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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
Reuters: Trump warns Brexit agreement could threaten future US-UK trade deal
President Donald Trump on Monday warned that the agreement allowing Britain to leave the European Union could endanger a future U.S.-U.K. trade deal. [more...]
Bloomberg: Stock Rally Hits Speed Bump With U.S. Tariff Alarm: Markets Wrap
American stock futures slipped, and gains in Asian equities were limited, after a warning on tariff hikes from President Donald Trump cast a cloud on prospects for a cease-fire in the U.S.-China trade war later this week. [more...]
Bloomberg: GM Plans More Than 14,000 Job Cuts, Seven Factory Closings
General Motors Co. will cut more than 14,000 salaried staff and factory workers and close seven factories worldwide by the end of next year, part of a sweeping realignment to prepare for a future of electric and self-driving vehicles. [more...]
Bloomberg: World’s First Genetically Edited Babies Claimed in China
A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world's first genetically edited babies — twin girls born this month whose DNA he said he altered with a powerful new tool capable of rewriting the very blueprint of life. [more...]
Bloomberg: Grim Stock Signals Piling Up as Wall Street Mulls Recession Odds
Nine turbulent weeks and a correction in U.S. stocks have left analysts with a thorny question. What’s the market saying about the economy? And while few see incontrovertible signs investors are bracing for a recession, it’s a word that’s been coming up more as they seek a signal in the chaos. [more...]
Bloomberg: Microsoft Ascent Is Win for Hedge Funds After They Dumped Apple
One group rooting for Microsoft Corp. to overtake Apple Inc. is hedge fund managers, who made Bill Gates’ software company their favorite pick last quarter while dumping the iPhone maker. [more...]
Bloomberg: Currency Traders Place Cheap Bet That Trump and Xi Could Reach a Truce
Currency traders aren’t ruling out the prospect that the highly anticipated meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping this weekend will deliver a trade truce. [more...]
Bloomberg: Analyst Who Nailed 2018 Has Same S&P 500 Forecast for 2019
Mike Wilson, the biggest equity bear on Wall Street whose prediction has proved prescient this year, has a similar outlook for 2019. The chief U.S. equity strategist at Morgan Stanley forecast that the S&P 500 will end next year at 2,750, the same level he forecast for 2018. [more...]
Bloomberg: Top Fund Buys Tencent and China Stocks, Sells U.S. Tech Giants
A top-performing global equity fund is picking up battered Tencent Holdings Ltd. shares and doubling down on China as it pares its exposure to some of Wall Street’s biggest tech stocks. [more...]
Bloomberg: Asia puts brave face on Trump threat, oil subdued
Asian share markets fought to keep a global rebound alive on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump seemed to quash hopes of a trade truce with China, clouding what had been a bright start to the week. [more...]
Bloomberg: Dismantling the oil industry: rough North Sea waters test new ideas
Scottish marine salvage group Ardent is adapting the tanks it used to refloat the Costa Concordia, the cruise ship wrecked off the Italian coast in 2012, to decommission North Sea oil platforms. [more...]
Reuters: A weak US could hit recovery of emerging markets, Morgan Stanley says
While Morgan Stanley has upgraded its views for stocks in emerging economies, the bank warns that a weaker U.S. could still limit the potential comeback for some of those emerging markets. [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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