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Bloomberg: Watch Out for Market Complacency as Risks Mount
Asia’s equity rally has been largely bulletproof this year with the regional benchmark up about 10 percent in less than four months. What might be more concerning is how calm the market has been -- volatility on the MSCI Asia Pacific Index is now at a level last seen in October, just before the massive risk asset sell-off that sent stocks plunging 14 percent in less than three months. [more...] Bloomberg: Stocks Mixed Ahead of Earnings; Treasuries Steady: Markets Wrap
Asian equities traded mixed after U.S. shares showed little direction ahead of corporate earnings and following data confirming the economy remains on solid footing. Treasuries steadied. [more...] Bloomberg: Sensors Linked to Boeing 737 Crashes Vulnerable to Failure
The crashes of two Boeing Co. 737 Max jets in five months have focused attention on a little-known device that malfunctioned, starting a chain reaction that sent the planes into deadly dives. [more...] Bloomberg: Boeing Has Called 737 Max 8 ‘Not Suitable’ for Certain Airports
Before last month’s crash of a flight that began in Ethiopia, Boeing Co. said in a legal document that large, upgraded 737s “cannot be used at what are referred to as ‘high/hot’ airports." [more...] Bloomberg: Five Charts Show Platinum Markets Coming to Life
After months of being ignored in favor of market darling palladium, platinum is finally getting some attention from investors. The metal, which is mostly used to make jewelry and reduce emissions from car exhausts, is trading near the highest since May and money is pouring into platinum-backed exchanged-traded funds. [more...] Bloomberg: Fear Grips Norway's Oil Industry as Political Risk Explodes
Oil companies in Norway may pay some of the highest taxes and wages in the world but they could always count on support in the halls of power. Then last week the country’s biggest political party pulled out the rug from under that certainty in a dramatic policy shift to abandon support for drilling off the Lofoten islands. [more...] Bloomberg: Sweet-And-Sour Global Economy Gets Relief Signs, Bleak Forecasts
The global economy was gifted signs of a reprieve from a sloppy start to the year, though that’s not stopping the bleak forecasts from rolling in. Trade wars rage on, and central bankers remain patient through all the noise. Here’s our weekly wrap of what’s going on in the world economy. [more...] Reuters: Asian shares dip amid caution on global growth, U.S. earnings
Asian shares weakened on Friday as trepidation ahead of the start of the U.S. corporate earnings season and underlying anxiety over the global growth outlook eclipsed some reassuring U.S. economic data. [more...] Reuters: U.S. charges Assange after London arrest ends seven years in Ecuador embassy
British police dragged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange out of Ecuador’s embassy on Thursday after his seven-year asylum was revoked, paving the way for his extradition to the United States for one of the biggest ever leaks of classified information. [more...] CNBC: Mohamed El-Erian: The Fed has swung from ‘too hawkish’ to ‘too dovish’
The U.S. Federal Reserve has switched from a stance that was “too hawkish” at the end of last year to “too dovish” presently, according to Mohamed El-Erian, Allianz’s chief economic advisor. [more...] CNBC: China’s March trade surplus soars past expectations, Beijing data show
China’s exports for the month of March came in much higher than expected, while its imports came in much lower than expected, according to customs data released on Friday. [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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