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US Stocks have continued their positive start to the year while US Treasuries are little changed and the US Dollar is much weaker across the board. Equity reaction to the December FOMC Minutes released was fairly muted and after initially moving lower to then swiftly...
Futures Trading Education
A solid day of economic releases on either side of the Atlantic provided a positive backdrop for equities to perform and for the US Dollar to regain ascendency again most currencies. Core Global Bond Yields followed the move higher, but later in the session a slide in...
Futures Trading Education
European stock markets started 2017 on a positive note with the Euro-Stoxx 50 Index closing 0.6% higher on the first trading day for the year. Italian Stocks led the way with a 1.73% gain, while the DAX and CAC40 ended up 1.0% and 0.4% respectively. The UK, Swiss and...
Futures Trading Education
US stock markets which were heavy in quiet trading all day yesterday rallied in the last hour to close flat on the day before trading higher overnight. As expected the US Dollar is finally weakening as indicated by the Daily Sentiment Index reading which had touched...
Futures Trading Education
Doubtless he will not appear in the 2016 honour roll of stars that left this mortal world in 2016, but yesterday brought the news of the passing of Hans Tietmeyer, a scion of German central banking who headed the Bundesbank up until the launch of the Euro in 1999. He...
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The market still wants to own Dollars as it winds down into Christmas and the New Year period. On the currency front, the USD is still the pick of the bunch, the Bloomberg spot BBDXY Dollar Index closing up 0.28%. Faring less well have been the Australian Dollar –...
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