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Bloomberg: Stock Futures Mixed as U.S.-China Tech News Mulled: Markets Wrap
U.S. stock futures slipped and European contracts were little changed alongside Asian equities as traders digested the latest U.S.-China confrontations over technology. Treasuries were little changed before minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting. [more...]
Bloomberg: Beyond Meat Wipeout Called by Kazakh Who Nailed Facebook IPO
In the world of high finance, Erlan Abdikarimov is as small-time as they come. A 30-year-old stock analyst, he plies his trade in Kazakhstan, where he advises investors about local companies and initial public offerings in the U.S. [more...]
Bloomberg: Rockefeller Was Almost Three Times Richer Than Bezos
Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man, is worth $117 billion. L’Oréal SA heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, the richest woman, has $54 billion. But how do their fortunes compare with those of past plutocrats? [more...]
Bloomberg: Long-Short Strategies Are Finally Coming to Chinese Stocks
Reforms that helped China win an increasing share of global equity benchmarks have convinced Merian Global Investors the time is right to start deploying more sophisticated investment approaches. [more...]
Bloomberg: Turkey Burns Bridges With Markets as Costs of Lira Defense Mount
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Turkey is paying the price for its pre-election efforts to tinker with the markets. As a controversial vote rerun looms, a barrage of interventionist policies by Erdogan has backfired, starving the economy of investment, fueling demand for foreign currency among households and businesses and further undermining the lira. [more...]
Bloomberg: Trump Readies New Round of Aid to Farmers Hit by China Trade War
The Trump administration is preparing to announce another round of aid to farmers hurt by the trade war with China as soon as Thursday, people familiar with the plan said, a package of assistance that could exceed $15 billion. [more...]
Bloomberg: American Companies in China Mull Relocation or Investment Cuts
About a fifth of U.S. companies in China are considering moving some or all of their production out of the country to deal with the trade tensions, and a third are delaying or cancelling investment decisions, according to a survey of 239 American firms in the market. [more...]
Bloomberg: Air China Asks Boeing to Pay Compensation for MAX 8 Delays
Air China Ltd., one of China's three major state-owned airlines, is joining carriers that are asking Boeing Co. for compensation for the grounding of their 737 Max jetliners following two fatal crashes. [more...]
Bloomberg: Short Aussie, Long Yen Is the Hot New FX Bet for Trade War
Short Australia’s risk-sensitive currency against the haven yen. That is emerging as one popular currency trade as investors look to profit from the U.S.-China trade war. [more...]
Reuters: China ready for further U.S. trade talks, ambassador says
Beijing is ready to resume trade talks with Washington, China’s ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai said, as a top U.S. business lobby in China said nearly half its members are seeing non-tariff barrier retaliation in China due to the trade war. [more...]
Reuters: Exclusive: Google suspends some business with Huawei after Trump blacklist - source
Alphabet Inc’s Google has suspended business with Huawei that requires the transfer of hardware, software and technical services except those publicly available via open source licensing, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday, in a blow to the Chinese technology company that the U.S. government has sought to blacklist around the world. [more...]
CNBC: Chinese social media users are rallying behind Huawei. Some say they’re switching from Apple
Chinese consumers are throwing their support behind Huawei, accusing the U.S. of “bullying the company,” with some on social media saying they’re looking to buy the technology giant’s products over Apple. [more...]
CNBC: Tesla lowers prices on Models S and X amid stock slump
Tesla has reduced the prices of its two most expensive models, raising concerns about fading interest in its cars and whether the company can generate enough cash to pay all the bills. [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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