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Bloomberg: Stocks Slide on Curve Fears; Bonds Push Higher: Markets Wrap
Stocks dropped in Asia after Wednesday’s U.S. sell-off, though losses weren’t as severe, after the inversion of part of the Treasury yield curve raised recession fears. The yield on 30-year Treasuries dropped below 2% for the first time. [more...]
Bloomberg: Bond Rally Charges On With 30-Year Treasury Yields Below 2%
Alarm bells are ringing louder in bond markets. Among the superlatives: the yield on 30-year Treasuries fell below 2% for the first time and the world’s pile of negative-yielding debt surpassed $16 trillion. And looming over it all was the 10-year Treasury yield dipping below the two-year, in what’s considered a harbinger of a U.S. economic recession in the next 18 months. [more...]
Bloomberg: U.S. Stocks Tumble as Economic Worries Mount: Markets Wrap
U.S. stocks suffered one of the deepest sell-offs of the year and Treasuries surged as mounting signs of a global economic slowdown stoked fears of an economic recession. [more...]
Bloomberg: The Yield Curve Is Inverted! Remind Me Why I Care
If you’re wondering what a yield curve is and why there’s so much fretting on both sides of the Atlantic over its changing shape, you’re not alone. This year, Google searches for “yield curve inversion” shot up to their highest level ever. Here’s what the fuss is about. [more...]
Bloomberg: Negative-Yielding Debt Hits Record $16 Trillion on Curve Fright
The recession alarm bell ringing in U.S. government bond markets sent investors rushing once more to haven assets, pushing the world’s stockpile of negative-yielding bonds to another record. [more...]
Bloomberg: Argentina’s Massive Sell-Off Had a 0.006% Chance of Happening
There was a 99.994% probability that an event like Monday’s sell-off in Argentina wouldn’t happen. But it did. And it served to underscore the need for investors to protect against extreme events that look very unlikely but can have outsize impact if they do occur. [more...]
Reuters: Stocks rattled, oil sinks as bond markets scream recession
Asian stocks stumbled and oil prices extended a punishing sell-off on Thursday as investors feared an historic drop in long-term U.S. bond yields could portend a recession globally. [more...]
Reuters: Dow posts biggest one-day drop since October as recession fears take hold
Wall Street sold off sharply on Wednesday as recession fears gripped the market after the U.S. Treasury yield curve temporarily inverted for the first time in 12 years. [more...]
CNBC: Trump suggests ‘personal meeting’ with China’s Xi over Hong Kong crisis
President Donald Trump in a tweet Wednesday suggested a “personal meeting” with China’s President Xi over the ongoing Hong Kong crisis, as investors remained on edge about the trade tensions between the U.S. and China. [more...]
CNBC: Strategist: Yield curves predict ‘absolutely nothing,’ and central banks ‘never run out of bullets’
Fears are rising that a recession looms after a closely watched market metric flashed a warning signal, but one strategist told CNBC the supposed indicator “predicts absolutely nothing.” [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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