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Bloomberg: IMF Cuts Global Growth Forecast Again as ‘Missteps’ Fuel Concern
The International Monetary Fund further reduced its global growth outlook, already the lowest since the financial crisis, and suggested that policy “missteps” on trade and Brexit could derail a projected rebound. [more...] Bloomberg: Stocks Stall as Nasdaq Futures Drop; Oil Gains: Markets Wrap
U.S. futures slipped and European contracts were mixed as Asian stocks lost steam with investors shrugging off news that U.S.-China trade talks will resume in person next week. Nasdaq futures fell after the U.S. opened an antitrust probe into big technology companies. [more...]
Bloomberg: A Decade of Low Interest Rates Is Changing Everything
It’s hard to wrap your head around just how low U.S. interest and bond yields are—still are—a decade after the Great Recession ended. Year after year, prognosticators said that rates were bound to go back up soon: Just be ready. That exercise has proved to be like waiting for Godot. [more...]
Bloomberg: Apple’s Heir Apparent Is Much More Like Tim Cook Than Steve Jobs
When Apple announced the pending departure of Chief Design Officer Jony Ive last month, it threw the spotlight on an executive few outsiders know: Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams, who has now also taken over the company’s legendary design studio. [more...]
Bloomberg: Stock Gains in Danger as Fed May Disappoint, Cambiar Says
There could be “a little squall” in equity markets if the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by a quarter percentage point next week because of lingering hopes of a larger move, according to Cambiar Investors LLC. [more...]
Bloomberg: Jokowi Courts Softbank, Saudi Prince in Pursuit of Investment
Within months of a landslide election win, Indonesian President Joko Widodo is securing new deals with foreign businesses, including scoring the largest international investment in more than five decades. [more...]
Bloomberg: Nissan to Deepen Job Cuts to 10,000 Worldwide, Kyodo Says
Nissan Motor Co. plans to cut at least 5,200 additional jobs globally to improve its performance, more than doubling the number flagged earlier this year, Kyodo News reported, citing unidentified sources. [more...]
Bloomberg: Trump Wants a Weak Currency. Rivals Do Too, and That’s a Problem
Major economies around the globe all seem to covet a weaker currency as risks to growth mount. That makes engineering a lower dollar, euro or other heavyweight all the harder. [more...]
Reuters: Asia stocks stay judgment on trade talks, euro pressured
Asian shares crept higher on Wednesday as the prospect of fresh Sino-U.S. trade talks drew a guarded welcome, while the euro hit lows on a range of counterparts amid speculation the European Central Bank was near to easing policy. [more...]
Reuters: White House's Kudlow hopeful on U.S.-China trade talks, agriculture buys
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Tuesday called it a good sign that top U.S. officials would be traveling to China to discuss reviving stalled trade talks, and said he expected Beijing to start buying U.S. agriculture products soon. [more...]
CNBC: Deutsche Bank posts second quarter net loss of 3.15 billion euros amid restructuring costs
German-lender Deutsche Bank reported weaker-than-expected net loss of 3.15 billion euros ($3.51 billion) for the second-quarter 2019. Analysts from Refinitiv estimated a net loss of 1.7 billion euros for the second-quarter, due to the bank’s massive restructuring program announced earlier this month. [more...]
CNBC: Brexit leader Boris Johnson wins race for UK prime minister
Boris Johnson, one of the biggest voices in the Brexit movement, won the Conservative Party leadership race on Tuesday and will become the U.K.’s next prime minister. [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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