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Trading Sentiment
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Latest News Headlines
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Bloomberg: Global Risks Put Yen at Top of Pile for 2019 Currency Forecasts
The myriad of global risks this year is keeping yen bulls happy and encouraging bets on a world-beating rally in coming months. The Japanese currency is predicted to outperform its Group-of-10 peers by the end of 2019 and gain nearly 3% to 105 per dollar, according to Bloomberg’s survey of currency analysts. [Read more...] Bloomberg: Stocks Mixed, Yields Flat as Trade Tensions Eyed: Markets Wrap
Stocks kicked off the week in mixed fashion on Monday, with a slump in Japanese shares contrasting with more muted moves elsewhere. Treasuries were little changed after gains at the end of last week. [Read more...]
Bloomberg: Forever 21 Files for Bankruptcy, Adding to Retail Apocalypse
Forever 21 Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection, the latest big fashion merchant who couldn’t cope with high rents and heavy competition as the shift to e-commerce cut a swathe through traditional retailers. [Read more...]
Bloomberg: These Are the Currencies to Watch If a Trade Deal Is Made
The Brazilian real will be the strongest emerging-market currency performer in the event of a U.S.-China trade deal, while the Thai baht and Israeli shekel are among those that will be the least responsive, a Bloomberg analysis shows. [Read more...]
Bloomberg: ‘This Is Huge’ as China Threat Dents Markets: Wall Street Reacts
Financial markets suffered another trade-related blow on a report that the Trump administration may move to limit U.S. investment in China, a move certain to raise tensions. [Read more...]
Bloomberg: Wall Street Falls in Love Again With Companies Loaded Up on Debt
The Federal Reserve’s new round of interest-rate reductions just might be working. At least, that’s what one obscure, but key, stock market indicator suggests. [Read more...]
Bloomberg: Chinese Stocks Drop as U.S. Considers Limiting Investor Flows
Chinese stocks fell Monday after a report that the Trump administration is considering ways to limit U.S. investors’ exposure to Chinese assets. The CSI 300 Index slipped 0.5% as of the mid-day break, on volume that was about 43% lower than the 30-day average. [Read more...]
Bloomberg: Bitcoin Bulls Take to Twitter for Reassurance After Crypto Crash
As Bitcoin prices took a plunge this week, crypto evangelists were quick to take to Twitter to soothe frayed nerves and expound on why the drop is nothing to be concerned about. [Read more...]
Reuters: Snapback to higher bond yields? At least five years, strategists say
A return to significantly higher yields will take longer than previously thought, according to a Reuters poll of fixed-income strategists who slashed their year-ahead major government bond yield forecasts to the lowest since polling began 17 years ago. [Read more...]
Reuters: Oil prices climb as positive China factory data eases demand concerns
Oil prices edged up on Monday after China’s factories unexpectedly ramped up production in September, easing concerns about demand at the world’s largest crude importer amid an ongoing trade war with the United States. [Read more...]
CNBC: China’s tech ambition is ‘unstoppable’ — with or without the trade war, analyst says
China is closing in on the U.S. in some areas of technology and could soon even overtake America in certain respects, experts told CNBC. The world’s second-largest economy is already showing some good progress in its push on homegrown industries such as artificial intelligence and chips. [Read more...]
CNBC: This upcoming event could turn the market into a ‘minefield,’ says Peter Boockvar
Brace yourselves. The U.S. stock market could become a “minefield” this upcoming earnings season as companies begin to feel the heat from slowing economies around the globe, warns Peter Boockvar, chief investment officer at Bleakley Financial Group. [Read 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. To get the latest Currency Strength Indicator please click here
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