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Trading Sentiment
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 Trade Mixed as Amazon Profit Saps Optimism: Markets Wrap
Stocks in Asia were mixed as weakness from Amazon.com Inc. earnings kept a lid on positive sentiment, even as equities remained on course for a third week of gains. Treasuries edged up. [Read more...]
Bloomberg: Jeff Bezos Is Set to Lose His Crown as World’s Richest Person
Jeff Bezos is about to relinquish the title of world’s richest person to Bill Gates, as Amazon.com Inc. stock tumbled in late trading Thursday. Shares of the biggest online retailer dropped 8.1% to $1,637 in extended trading at 4:24 p.m. in New York. [Read more...]
Bloomberg: They Took His Supercars, But Dictator’s Son Still Flaunts Riches
Teddy Obiang enjoys the finer things in life. That much is clear from the growing list of assets that authorities on three continents have seized from him over the better part of a decade -- including luxury vehicles, mansions and expensive watches. [Read more...]
Bloomberg: SoftBank Vision Fund Planning Writedown of Over $5 Billion
SoftBank is planning to take a writedown to its Vision Fund of at least $5 billion to reflect a plunge in the value of some of its biggest holdings, including WeWork and Uber Technologies Inc., according to people with knowledge of the matter. [Read more...]
Bloomberg: Tech Can’t Get Out of Market’s Way With Amazon the Latest Flop
After a brief respite, technology stocks looked poised to reprise their role as spoiler of the stock market party. An exchange-traded fund tracking the Nasdaq 100 slid 0.6% after hours, erasing half of Thursday’s gain, after a sales forecast from Amazon.com Inc. trailed estimates. [Read more...]
Bloomberg: Australian Property Is Starting to Boom Again. That's a Worry
Australia is seemingly rushing headlong into another debt-fueled property binge. Three interest rate cuts that have taken mortgage rates to a record low and a loosening of lending curbs have sent buyers flocking back to the housing market. At current boom-time rates of growth, Sydney home prices could recoup two years of losses and be back at record highs as soon as May. [Read more...]
Reuters: China to ask U.S. to remove tariffs in exchange for ag buys in talks Friday: sources
Top U.S. and Chinese trade officials will discuss plans on Friday for China to buy more U.S. farm products, but in return, Beijing will request cancellation of some planned and existing U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports, people briefed on the talks told Reuters. [Read more...]
Reuters: Police say 39 dead in truck near London believed to be Chinese
Police were given more time on Thursday to question a driver arrested on suspicion of murder after 39 people, believed to be Chinese nationals, were found dead in a refrigerated truck near London, with the investigation focusing on human trafficking. [Read more...]
CNBC: US does not want to ‘decouple’ from China, Vice President Mike Pence says as trade talks intensify
Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday denied that the U.S. is seeking to “decouple” from China, despite “the many challenges we face in the U.S.-China relationship.” [Read more...]
CNBC: Zuckerberg: Facebook ‘would be forced to leave’ the Libra Association if it moves forward before regulators approve
Facebook could be forced to abandon its own cryptocurrency project if the newly created group steering it decides to move forward without regulatory approval, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday during his testiomony at a House Financial Services hearing. [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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