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Bloomberg: U.S., European Stock Futures Rise, Yen Declines: Markets Wrap
The global stock slide moderated Tuesday as investors retained bets that the U.S. and China will ultimately reach a trade deal. U.S. and European futures rose, and Asian equities fell by less than the magnitude seen on Wall Street overnight. [more...]
Bloomberg: Stocks, Commodities Tumble as China Strikes Back: Markets Wrap
U.S. stocks and commodities tumbled after China retaliated with higher tariffs on a range of American goods. Treasuries jumped with the Japanese yen on demand for haven assets. [more...]
Bloomberg: Uber's Losses Reach Double Digits in IPO Debut Debacle
Uber Technologies Inc. shares extended the free-fall on Monday following a rocky debut after launching the biggest initial public offering of the year. And the CEO doesn’t expect the situation to get much better in the near term. [more...]
Bloomberg: Trade Spat Wipes Out $1 Trillion From Global Stock-Market Values
The flare-up in trade tensions sent global equities to the steepest losses of the year, wiping more than $1 trillion from stock values around the world Monday. [more...]
Bloomberg: Asia Traders Look for a Time Out as Losses Mount: Taking Stock
Asian investors hoping for some sort of breather amid the trade war market carnage are dusting off their technical indicators. A number of signs are emerging in the region’s markets the selloff may be due for a pause, with the MSCI Asia Pacific Index approaching its most oversold level since 2016, according to a relative strength indicator. [more...]
Bloomberg: Stock Strategist Who Nailed 2018 Says Recession Bell Is Ringing
After a tumultuous week ended on an up note, it seemed U.S. stocks might escape the trade spat with only bruises. Then came Monday, when the biggest sell-off in four months more than doubled last week’s damage. [more...]
Bloomberg: China Faces Diminishing Returns With U.S. Commodity Tariffs
China’s latest retaliation against U.S. tariffs is set to prove largely benign to commodity trade flows as Beijing runs out of raw materials to target. Some products targeted by China tariffs were already squeezed by the long-running trade war. Meanwhile, other politically sensitive items, including soybeans, have been subject to top-end levies of 25% since last year. [more...]
Bloomberg: Bitcoin's Surge to Almost $8,000 Rekindles Memories of Bubble
Bitcoin jumped to almost $8,000 and didn’t look back, as its longest winning streak since 2013 continued to rekindle the global cryptocurrency market. Monday’s advance of as much as 26% comes only a few days after the digital asset broke through $6,000. [more...]
Reuters: China, U.S. have 'wisdom' to resolve trade dispute, says senior diplomat
China and the United States both have the “ability and wisdom” to reach a trade deal that is good for both, the Chinese government’s top diplomat said, as U.S. President Donald Trump said he thought recent talks in Beijing would be successful. [more...]
Reuters: Saudi oil tankers among those attacked off UAE amid Iran tensions
Saudi Arabia said on Monday that two of its oil tankers were among those attacked off the coast of the United Arab Emirates and described it as an attempt to undermine the security of crude supplies amid tensions between the United States and Iran. [more...]
CNBC: Trump: We'll know in three to four weeks if China trade talks are successful
Speaking at a White House event on Monday evening, U.S. President Donald Trump offered a projection about how much longer Washington and Beijing could be locked in heated trade negotiations. [more...]
CNBC: China’s ‘self-destructive nuclear option’ in trade war: Selling US Treasury bonds
Consider it China’s nuclear option in the trade war with the U.S. — the ability to start dumping its massive pile of Treasury bonds that could trigger a surge in interest rates and substantially damage the American economy. [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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