Futures Trading Education
Yesterday was a relatively quiet trading session in markets with US politics dominating the headlines. The much awaited Trump’s tax plan was short on new details and given the light economic calendar there has not been a lot to influence markets. US equities closed...
Futures Trading Education
Markets have continued to rally hard on the back of the French Presidential elections on Sunday. European equities have surged a massive 4%, while the Euro has risen 2.1% since the weekend to be 1.0935 – its highest close since mid-November. The fear index (VIX) has...
Futures Trading Education
Relief spread through the Global Financial Markets after France’s Election left a Centrist on track for the Presidency, easing concerns that the country will leave the Euro Currency Bloc. US Stocks followed Europe higher while Treasuries and Gold fell as volatility...
Futures Trading Education
The final results of the first round of voting in the French presidential election aren’t yet confirmed. Yet the certainty of a Le Pen/Macron one-two, with Le Pen not scoring much more than pre-election poll predictions of the low to mid 20 percent’s, means...
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We have had a fair bit of news to digest since I posted 24 hours ago, and some market price action across currencies, bonds and equities to accompany it. The net result, in FX-land, is that the Euro is (slightly) higher, as too are the Australian and New Zealand...
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US equities came under pressure in the last few hours of trading last night weighted down by a sharp fall in oil prices following reports of an increase in gasoline inventories. Meanwhile US Treasury yields are higher along the curve and the US Dollar is stronger...
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