February 3, 2014 – Stock Market News Today’s Hot Asset – General Motors Stocks in the U.S. are currently trading lower. Investors within the region are showing there caution, as they await some key economic data due to be released later in the session. Once the data is released it should spark a reaction from […]
February 3, 2014 – Binary Options Monthly News There are many important financial events which are scheduled to take place this month. Keeping an eye on the following data will help bring successful binary options trading. This month’s main events – Monday February 3 – Friday February 28: 02/03/2014 Japan Vehicle Sales YoY 02/03/2014 IT PMI Manufacturing 02/03/2014 […]
February 3, 2014 – Forex News Hot asset for today: GBP/USD The EUR/USD finished below 1.3500 last week (it’s lowest price since November 22nd). The price was pushed down by the stronger U.S. Dollar and the uncertain EU economic outlook. The EU CPI showed a 0.7% increase instead of the expected 0.9%. This increased speculation […]
February 3, 2014 – Daily Market News Today’s Hot Assets: EUR , USD US stocks fell on Friday after weak fourth quarter earnings. Markets are also still reacting to the Federal Reserve’s decision to further cut the monetary stimulus. At the close of U.S. trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 0.94% lower and the […]
February 3, 2014 – Forex News Hot asset for today: GBP/USD The EUR/USD finished last week below 1.3500 – the lowest price since November 22nd. The price was pushed down by stronger U.S. Dollar and uncertain EU economic outlook. The EU CPI showed 0.7% increase instead of expected 0.9%. That increase speculation over possible further […]
February 3, 2014 – Weekly News WEEKLY REPORT 03/02-07/02 EUR/USD Last week the EUR/USD pair decreased by 1.73%. The pair mainly fell on Thursday – the day after Fed announced another cut in monetary stimulus (from $75 billion/month to $65 billion/month). On Thursday and on Friday we saw that German and EU CPI came out […]
Trepidation in European equity markets on first trading day of the month as investors in the region await PMI manufacturing data out of the euro zone, UK and the US. The euro zone PMIs should confirm an encouraging picture of manufacturing activity in the region since the start of the year. Stronger business confidence out […]
European markets have opened slightly higher today, as investors awaited a slew of economic data from the European countries, due today, to gauge the direction of the market momentum. However, gains were limited as China reported a slowdown in its manufacturing activity on Friday and a drop in its services activity earlier today. Closer home, […]
January 31, 2014 – Indices News Asian markets are mostly closed today due to the lunar new year. However, Japanese markets remained open and initially rose after better than expected unemployment data. However, worse than expected Household Spending and Industrial Production data eventually dragged the Nikkei down. It closed down 0.62%. European markets fell today […]
January 31, 2014 – Forex News Hot asset for today: EUR/USD The EUR/USD pair repeated the movement from Wednesday and broke its support (on Thursday it was 1.3580) and fell to its second support at 1.3550. The bearish mood was first driven by optimisms on the Dollar side but later on as U.S. data came out mixed […]
January 31, 2014 – Daily Market News Today’s Hot Assets: EUR, CAD, USD After declining due to increased tapering and emerging market fears US stocks regained some ground yesterday. This came after GDP data boosted optimism as the US economy expanded by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. At the close of the US session, the […]
European markets have opened mixed today, as upbeat US GDP growth data and Japanese economic reports offset lingering concerns of Fed tapering. Trading volumes remained thin due to the Chinese New Year holidays. Meanwhile, Gfk reported that its UK consumer confidence index rose more-than-expected to -7.0 in December from a reading of -13.0 reported in […]
January 31, 2014 – Stock Market News Today’s Hot Asset – Google Stocks in the U.S. are currently trading sharply higher. The positives earnings figures released by Facebook has helped drive the markets upwards and this is giving investors reason for optimism. This movement should continue throughout the session which is great for binary options […]
January 30, 2014 – Indices News Asian markets have declined due to worse than expected Chinese HSBC Manufacturing PMI numbers. The data showed hat manufacturing in China climbed more than expected. Furthermore, investors in Asian assets are also a little worried about the Federal reserve’s decision to taper the stimulus. Many feel the demand for […]
January 30, 2014 – Daily Market News Today’s Hot Assets: USD, JPY The US Federal Reserve decided during their monthly monetary policy meeting to reduce quantitative easing by another $10 Billion to $65 Billion. Economic activity is continuing to pick up and continuous improvement is still being seen in the labor market. This brings uncertainty […]
January 30, 2014 – Forex News Hot asset for today: EUR/USD The EUR/USD pair broke its support yesterday after the American session started. The pair was driven by expectation that the Fed will continue to scale back its monetary stimulus. At 7.00PM (GMT) the statement was released and confirmed the widely expected result that the […]
January 30, 2014 – Forex News Hot asset for today: EUR/USD The EUR/USD pair broke its support yesterday after the American session started. The pair was driven by expectation that Fed will continue scaling back its monetary stimulus. At 7.00PM (GMT) when the statement was released the investors confirmed the widely expected fact that Fed […]
European markets have opened lower today, following Fed’s decision to trim a further $10 billion in its monthly bond purchases and after Chinese manufacturing activity slipped into the contraction territory for the first time in six months. Meanwhile, investors await US GDP preliminary figures for the fourth quarter, slated for release later in the day. […]
US Federal Reserve remained on track of unwinding its bond buying programme on Wednesday, cutting monthly purchases by another $10billion, now down to $65billion per month [starting in Feb.], in line with market expectations. There were no dissenters on the FOMC, the tone on the economy was relatively upbeat and forward guidance was reaffirmed [unemployment […]
Although FTSE100 opened higher and was rising this morning, any gains have now been erased as the FTSE100 pulls back below opening levels. Turkeys news of a rate hike doing little to settle concerns over emerging markets – Investors now await the policy decision later in the US which will likely drive world market direction […]
January 29, 2014 – Stock Market News Today’s Hot Asset – Facebook Stocks in Europe are currently trading higher today. Investors are showing signs of optimism following the news that Turkey has raised its key interest rates. This is calming investors’ fears about emerging markets and allowing them to concentrate on investment opportunities within the […]
January 29, 2014 – Forex News Hot Asset For Today: GBP/USD The EUR/USD pair slightly decreased on Tuesday and broke its support at 1.3645 but as the U.S. data came out the pair reversed up and erased the previous movement down. The U.S. Core Durable Goods Orders unexpectedly fell in December and decreased by 1.6% […]
European markets have opened higher today, as investors speculated that a sharp overnight rate hike by the Turkish central bank might stem selling in emerging markets and revive risk appetite. However, investors kept a close eye on the US Fed’s policy decision due later in the day. Closer home, Nationwide reported that UK housing prices […]
January 28, 2014 – Stock Market News Today’s Hot Asset – Pfizer & Apple Stocks in the U.S. have opened mixed today. The Nasdaq is down due to the disappointing reaction to Apples earnings figures. However, the Dow and the S&P are both up. The Dow has been helped by the great performance of one […]
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FTSE100 and other european indices all inched higher this morning, rebounding slightly from their worst levels for almost 6 weeks. Sentiment is expected to remain fragile, however as investors await news from the Federal Open Market Committee meeting tomorrow. The Fed is expected to continue scaling back its asset purchases this month. The impact of […]
January 28, 2014 – Daily Market News Today’s Hot Assets: GBP, USD US stocks fell yesterday amid concerns that emerging market economies may slow down. Uncertainty regarding Fed stimulus is also still present and affecting markets negatively. The Fed meeting is currently in progress and will conclude tomorrow. At the close of U.S. trading, the […]
January 28, 2014 – Forex News Hot asset for today: GBP/USD On the first day of the week the EUR/USD pair moved sideways without higher volatility. The pair slightly increased to 1.3715 after the better-than-expected German Ifo Business Climate results but fell afterwards to 1.3650. Today we should pay attention to U.S. Core Durable Goods […]
January 28, 2014 – Forex News Hot asset for today: GBP/USD On the first day of a week the EUR/USD pair moved sideways without higher volatility. The pair slightly increased to 1.3715 level after better-than-expected German Ifo Business Climate results but fell afterwards to 1.3650. Today we should pay attention to U.S. Core Durable Goods […]
The global deterioration of equity markets paused overnight in Asian markets, a day after stocks in the region fell to six-month lows. Slowing growth in China together with Fed’s tapering of QE prompted fresh fears about the outlook for emerging markets. Last week’s slide in the Argentinian peso after the central bank there halted policies […]
