Futures Trading Education
European and US Equity markets dropped after Treasury Secretary, Tim Geithner warned that failure to raise the Debt Ceiling would impose severe economic hardship. US Government borrowing limits may be breached as early as next month unless Congress raises the Debt...
Futures Trading Education
Stock markets continue to trade higher helped by comments from Fed Chicago President Charles Evans who said the Central Bank should continue to support Economic Recovery. Evans reassured markets that the policy would remain in place until the Economy got back on track...
Futures Trading Education
Feeding off the China trade data-inspired run up in risk sentiment US Equities posted gains of 0.5%-0.7% yesterday. The only data of note was the Weekly Jobless Nos which were basically unchanged from last week. The big news was the Dragi Press Conference where he...
Futures Trading Education
The Equity markets all registered small gains yesterday with the mild risk-positive tone continuing whilst benchmark bond yields are moderately lower thus helping Equities. The Euro ended the day weaker on the back of more poor German data, this time Industrial...
Futures Trading Education
In contrast to every other trading day so far this year the negative correlation between risk sentiment and the US Dollar has reasserted itself in yesterdays markets. Thus Equity weakness which sees the major Indices off 0.4% yesterday on average is associated with...
Futures Trading Education
US Equities staged a minor recovery into the close on another very quiet day for trading as markets wait for ‘corporate earnings season’ to start tomorrow. The S&P and the Dow ended the day down 0.3% having been down 0.6% earlier. Risk appetite is a...
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