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Bloomberg: Stocks Climb as China Data Spur Stimulus Hopes: Markets Wrap
Asian stocks advanced with equity futures in the U.S. and Europe after data showing China’s economy lost steam lifted expectations that Beijing might boost economic stimulus. The yuan was little changed and the dollar ticked higher. [more...]
Bloomberg: Trump Tower Is Now One of NYC’s Least-Desirable Luxury Buildings
Trump Tower, once the crown jewel in Donald Trump’s property empire, now ranks as one of the least desirable luxury properties in Manhattan. The 36-year-old building has been turned into a fortress since Trump won the presidency, ringed with concrete barriers and the two main entrances partially blocked off. [more...]
Bloomberg: Uber Blame Game Focuses on Morgan Stanley After Shares Drop
Morgan Stanley nabbed the biggest U.S. initial public offering of the past five years. Now it gets to field the second-guessing after Uber Technologies Inc. tumbled 18% in its first two days of trading. [more...]
Bloomberg: Traders Look to China Tech Earnings to Stem Losses: Taking Stock
Investor hopes that Wednesday’s nascent equity market rebound will continue likely depends on the imminent results from two of China’s biggest companies -- Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. [more...]
Bloomberg: Trade War May Spur China to Sell Treasuries as Yuan Tumbles
The idea that China would dump its $1.1 trillion of Treasuries to retaliate against U.S. tariffs is often dismissed as improbable. It’s seen as a nuclear option that would inflict more harm on China’s economy than America’s. [more...]
Bloomberg: Lloyd Blankfein Says ‘Tariffs Might Be An Effective Negotiating Tool’
Lloyd Blankfein said raising tariffs might be an appropriate tactic to use against China in the latest sign of widening American support for President Donald Trump’s tough approach. [more...]
Bloomberg: Gundlach Says Weakness Appearing in U.S. Economic Indicators
Some weakness is showing up in the U.S. economy despite lofty predictions of growth, according to Jeffrey Gundlach, the chief investment officer of DoubleLine Capital. [more...]
Bloomberg: Monet Landscape Breaks Record Selling for $110.7 Million
A sun-drenched landscape by Claude Monet fetched $110.7 million at Sotheby’s in New York on Tuesday, setting a record for the Impressionist painter. Painted in 1890, “Les Meules,” from the artist’s series featuring haystacks, had been estimated at $55 million. The final price includes fees. [more...]
Bloomberg: Advice From Fund Managers? Sell the Pound
Sell the pound, avoid U.K. gilts and wait for Brexit progress. That’s the advice from fund managers and strategists opting to reduce exposure to the U.K. amid a lack of Brexit clarity and escalating trade tensions. [more...]
Reuters: China's retail sales growth falls to 16-year low as trade war risks rise
China on Wednesday reported surprisingly weaker growth in retail sales and industrial output for April, adding pressure on Beijing to roll out more stimulus as the trade war with the United States escalates. [more...]
Reuters: Saudi oil facilities attacked, U.S. sees threat in Iraq from Iran-backed forces
Saudi Arabia said armed drones struck two of its oil pumping stations on Tuesday, two days after the sabotage of oil tankers near the United Arab Emirates, and the U.S. military said it was braced for “possibly imminent threats to U.S. forces in Iraq” from Iran-backed forces. [more...]
CNBC: Markets signal to US and China on the trade war: You have ‘blundered into a minefield’
The threat of the U.S.-China trade war escalating into something beyond nasty rhetoric and modestly effective tariffs for the most part has been dismissed by market participants and economists. [more...]
CNBC: Trump’s threat of auto tariffs on Europe may really be a ‘Trojan horse’
President Donald Trump’s next trade battle could involve the U.S. slapping steep tariffs on auto imports from Europe — but that wouldn’t really be the White House’s ultimate goal, one expert said Wednesday. [more...] |
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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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