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Latest News Headlines
Bloomberg: Stocks Rise Before U.S. Jobs Report; Dollar Higher: Markets Wrap
Asian stocks posted modest gains Friday following an afternoon rally in the U.S. that erased most of the day’s losses, as investors grappled with shifting indications on Sino-American trade talks and prospects for a pause in Federal Reserve tightening. The dollar ticked higher and the yen dipped. [more...]
Bloomberg: Tech Rally Ensures Mere Loss for Stocks, Not Rout: Markets Wrap
U.S. equities closed up from the lows of the day after a late rally in large technology stocks helped to propel the Nasdaq 100 higher in what was the biggest reversal for the index since April. [more...]
Bloomberg: The U.S. Just Became a Net Oil Exporter for the First Time in 75 Years
America turned into a net oil exporter last week, breaking almost 75 years of continued dependence on foreign oil and marking a pivotal -- even if likely brief -- moment toward what U.S. President Donald Trump has branded as "energy independence." [more...]
Bloomberg: U.S. Pursued Huawei CFO’s Arrest Despite Risk to Trade Talks With Xi
The Trump administration arranged the arrest of Huawei Technologies Co.’s chief financial officer aware of potential blow-back in trade talks with Beijing but intent on showing resolve to crack down on Chinese companies accused of violating U.S. law. [more...]
Bloomberg: Bitcoin Leads Cryptos to Lowest Since 2017 as Sell-Off Resumes
Cryptocurrencies continued their slide with a fresh bout of losses Friday after the SEC dashed hopes that a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund would appear before the end of this year. [more...]
Bloomberg: Biggest Worry for Traders? They Don't Know Why Stocks Are Moving
It would be nice to write the market’s convulsions off to liquidity failures, or tariffs, the Federal Reserve or tech valuations. But for the people living through these swings on trading desks, none of those explanations does the trick -- and that’s what really worries them. [more...]
Bloomberg: Behind the Market Turmoil Lies Nothing But Excuses
During World War I, British army recruiters asked a powerful question: Did you have a reason or merely an excuse for not enlisting? Presumably, not wanting to die in a horrible and pointless war did not count as a good reason. [more...]
Bloomberg: In Brexit Endgame, Complacency and Confusion Bedevil Markets
With just a few months to go, Britain’s exit from the European Union still presents a baffling array of potential outcomes, including everything from the government being overthrown to a second referendum. And it’s testing the mettle of traders already worn down by two years of political anguish. [more...] Reuters: U.S. employment report seen calming fears over economy
U.S. companies likely maintained a solid pace of hiring in November while increasing wages for workers, suggesting the economy remains strong enough for the Federal Reserve to continue raising interest rates in 2019. [more...]
Reuters: Oil slides as OPEC ties supply cut to Russia; Moscow said to only back limited move
Oil prices fell on Friday, pulled down by OPEC’s move to delay a final decision on output cuts as its awaits support from heavyweight supplier Russia, which is reported to not want to reduce its output by more than 150,000 barrels per day (bpd). [more...]
CNBC: Bitcoin plunges more than 11 percent as December rout continues to drag down cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin fell more than 11 percent against the U.S. dollar in 24 hours by Friday afternoon during Asian hours, marking fresh declines for the world’s largest cryptocurrency. It’s been a rough December for the digital token: Its price dropped 8 percent on the first day of the month. [more...]
CNBC: Dow rebounds from 780-point plunge, ends day just slightly lower on report Fed may pause hikes
Stocks closed well off their session lows on Thursday after news broke that the Federal Reserve could tighten monetary policy at a slower pace than previously expected. [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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