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Below is the latest sentiment as compiled by etoro, the world's largest (social) trading network. It provides a view of what individual investors think about the specific instruments and gives a view of the current sentiment.
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Bloomberg: Stocks Mixed as Fed-Cut, Trade Optimism Fades: Markets Wrap
Asian stocks were mixed and European futures weaker as investor optimism cooled toward imminent Federal Reserve interest rate cuts and U.S.-China trade talks getting back on track. [more...]
Bloomberg: Pain From Trump's China Tariffs Spreads, Reshaping Global Trade
President Donald Trump often cites China’s massive exports to the U.S. as a grave injustice hanging over the world economy. But lately it pays to look at Chinese imports for the pain that his tariff wars are inflicting on global growth. [more...]
Bloomberg: Trump Drags Dollar to Center Stage at G-20 as Trade War Heats Up
Don’t expect much of a respite from U.S. officials’ squawking about the dollar, even as the currency is near a three-month low in the lead-up to this week’s pivotal Group-of-20 summit. [more...]
Bloomberg: Gold's Rally to Six-Year High Spurs People to Sell Their Old Tiffanys and Rolexes
Fund managers aren’t the only ones feeling the tailwind from gold’s rally to a six-year high. Empire Gold Buyers saw business activity climb to the highest since 2011, when the precious metal traded at a record, CEO Gene Furman said. [more...]
Bloomberg: U.S. Set to Delay More China Tariffs Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting
The U.S. is willing to suspend the next round of tariffs on an additional $300 billion of Chinese imports while Beijing and Washington prepare to resume trade negotiations, people familiar with the plans said. [more...]
Bloomberg: Goldman Gets Bearish After Australia's 18% Stock-Market Rally
Pricey valuations and a deflated earnings outlook have Goldman Sachs Group Inc. doubting whether Australia’s rallying stocks can keep producing gains. [more...]
Bloomberg: Risk Stalking Iran’s Sanction-Scarred Currency Is Off the Charts
Iran’s currency is under more duress now than when a European and U.S. oil embargo was in place seven years ago. Oxford Economics’ FX Risk Tool, a composite measure of vulnerability to a currency crisis, shows the rial as the most exposed in the Middle East and North Africa. [more...]
Bloomberg: Morgan Stanley Says It’s Time to Buy Emerging-Market Currencies
The U.S. dollar is probably in a bear market, meaning emerging-market currencies are in for a good ride this year despite a weaker outlook for global growth, according to Morgan Stanley. [more...]
Reuters: Trump-Xi meet, Iran tension to overshadow G20 summit in Japan
Concerns over trade, conflict and oil will dominate a summit of the Group of 20 major economies in Japan this weekend, with attention focused on a meeting between the leaders of the United States and China, embroiled in a lengthy trade war. [more...]
Reuters: Trump threatens 'obliteration,' Iran calls White House 'mentally retarded'
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to obliterate parts of Iran if it attacked “anything American,” in a new war of words with Iran which condemned fresh U.S. sanctions on Tehran as “mentally retarded.”. [more...]
CNBC: The trade war is weighing on Chinese home buying in the US
Chinese home buyers last year ponied up much less cash in the U.S. as the trade war continues to escalate between the world’s two largest economies. As President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping prepare to meet this week, there are worries that decline in spending could extend further. [more...]
CNBC: There’s another reason behind bitcoin’s 200% rise this year — it’s got nothing to do with Facebook
Bitcoin has been on a tear this year, rising almost 200% since the start of the year. There are multiple theories as to why, and one in particular is gaining traction. [more...] |
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