September 18, 2014 – Stocks News Japanese stocks rose as the Yen continued declining reaching 108.8 against USD, the weakest rate since August 2008. The Nikkei added 1.13%. In india Tata Motors showed little movement despite analysts bullish trade. European stocks rose for the second day as the Fed announced they don’t intend to increase […]
September 19, 2014 – Forex News EUR/USD The EUR/USD has gone up since its weekly low after the FOMC Statement. Now, however, the pair seems to have plateaued in the absence of significant data. though there is Eurozone current account data scheduled to come out at 8:00 GMT, it is not expected to cause a […]
September 19, 2014 – Daily Market News Today’s Hot Asset: GBP U.S. stocks reached record levels once again due to continuing optimism that the Federal Reserve will maintain low interest rates after quantitative easing has ended. Bullish sentiment has remained since Wednesday’s FOMC statement and Press conference hosted by Janet Yellen. The S&P 500 added […]
The results are in and it’s a ‘No’ from Scotland, as voters opted to stay part of the UK. The final result showed 55% for No, 45% for Yes. Markets strengthened in the wake of the news as investors breathed a sigh of relief; the break-up of the centuries old Union would have led to […]
European markets have opened in positive territory today, as traders cheered Scotland’s decision to remain a part of the UK. The results of the Scottish independence referendum showed that 55% of the participants voted in favour for Scotland to remain in the UK. With no major domestic economic releases today, traders will eye Eurozone current […]
European markets have opened in positive territory today, as traders cheered Scotland’s decision to remain a part of the UK. The results of the Scottish independence referendum showed that 55% of the participants voted in favour for Scotland to remain in the UK. With no major domestic economic releases today, traders will eye Eurozone current […]
September 18, 2014 – Indices News Asian markets have come out mixed as the FOMC statement from yesterday affecting different regions in different ways. For starters, Chinese equities declined as investors saw the eventual raising of interest rates in the US as an event that could reduced demand fro CHinese goods. However, Japanese markets climbed […]
September 18, 2014 – Daily Market News Today’s Hot Assets: GBP, Gold, USD The FOMC statement was released yesterday. The Fed increased the official target rate forecast and lowered their quantitative easing by a further $10billion stating that they expect to end the easing next month. However they also stated that the interest rate will […]
September 18, 2014 – Forex News Hot asset for today: GBP/USD EUR/USD As expected the EUR/USD dropped and broke through its support once the FOMC statement was released. The U.S. Dollar strengthened following the official target rate forecast increase and consequently the EUR/USD pair reached 1.2840, its lowest price since July 2013. Loses were limited, […]
It’s decision time for Scotland, with today’s referendum set to determine whether the country will remain in the UK or establish (or re-establish) itself as an independent state. In the past couple of weeks as the polls have narrowed and an independent Scotland has become a real possibility, markets have had to face up to […]
European markets have opened in the green, as market sentiment was lifted after the Federal Reserve Bank chief, Janet Yellen, reiterated her pledge to keep interest rates low for a “considerable time”. Closer home, retail sales data will be keenly eyed which is expected to show a faster pace of growth in August. The Scottish […]
European markets have opened in the green, as market sentiment was lifted after the Federal Reserve Bank chief, Janet Yellen, reiterated her pledge to keep interest rates low for a “considerable time”. Closer home, retail sales data will be keenly eyed which is expected to show a faster pace of growth in August. The Scottish […]
September 17, 2014 – Indices News Asian markets were mixed today, with Chinese equities rising after the the Chinese Central Bank increased its sue of stimulus to address anemic growth in the Middle Kingdom. Japanese markets did not perform as well, with companies like Pioneer announcing job cuts. In addition, Australian stocks were still down […]
September 17, 2014 – Daily Market News Today’s Hot Assets: USD, Gold, Oil U.S. stocks closed higher following gains in energy shares and speculation that the Fed will keep interest rates low for a long period of time. Following a two day meeting, the FOMC Statement will be released today at 6pm GMT and Janet […]
September 17, 2014 – Forex News Hot Asset For Today: EUR/USD On Tuesday, the EUR/USD tested its resistance at 1.3000 as the U.S. Dollar weakened against its major peers. The 2-day FOMC meeting has started and the market is speculating over possible results. Despite the fact that most analysts believe that comments will be hawkish, we […]
September 17, 2014 – Forex News Hot Asset For Today: EUR/USD On Tuesday, the EUR/USD pair tested its 1.3000 resistance as the U.S. Dollar weakened against major peers. The 2-day FOMC meeting has already started and market reacted with some speculation over possible results. Despite the fact, that most of the analyst believe in some […]
The Hang-Seng and Shanghai Composite both closed up this morning, boosted by rapid government action taken in response to disappointing data over the weekend. China is set to provide greater liquidity to some of its largest banks, with a stimulus package worth 500 billion Yuan. The surprisingly quick move to address weak points in the […]
European markets have opened in the green today, amid optimism over potential easing in China. Most of market attention today will be on the outcome of the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting for cues on the future policy stance. Closer home, the ILO unemployment rate and claimant count data will be closely eyed to […]
European markets have opened in the green today, amid optimism over potential easing in China. Most of market attention today will be on the outcome of the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting for cues on the future policy stance. Closer home, the ILO unemployment rate and claimant count data will be closely eyed to […]
September 16, 2014 – Indices News Asian markets went down today as Chinese companies like SAIC motor corp. a Hisense Electric co. fell. The main reason for poor performance in the far east was worse than expected Chinese FDI data – which suggests that less capital is entering the Middle Kingdom. Due to the importance […]
September 16, 2014 – Stock Market News Asian stocks continued decreasing today – heading towards the longest bearish movement this year. The main reason for this is speculation regarding the FOMC statement later this week. Stocks in Japan dropped as investor saw a slight strengthening of the YEN against the USD. Leading the bearish trend […]
September 16, 2014 – Daily Market News The market slightly drop during the Asian session before tomorrow’s FOMC Statement. As Fed is expected to tight the monetary stimulus and therefore the economy will again loose some of the support from the government, the stock reacted negatively. However, we do not expect that this should be […]
September 15, 2014 – Stock Market News Asian stocks declined on negative Chinese data showing the weakest production result in six years. However, the Japanese Nikkei advanced as SoftBank continued raising on the hype generated from the Alibaba IPO later during the week. In Europe trading was mix as a result of the rising geopolitical […]
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Negative Numbers out of China over the weekend have continued to effect markets, with no indication that the Chinese government intends to change its current economic course. Premier Li Keqiang seems determined to reduce China’s debt, stating last week that China now relies on strong reforms rather than strong stimulus. The current economic path being […]
European markets have opened lower today, as traders refrain from taking riskier bets ahead of the key US Federal Reserve Bank policy meeting and the Scottish independence referendum due later this week. Closer home, traders will keep a tab on consumer prices data which is widely expected to show that the annual inflation eased in […]
European markets have opened lower today, as traders refrain from taking riskier bets ahead of the key US Federal Reserve Bank policy meeting and the Scottish independence referendum due later this week. Closer home, traders will keep a tab on consumer prices data which is widely expected to show that the annual inflation eased in […]
September 15, 2014 – Indices News Asian markets are mostly down again as Chinese Industrial Output grew by the lowest amount since 2008. In addition, the real estate slump in the Middle Kingdom is also starting to drag local markets down more and more. Australian markets also suffered from this as reduced activity in China […]
September 15, 2014 – Daily Market News Markets started the week with a negative incentive from the Chinese yearly industrial report, showing only a 6.6% report vs’ a forecast of 8.8%. This is an 6-year weakest result for the 2nd largest economy in the world. According to economists the strong decrease in industrial production will […]
