Ford is outperforming during Wednesday’s trading, leading the list of gainers within the S&P 500. An upgrade in the company’s stock by an investment banking analyst acted as the catalyst behind today’s movement. Shares of Ford Motor Company jumped after an analyst with Morgan Stanley changed his view on the stock, adopting a bullish perspective […]
The Canadian Dollar declined on Tuesday, after a dovish sounding speech by Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz. Poloz suggested that the pace of interest rate hikes may become more gradual, as the economy expands without triggering inflation. There was also a mention of the uncertainty over the future of U.S. trade policies. The NAFTA […]
Amazon stock price recorded another all-time high of 1613.91 yesterday but ended the day in the red. Prices broke above the 1525 barrier over the previous sessions and are currently trying to post some gains. The bullish picture in the medium-term is further supported by the technical indicators. Short-term momentum indicators are also pointing to […]
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) will announce its rate decision on Thursday at 0830 GMT. While no change in policy is expected, investors will be looking for signals on whether the Bank is contemplating an eventual exit from its ultra-loose policies. With Swiss inflation still subdued though, the SNB may be reluctant to provide such […]
The Great Britain Pound jumped against its global peers following the Spring Forecast by Phillip Hammond. The currency jumped by 0.60%, 0.50%, 0.15%, and 0.63% against the Chinese Yuan, Dollar, Euro, and Japanese Yen respectively. In his statement today, Philip Hammond talked about many things but the most notable was his statement about the country’s […]
Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar index managed to erase part of yesterday’s losses during early European afternoon, inching up to 89.79 (+0.12%) despite the political chaos in the White House and renewed concerns over an escalation in US-China trade relations ahead of a crucial G20 meeting next week where […]
EURSEK has advanced considerably after hitting a four-month low of 9.7435 on January 31, eventually recording an eight-year high of 10.2442 last week. The pair has since lost some ground from March 7’s multi-year peak, with the retreat possibly coming on the back of an overstretched market – the Chikou Span seems to support this […]
The US 30 Index fell yesterday after headlines broke that the US Sec of State was being sacked by the President. The index closed at 25007.00 (down -0.68%) on the news, pushed further down late in the US session by the President’s call for $60B worth of trade tariffs on imported Chinese goods. Sentiment remains […]
The dollar index fell following yesterday’s decision by President Trump to fire his Secretary of the State. This came as the bureau of labor statistics released a report showing that inflation had edged lower but in line with what analysts were expecting. The Month over Month (MoM) Core CPI rose to 0.2% while the annualized […]
EURJPY is creating a bullish correction tendency after the rebound on the six-month low of 129.30. In the short-term timeframe, during Wednesday’s session, the pair hit a 4-month high of 132.42 and touched the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level of the last big downward movement with the high of 137.50 and the low of 129.30. Currently, the price […]
Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar was little changed versus a basket of currencies on Wednesday after retreating following the departure of Rex Tillerson from the position of US Secretary of State on Tuesday. STOCKS: US markets closed lower yesterday, as news that US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had […]
AUDUSD is trading higher following the rebound on the 0.7715 significant support level. However, the bullish movement paused at the 40-day simple moving average near the 0.7900 psychological level during yesterday’s session. Looking at the momentum indicators, the RSI indicator is moving slightly above its neutral threshold of 50 and is sloping to the upside, suggesting that the […]
Overshadowing the economic data yesterday was the sacking of US Secretary of State Tillerson. The President nominated current CIA Director Mike Pompeo to become the new Sec of State. The President also name-dropped Larry Kudlow to fill the vacancy left by Gary Cohn as his Chief Economic Advisor. On a more market-orientated level, President Trump […]
EURGBP has been consolidating since September 2017 and has been stuck in a channel tilted slightly to the downside. The neutral to bearish picture in the medium term looks to last for a while longer after prices failed to break above the upper channel earlier this month. Resistance was met at around the 0.8950 region […]
The US 100 index has advanced considerably, managing to finish higher in the seven preceding trading days after recording a one-month low of 6,641.85 on March 2. Earlier on Tuesday, it hit a fresh all-time high of 7,185.15. The RSI has been rising lately, projecting a bullish picture in the short-term. However – and turning […]
China will see the release of numbers on February’s fixed asset investment, industrial production and retail sales on Wednesday at 0200 GMT. Barring retail sales, the figures are expected to have eased on an annual basis relative to January’s respective releases. As the readings are made public, attention will be falling on the aussie as […]
EURNZD is touching the ascending trend line, which has been standing since February 2017. In the short-term timeframe, the price has been developing within a narrow range over the last two months with upper boundary the 1.7100 psychological level and lower boundary the 1.6720 support, which overlaps with the lower Bollinger band. Technically, in the […]
Bitcoin price has not recovered yet, with the cryptocurrency currently under further decline, now trading between $8800-$9900. The crypto market seems depressed, despite Wall Street analyst Thomas Lee’s Bitcoin Mystery Index giving a buy signal. The cryptocurrency market capitalisation is now struggling to surpass $400 billion, which begins to emerge as a new short-term resistance […]
The Japanese Yen has weakened against other major currencies in recent sessions, amid a political scandal engulfing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government. Japan’s ministry of finance reported that it altered documents relating to a discounted sale of state-owned land to a school operator associated with the Prime Minister’s wife. However, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) […]
The EURUSD pair has managed to find support and resistance at previously broken trend lines and has pulled back to the 1.23000 level, forming what looks to be wedge across it. This can happen around important levels as sellers and buyers battle for control. The wedge can be a continuation pattern but can also cause […]
U.S. equities rallied sharply on Friday, after the release of U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls data. The U.S economy added 313,000 jobs last month, much better than expectations of about 205,000, with unemployment holding steady at 4.1%. Moreover, hourly earnings surprised to the downside, rising a modest 0.1% and cutting the annual pace to just 2.6%, from […]
The USDCAD pair has risen to test 1.30000 in recent sessions and has dropped back to test support at 1.28000 as a backstop. As price is caught between these areas, there is a chance we stay in the range until energy is gathered and a direction is found. The trend has been higher during recent […]
The US Monthly Budget Statement (Feb) was $-215B v an expected $-216B, against a reading of $49.0B in the prior month. This data represents the balance of the federal government’s income and spending. The February number was the biggest decline in the budget since February of 2014. Seasonally, the February data is lower than other […]
The US Nonfarm Payrolls data released on Friday showed a strong increase in job creation and, combined with the lower than expected increase in Hourly Earnings, sent the markets into risk-on mode. This was a complete reversal of the previous month’s reaction to this data series when positive sentiment evaporated as fears of inflation and […]
Yesterday, US president Trump signed to formalise Steel and Aluminium Tariffs with notable exemptions for Canada and Mexico, subject to NAFTA progress. There were also hints that exemptions would be extended to key allies. Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have eased of late, with North and South Korea sending a joint team to the recent […]
The US will see the release of its retail sales data for February on Wednesday at 1230 GMT. While consumer spending softened in January, it’s projected to have bounced back in February. If confirmed by the actual data, this would be an encouraging development for Fed policymakers, who are widely anticipated to raise interest rates […]
Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: Political scandals surrounding the Japanese Finance Minister regarding a discounted sale of state-owned land continued to pressure the yen during the European afternoon, sending dollar/yen to 107.60 (+0.80%) ahead of the release of US CPI figures which have the potential to alter risk appetite in the market. […]
This March we returned to Latin America with yet another seminar on forex trading techniques, offered to online investors dedicated to improving their investment practices with the guidance of professional instructors. The first two stops of our intensive seminar series started in Latin America this spring were Mexico City on 3rd March and Guadalajara on […]
WTI crude oil futures have been moving sideways over the last few sessions in the 4-hour chart, signaling weak momentum. The price hit several times the 20-simple moving average but failed to trade lower. Having a look at the bigger picture, oil has lost its aggressive buying interest but remains in bullish territory. In the 4-hour chart, the RSI indicator is flattening slightly […]
Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar was trading higher versus a basket of currencies on Tuesday, posting notable gains against the yen in the midst of a political scandal in Japan that raises questions about the government’s ability to deliver moving forward. STOCKS: US markets were mixed yesterday. The Nasdaq […]
