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After a week of Equity market rises, investors pulled back last Friday with several reports suggesting that large investors were unwilling to carry risk positions over the weekend. A range of negatives contributed to the slump. Spain’s Prime Minister Rajoy said that...
Futures Trading Education
Equity Markets had modest gains in Europe yesterday, although rises in the US were more modest, weighed down by the soft tone of US data. The Spanish Government sold 2-7 Year Bonds at auction at chunky yields with their 10 Year Bonds continuing to trade around the 7%...
Futures Trading Education
Stock markets extended their recent rally yesterday on a combination of positive data out of the US and the UK, good bank news out of Europe and hopes of more policy stimulus ahead. In The UK, the BOE Minutes showed that, in July, the MPC once again discussed a Bank...
Futures Trading Education
Markets initially reacted negatively to Fed Chairman Bernanke’s testimony to the Senate as he gave no hints of monetary easing. However in the Q&A session afterwards the hints were all there as he outlined the policy instruments they could use. This...
Futures Trading Education
Markets were slightly lower yesterday on the back of weaker than expected Retail Sales from the US and a downgrade to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook. US Retail Sales fell 0.5% in June and have now fallen for 3 consecutive months. Given the recent weak outcomes...
Futures Trading Education
Friday witnessed a decent rally day as the market ignored the weaker than expected Univ of Michigan Consumer Confidence Report which came in at 72 versus 73.2 for June. The logic of weak data improving FED QE prospects also helped the market. Sentiment was helped...
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