March 6, 2014 – Forex News Hot Asset For Today: EUR/USD The EUR/USD has been ranging today in anticipation of the interests rate decision from the European central bank expected to come out at 12:45 GMT. This decision will be followed by a press conference at 13:30 GMT. At the moment, the trajectory is changing, with the […]
European financial markets trade up Thursday ahead of key central bank decisions by the Bank of England and European Central Bank. Asian markets rose overnight on the back of confidence over easing tensions in the Ukraine after Russia pulled back ground troops earlier this week and President Putin downplayed the possibility of military action. Hopes […]
European markets have opened in positive territory today ahead of policy meetings from the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England (BoE) wherein both the central banks are expected to maintain status quo. Meanwhile, Halifax reported that its house price index in the UK climbed 2.4% in February compared to a revised 1.2% […]
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March 5, 2014 – Indices News Asian markets have gone up today in light of the deescalation in the Ukraine. The yen dropped on this news, pushing Japanese equities higher as export income rose. However, Chinese stocks have taken a hit due to fears of a corporate debt default. All in all, the Nikkei went […]
February 05, 2014 – Stock Market News Today’s Hot Asset – Blackberry Stocks in Europe are currently trading slightly lower, as the session passes the midway point for the day. The release of positive European data worked against equities, as the data made regional currencies much more appealing. This is creating quite a few predictable […]
March 5, 2014 – Daily Market News Today’s Hot Assets: EUR, USD, CAD The chances of a military conflict in Ukraine are diminishing. The Russian President, Putin, said that they reserve the right to use force in Crimea in the event of “lawlessness” but stated that such an occurrence would be a last resort. This […]
Ukraine crisis easing a tad after Russian President yesterday adjusted his stance on Ukraine saying Russia would only take military action as a last resort – earlier Tuesday, Putin pulled back Russian forces from the Crimea region, ending what he called a military exercise. That led to a big rally for Russian stocks and the […]
European markets have opened in the red today, as investors took a breather following sharp gains registered in the previous trading session. Going forward, a raft of macroeconomic data across the Eurozone and the US would be closely tapped for further direction. Closer home, the British Retail Consortium reported that its shop price index in […]
February 04, 2014 – Stock Market News Today’s Hot Asset – Gazprom Stocks in the U.S. have opened the day trading broadly higher. Investors within the region have been given the positive boost they needed, as tensions between Ukraine and Russia showed signs of easing. There is little to no regional economic data today allowing […]
March 4, 2014 – Daily Market News Today’s Hot Assets: Gold The situation in Ukraine affected markets greatly yesterday. The performance of global markets was mostly negative. Traders turned away from riskier assets and chose instead to invest in safe haven assets. US stocks fell as data did little to lift sentiment. At session close […]
March 4, 2014 – Forex News Hot asset for today: GBP/USD The EUR/USD pair slightly decreased during the yesterday’s trading hours. The main movement came with U.S. ISM Manufacturing PMI release which showed better-than-expected result and increase the hope for stronger Friday’s Non-Farm Payrolls. The pair reversed at 1.3720 level and before the European session […]
Growing tensions in Ukraine rattled global markets Monday leading to steep falls in European and US markets in the previous session. Asian markets bucked the trend somewhat overnight, edging higher on regional data though Ukraine woes hampered moves to the upside. Regular pay in Japan increased under ‘Abenomics’, kicking up the Nikkei 225 index while […]
“European markets have opened in the green today, erasing some of their sharp losses posted in the previous trading session, amid media reports that Russia has ordered to call back its military troops patrolling the Ukrainian border. Closer home, traders would focus on economic data which is expected to show that the construction Purchasing Managers’ […]
March 3, 2014 – Indices News Asian markets went down today after tension in Ukraine escalated due to reports of Russia occupying parts of the Crimea. This movement was exacerbated by a surge in the yen, a currency used as a safe haven asset by many traders, which lead to a drop in the Nikkei […]
March 3, 2014 – Stock Market News Today’s Hot Asset – Gazprom Stocks in Europe are currently trading sharply lower, as the session nears its close for the day. Investors within the region are very trepid at the moment, as they assess the current on goings between Ukraine and Russia. Traders are also awaiting a […]
Stocks in Europe were trading lower on the first day of the trading week as the ongoing turmoil in Ukraine weighs on market sentiment. Meanwhile, market participants are focusing on the release of a string of Final Purchasing Managers’ Indices (PMI) for February from European countries, later in the day. Futures for the European Euro […]
March 03, 2014 – Daily Market News Today’s Hot Assets: USD, Gold, Oil U.S. GDP came out negative on Friday and showed the economy to only expand by 2.4% during the last quarter. Investors shrugged off the release and chose instead to focus on the Chicago PMI and the Michigan Consumer Sentiment reports which were […]
March 03, 2014 – Forex News Hot Asset For Today: EUR/USD The euro rose for a second month in a row against the the dollar last on Friday mainly due to U.S data being adjusted, however this is being seen as a temporary effect of the bad weather the U.S is currently experiencing. The U.S […]
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March 03, 2014 – Weekly News WEEKLY REPORT 03/03-07/03 EUR/USD Last week the EUR/USD pair first slightly decrease on Wednesday and went down to 1.3650. The movement down was driven mainly due to better-than-expected U.S. New Home Sales and optimism before Thursday’s Janet Yellen testimony. However, on Thursday the testimony did not bring any news or […]
European markets have opened firmly in the red today, as escalating geopolitical tensions in Ukraine and dismal Chinese official manufacturing data released over the weekend sparked risk aversion amongst investors. Closer home, data from Hometrack indicated that UK house prices continued to rise in February. Later today, Markit manufacturing activity and mortgage approvals data are […]
February 28, 2014 – Indices News The Asian session has traded mixed as it’s reacted to market uncertainty. In early session markets reacted to the unrest that is occurring in Ukraine despite Yellen’s speech, where she stated that the US economy is improving. As a result people again turned to their safe haven asset (e.g. […]
Stocks in Europe were seen trading mixed on Friday while traders focus on macro-data from European Union countries. The European Euro Stoxx gained 0.02% to 3,140.00, while the German DAX index added 0.34% to 9,621.00 at the time of writing. At the same time the French benchmark CAC 40 edged 0.10% higher at 4,400.80, while […]
February 28, 2014 – Stock Market News Today’s Hot Asset – Apple Stocks in the U.S started trading lower yesterday but finished the day rising. Investors were quite timid as they awaited Janet Yellens testimony. Once the testimony finished investors found their confidence and this helped to push stock values higher. Movement will continue throughout […]
February 28, 2014 – Forex News EUR/USD Yesterday, the EUR/USD rose after Janet Yellen’s testimony. Despite noting that the Fed would try to end bond purchases by the fall, Yellen mentioned that there was an unusually high number of unemployed people and that interest rates may remain low – 2 things that made traders less […]
February 28, 2014 – Daily Market News Today’s Hot Assets: USD, EUR, CAD, GBP Janet Yellen, the new Head of the Federal Reserve, gave her second testimony before the Senate Banking Committee in Washington. She maintained her previous stance on monetary policy and reiterated comments made before. She also said that it is too soon […]
European equities are paring early gains Friday, thwarting the Stoxx600’s chance to post its biggest monthly gain since July. The Stoxx600 index kicked off the session a little firmer than where it is now – off around 15 points. That said, for the month of Feb., so far, booked a gain of 4.7%. Other assets […]
European markets have opened flat today, as investors await a raft of economic data from the Eurozone and the US. Closer home, data revealed that the GfK consumer confidence index stood unchanged at -7 in February after showing a remarkable improvement in the previous month while the Nationwide house prices rose more than expected in […]
February 27, 2014 – Indices News The Asian session traded mixed as traders reacted to previous data. The JPY rallied against the dollar following bad US data and the political situation in Ukraine which caused traders to turn to safe-haven assets. Consequently the Nikkei dropped and closed 0.32% lower. Talk of energy sector sector reforms has […]
