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CNBC: Markets are now only hoping US-China tariffs don't get worse on March 1, JP Morgan says
Markets have lowered their bar for what kind of U.S.-China trade headlines they'd cheer, a J.P. Morgan Asset Management global market strategist, Hannah Anderson, said Friday. [more...] Bloomberg: Stocks Decline on Trade Pessimism; Bonds Steady: Markets Wrap
Asian stocks retreated from their highest levels since October as global economic growth concerns resurfaced and investors questioned the potential for progress on the U.S.-China trade dispute. Treasuries held gains. [more...]
Bloomberg: Amazon Scraps Plan to Build a Headquarters in New York City
Amazon.com Inc. said it’s axing plans to build a new corporate campus in New York City, bowing to fierce opposition from some residents and politicians and denying the city what the mayor and governor had called its biggest ever economic win. [more...]
Bloomberg: Warren Buffett Doubles Down on Big Banks as Berkshire Trims Apple Stake
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. took advantage of a plunge in bank stocks to pile even further into his bet on financials, while trimming a giant stake in Apple Inc. [more...]
Bloomberg: U.S.-China Trade Talks Set to Wrap Up With Few Signs of Progress
High-level trade talks between the U.S. and China were set to wind up Friday in Beijing, with time running out to reach an agreement that would avert an increase in American tariffs on Chinese goods by March 1. [more...]
Bloomberg: Optimism Has Its Limits as Trade Worries Resurface
Asian stocks are stumbling to the finish line Friday, paring an otherwise solid week of gains. Investor anxiety is once again rising as the latest round of trade talks in Beijing looks set to wrap up without a pat resolution. [more...]
Bloomberg: China’s Slowing Factory Prices Add to Deflation, Profit Concerns
China’s factory inflation decelerated for a seventh month, adding to concerns about the return of deflation and the impact that will have on already weak corporate profits. [more...]
Bloomberg: U.S. Soy Exports Won't Reach Pre-Trade War Levels for Years
U.S. soybean exports won’t return to their pre-trade war peak levels until the 2026-2027 season as competitors in South America gain global market share. [more...]
Bloomberg: Europe Just Got a Bad Omen for the Economy in 2019
European car sales began the year on a sour note, with January’s decline marking a fifth straight monthly drop and signaling the region’s manufacturing stalwart is still struggling. [more...]
Bloomberg: Hedge Funds Play Tug-of-War With the Volatile Australian Dollar
Hedge funds are ratcheting up wagers on the Australian dollar -- in both directions -- after it became the most-volatile Group-of-10 currencies in the past month. [more...]
Reuters: Chance of a U.S. recession up, number of Fed rate hikes down: Reuters poll
There is a one-in-four chance of a U.S. recession in the next 12 months, a scenario that should keep the Federal Reserve from raising interest rates next month, according to a Reuters poll of economists who now expect only one rate hike this year. [more...]
Reuters: Exclusive: China offers to end market-distorting subsidies but won't say how
China has pledged to end market-distorting subsidies for its domestic industries but offered no details on how it would achieve that goal, according to three people familiar with the U.S.-China trade talks in Beijing this week. [more...] CNBC: Trump will sign spending bill, declare a national emergency and 'other executive action' to build wall
President Donald Trump will sign spending legislation to prevent a government shutdown while declaring a national emergency to try to build his proposed border wall, the White House confirmed Thursday. [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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