Markets Drop on Airstrike Threat

Morning Report: 09.00 London

• This morning world markets are on the back foot after US President Obama authorised the possibility of air strike to target IS militants in Iraq. The S&P 500 has continued its down trend, dropping below 1900 for the first time since May.                                                                                                             

                               

• The dollar index is seeing some of the biggest selling pressure since the end of June as investors switch to ‘safer’ havens of the Japanese yen and precious metals.
                                                                                                                                                                           
                               

• The main yen pairs are all trading significantly lower.

                               
         
                               

• Gold and silver are reversing their recent down trend, with gold in particular showing some sustained interest.

                               

                               

• The pound’s weakness for the week is continuing, with the GBP/JPY one of the weakest yen pairs recently and the EUR/GBP rising sharply today.

                               

                               
                            
Coming up today:

• Coming up today we have UK trade balance data at 09.30.

• Following this we have Canadian employment data and prelim US non farm productivity Q/Q.


Trade Idea:

• The AUD/JPY has dropped heavily in the last two days and this pair has the potential to let its trends run and run so a bearish bet could pay off here.

                               

A good way to play this is a LOWER trade predicting that the AUD/JPY closes below 94.00 in 7 days time for a potential return of 129%.


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