Category: research & analysis
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World Headlines – FOMC Statement
WORLD HEADLINES – Stocks, government bonds and most majors currencies were mixed as investors trod water in the countdown to the Federal Reserve’s rate decision and press conference. Commodities looked more decisive, with oil rising alongside industrial metals.STOCKS – Future… Source: World Headlines – 2017-09-20
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World Headlines – Risk On Sentiment
WORLD HEADLINES – The bullish risk on sentiment that stoked more Wall Street records on Friday carried through into the new week, with European and Asian shares rallying across the board. Safe haven assets including Treasuries slipped as investors await the next Federal Reserve gathering… Source: World Headlines – 2017-09-18
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World Headlines – US Dollar Strengthens
WORLD HEADLINES – Investors rediscovered a taste for the US dollar and commodities as upbeat Chinese and US economic news whetted appetite for riskier assets globally, even as tensions over North Korea simmered in the background. STOCKS – Germany’s DAX Index advanced 0.5 perce… Source: World Headlines – 2017-08-31
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TRADING SYSTEMS: Market Sentiment Shift
In this special presentation, I am going to share what is working in the financial markets right now. This includes current market behavior, how to understand Sentiment shifts, the three main drivers in the markets right now and a new breakthrough in automated trading designed to take out the guess work out of analysis and…
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World Headlines – Stocks Advance
WORLD HEADLINES – Global stocks advanced following the latest set of corporate results with European shares grinding higher and Asian peers jumping on both earnings and promising economic data. The U.S. dollar traded sideways after Mondays drop as investors digested the late… READ MORE
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The Week Ahead in the Global Financial Markets
From the desk of Joe Rios… There was plenty of news last week to keep the markets on the move, including the presidential debate, rumors about an OPEC deal and anxiety about Deutsche Bank. The day-to-day volatility provided trading opportunities, despite the S&P 500 and the US dollar finishing the week practically unchanged. In the commodity…
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The Week Ahead in the Global Markets
The S&P 500 rallied 1.09% on Wednesday following the Fed’s no-rate hike and Chair Yellen’s comments during the Q&A. The bond and metals market also gained while the US dollar sold-off. The week kicks off with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s first of three US presidential debates at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, on…
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Week Ahead in the Global Markets
It was a choppy trading week for stocks as the benchmark S&P 500 started the week strong, retracing Friday’s heavy losses, finishing 1.47% higher. However, it was down -1.48% by Tuesday’s close. Wednesday was flat but rallied on Thursday 1.01% and gave back about a third by the close of the trading week on Friday.…
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PreMarket Trading: Global Markets
Pre-market trading activity and scheduled economic data that may have an impact on the global financial markets. WORLD HEADLINES – European stocks and bonds fell in a volatile market on Monday, hit by growing concerns that global central banks’ commitment to the post-crisis orthodoxy of super-low interest rates and asset purchase programs may be waning.…
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The Week Ahead in the Global Markets
Volatility is back! The VIX jumped 23% higher while stocks and bonds sold-off through out Friday’s trading session. The S&P 500, global stocks and emerging markets tumbled at least -2%, the biggest drop since the Brexit on June 24th. The US dollar rallied as Federal Reserve member Eric Rosengren warned waiting too long to raise rates threatened to…