China pay most of the cost of his trade war. That’s the conclusion of a new paper from EconPol Europe, a network of researchers in the European Union. U.S. companies and consumers will only pay 4.5 percent more after the nation imposed 25 percent tariffs on $250 billion of Chinese goods. [more...]
Bloomberg: Cryptocurrencies Plummet, With Bitcoin Breaking Below $5,000
The slide in cryptocurrencies accelerated Monday, with Bitcoin piercing the $5,000 mark for the first time since October 2017, amid speculation that increased regulatory scrutiny will prompt issuers of initial coin offerings to liquidate holdings. [more...]
Bloomberg: Stress Over Brexit Will Make a Volatile Pound a Bargain
Investors should snap up the pound when it slides on Brexit if they are brave enough to handle months of volatility, according to UBS Wealth Management. The private banking arm of UBS Group AG reckons that below $1.20 is the magic number, as even a “hard Brexit” should not see the currency fall much further. [more...]
Bloomberg: Apple Shares Near Bear Market Territory
Apple Inc. shares dropped close to bear market territory Monday on concern consumers are no longer clamoring for its cornerstone product, the iPhone. [more...]
Bloomberg: Carney on Brexit, U.S. Confidence, Hong Kong Poverty: Eco Day
The Bank of England governor will take questions about Brexit from lawmakers. He’ll be joined by fellow interest-rate setters Jon Cunliffe, Andy Haldane and Michael Saunders. [more...]
Bloomberg: Europe’s Most Reliable Rate-Hike Beacon Goes Dim
Weakness in the Czech currency has reliably pointed the way to the longest run of interest-rate increases in Europe. But at their last meeting of the year, policy makers may opt for a pause, even as the koruna continues its slide. [more...]
Bloomberg: Citigroup Sees U.S. Dollar Topping Out in 2019
The dollar will weaken next year as the economic boost from fiscal policy wanes and rising interest rates start to hurt, according to Citigroup Inc. The greenback will fall around 2 percent against the Group-of-10 peers over six to 12 months after climbing 1 percent in the next three months, analysts including London-based Jeremy Hale wrote in a note. [more...]
Reuters: Stock markets slide on tech sell-off, dollar sags
Asian stock markets skidded on Tuesday and Europe was expected to follow, pressured by sharp losses on Wall Street as technology firms tumbled on worries about slackening demand. [more...]
Reuters: Oil prices drop as broad market sell-off outweighs supply concerns
Oil markets lost steam on Tuesday as a deteriorating economic outlook and a surge in U.S. production outweighed expected supply cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). [more...]
CNBC: Once popular tech stocks like Facebook and Apple are now getting crushed: Here’s what happened
Technology stocks were hit hard on Monday, with some of the biggest U.S. companies leading losses across the sector. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 3 percent as it continued a 6-week slide. The index was led lower by Facebook, Apple, and Nvidia. [more...]
CNBC: Markets have ‘never seen anything remotely similar’ to a no-deal Brexit, strategist warns
Market participants are finding it extremely difficult to fully appreciate the risk of the world’s fifth-largest economy being thrust into the unknown post-Brexit, one strategist told CNBC on Monday. [more...] |
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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.
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