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European stocks rise as Chinese factories see coronavirus rebound
March 31st, 2020
European stocks rose on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected industrial data from China raised hopes that the world’s second-largest economy could stage a swift recovery from the coronavirus crisis. The pan-European STOXX 600 index climbed by around 1.9%. London’s FTSE 100 ...
Gold Is Now “Unobtanium”
March 30th, 2020
The Wall Street Journal just published the kind of article gold bugs dream of seeing in the mainstream press. Here’s an excerpt: “Coronavirus Sparks a Global Gold Rush Epic shortage spooks doomsday preppers and bankers alike; ‘Unaffordium and unobtanium.’ ...
The dollar rises against major currencies and riskier emerging markets
March 30th, 2020
The dollar snapped a week of declines on Monday, rising against major currencies and riskier emerging markets as investors braced for a prolonged period of uncertainty while governments tightened lockdowns to fight the coronavirus. China’s offshore yuan fell after ...
Cryptocurrency value rises over $14 billion in 24 hours as bitcoin rallies 10%
March 24th, 2020
Cryptocurrency prices rallied on Tuesday even as equity markets continue to come under pressure due to coronavirus fears weighing on investors’ sentiment. Bitcoin was up over 10% from 24 hours previously, trading at $6,569.17 at around 11:57 a.m. Singapore ...
Bank of England cuts rates, and stock markets rise
March 11th, 2020
European markets opened higher on Wednesday despite a lackluster performance in Asia. Still, futures markets indicated that Wall Street could be in for a tough opening. Major indexes in London, Frankfurt and Paris opened 1.8 percent higher, shortly after ...
Stocks and XXX/JPY Looking for A Final Rally Higher – Elliott wave analysis
February 11th, 2020
Stocks are back at the highs as expected, after we identified latest retracement as a corrective leg. Ideally the German DAX and SP500 futures are now in their fifth waves, so we may expect a top this week after ...
How Emerging Market stocks and currencies kicked off the week
February 3rd, 2020
Emerging market stocks held at near two-month lows on Monday, showing no signs of reprieve as investors continued to worry about the economic hit from a deadly virus outbreak in China. As traders in Asia’s biggest economy returned from ...
Dollar at 2-month high, Aussie weak as virus anxiety spreads
January 30th, 2020
The dollar held near a two-month high against a basket of major currencies while the Australian dollar and the yuan were under pressure on Thursday as investors tried to shield themselves from assets that could be hit by China’s ...
European stocks retreat as investors cash in on rally
January 21st, 2020
European stock markets mostly retreated on Monday (Jan 20) as investors booked profits after last week’s rally awaiting some key US earnings updates. Stocks had jumped on Friday, with Wall Street indices ending at fresh record highs, as solid ...
Emerging currencies: Latam currencies weaken
January 14th, 2020
Brazil’s real slid to a one-month low on Monday, leading a decline across major currencies in Latin America, while Sao Paulo-listed stocks ended a six-session losing streak amid a rally in global markets fueled by trade optimism. Extending losses ...
