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Trading Sentiment
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Bloomberg: Stocks in Asia Drop After U.S. Data Disappoints: Markets Wrap
Asian stocks retreated after a weak reading on American manufacturing added to concern about the global economy. Treasuries gave up a sliver of Tuesday’s gains. [Read more...]
Bloomberg: The World’s Most-Used Cryptocurrency Isn’t Bitcoin
What’s the world’s most widely used cryptocurrency? If you think it’s Bitcoin, which accounts for about 70% of all the digital-asset world’s market value, you’re probably wrong. [Read more...]
Bloomberg: Stocks Fall Most Since August on Weak Factory Data: Markets Wrap
Stocks slid and Treasuries rose after a gauge of U.S. manufacturing posted the weakest reading since the end of the last recession, fueling fears of an impending global slowdown and boosting haven assets. [Read more...]
Bloomberg: Norway Unexpectedly Withdraws Cash From Massive Wealth Fund
Norway unexpectedly took almost $400 million from its sovereign wealth fund in August, marking the first withdrawal in over a year as western Europe’s biggest petroleum producer takes advantage of its enormous piggy bank amid a decline in oil prices. [Read more...]
Bloomberg: U.S. Economy’s Slowdown Spurs Concern It’s Nearing Stall Speed
The U.S. economy is losing speed, something that has economists wondering how slow the economy can go and still avoid crashing into a recession. Whereas growth below 2% used to almost guarantee the economy would subsequently contract, some economists now reckon the U.S. can wobble around 1%-1.5% without falling over. [Read more...]
Bloomberg: Boris Johnson to Make His ‘Final’ Brexit Offer: My Deal or No Deal
Boris Johnson will on Wednesday send his final Brexit offer to the European Union, warning that he’ll walk away from the table and take Britain out of the bloc without a deal if Brussels doesn’t engage with him. [Read more...]
Bloomberg: Wall Street Fears ‘Hard Rollover’ of Risks After Calm Month
In the end, September wasn’t so bad for markets. And that’s making Wall Street nervous. The S&P 500 finished the month up 1.7% and the MSCI All-Country World Index gained 1.9%. Gauges of volatility for both U.S. stocks and Treasury futures settled lower even as the yield on America’s benchmark 10-year debt rose by 20 basis points. [Read more...]
Reuters: Global shares slip to one-month low after U.S. manufacturing shock
Global shares fell to one-month lows on Wednesday after U.S. manufacturing activity tumbled to more than a decade low, sparking worries that the fallout from the U.S.-China trade war is spreading to the U.S. economy. [Read more...]
Reuters: Facebook's Zuckerberg says Warren as U.S. president would be bad for tech
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg told employees in July that the company would “go to the mat” to defeat Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren’s expected effort to break up the world’s largest social media company if she were elected president, according to audio of two internal company meetings published by The Verge. [Read more...]
CNBC: China could take a ‘much harder’ line against Hong Kong now that National Day celebrations are over
Now that China’s 70th anniversary celebrations are over, Beijing could take a “much harder” line on Hong Kong if violence continues to mount in the city, says a professor at Cornell University. [Read more...]
CNBC: UK to fly back another 7,100 people on Wednesday after Thomas Cook collapse
UK’s Civil Aviation Authority said 44 flights are scheduled to fly on Wednesday to bring back 7,100 people back to the country, following the collapse of travel firm Thomas Cook. [Read more...] |
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Currency Strength Indicators
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