Treasury yields were little changed to lower Monday morning as weak factory data in the US and an unexpectedly big drop in retail sales in China reinforced concerns about a global slowdown.Weak data from China also underscored worries about a demand slowdown, sending oil futures lower in the New York …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, 9 – 13 May
The US inflation data dominated the markets in the week ending May 13th. The safe-haven assets ended the trading in a bearish direction led by gold as a result of the rise in the US dollar. Wall Street ended trading higher on Friday, ending a week of wild market volatility, …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Friday 13 May
On Friday, financial markets witnessed some kind of improvement in risk sentiment and a correction of the US dollar. The euro is still headed toward the lowest weekly close since December 2002.Economic Data Risk sentiment is the key market mover on Friday. Economic data from the US showed a larger-than-expected …
Read More »US Shares Close Wild Week Higher
Wall Street surged on Friday to close higher after a week’s wild market rotations. The surging US equities received a push from relief signs denoting that peaking inflation vied with concerns that policy tightening by the Fed could slope the US economy into unwanted recession.Equity gains were led by a …
Read More »EUR/USD surges above 1.0400 from multi-year lows as equities soar
The EUR/USD pair has rebounded from the lowest intraday level since 2017 and reversed direction upwards above 1.0400 late on Friday amid a prevalent improvement or risk sentiment and a correction of the US dollar. The euro is still headed toward the lowest weekly close since December 2002.Recovery in equity …
Read More »Nikkei records its best daily performance since the end of March
The Japanese Nikkei index recorded the highest increase in more than a month and a half as investors flocked to cheap stocks, with SoftBank Group leading the gains. The Nikkei jumped 2.64 percent to close at 2,6427.65, the highest daily increase since March 23, recovering from a decline to a …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Thursday 12 May
The US dollar index surged on the back of prevalent risk aversion. Panic selloff hit US equities and a broad crash impacted most cryptocurrencies, meanwhile massive quantitative tightening signals attracted the attention of traders, investors and market participants. Monetary policymakers recurrently hint at measures set to trench liquidity.Economic Data There …
Read More »Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index May Preview
Consumer sentiment data are not normally trading events on most calendars, however, under the current feverish markets, almost any unexpected result will generate a reaction. If the Michigan Index is worse than expected it will spark fears of consumer led recession prompting further equity declines and the US dollar’s status …
Read More »Japanese stocks close at their lowest level in nearly two months
Japan’s Nikkei fell to its lowest level in nearly two months on Thursday, after major technology stocks followed in the footsteps of their US counterparts, which fell sharply overnight. The Nikkei fell 1.77 percent to close at 25,748.72 points, its lowest since March 15. The broader Topix index fell 1.19 …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Wednesday 11 May
The US dollar closed with gains against most major rival currencies, although price action was choppy across the market. Economic DataThe US dollar rallied after the release of CPI data at 8.3%, higher than the estimates. The monthly figure was up 0.3% against the 0.2% expected. Finally, the annual core …
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