$XAU $GLD $XAG $SLV Thursday, Gold prices rose for a 2nd day running as the momentum behind this week’s rally in risk assets faded ahead of the US NFPs report Friday. By 11:10a EST (1610 GMT), gold futures for delivery on the COMEX exchange were up 0.3% at 1,567.15, while spot gold was up 0.4% […]
Asian investors on Monday cheered a partial trade deal between China and the United States, sending regional markets rallying, though observers were sceptical about the overall significance of the agreement. Dealers took their lead from a strong performance on Wall Street after top-level negotiators ended two days of talks saying US tariffs due to take […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $GLD, $XAU, $USD FLASH: Investors now have no doubt that the Fed will cut interest rates on 31 July for the 1st time in more than 10 years and it is the beginning for the path to near Zero, with no recession in sight. For weeks, money managers have bet on a […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX The US stock market indexes ended Thursday near session lows after spending the day in the Red. The DJIA (-0.5%) and S&P 500 (-0.5%) posted comparable losses while the NAS Comp(-1.0%) under-performed during the session. The top-weighted technology sector (-0.8%) was among Thursday’s weakest, while most of the remaining cyclical […]
$RACE, $UNCRY FLASH: Italy’s largest bank UniCredit and Ferrari have been super winners YTD. With all risk assets in Green in Y 2019, the rally is showing no signs of fatigue. Even Italy, a country that caused deep concerns for Europe last year, is now in a Bull market. The FTSE MIB is the biggest […]
$USD, $EUR FLASH: The Fed has pivoted to a Dovish policy, yet that does not appear to have stopped USD. The US Dollar (.DXY) Index, which measures the value of the Buck Vs a basket of 6 peer currencies, just hit a 2month-high, which also happens to be close to a 2-year high. The strength […]
Economist are Bullish on Global Growth $SPY, $MME=F, $GS,$JPM, $C, $BAC, $DB Wall Street economists are sticking with their forecasts for the global economy to enjoy its strongest growth since the start of the decade even as emerging markets wobble and trade disputes escalate. The Big Q: The reason? The Bit A: The US is […]
President Trump ‘Sanctions’ Socialist Europeans Thursday night, a frightened Emmanuel Macron told US President Donald Trump that tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from the European Union were “illegal” and that the EU would respond in a “firm and proportionate manner.” The call between the young French President and President Trump came after the US […]
Expect Italy’s New anti-Establishment Government to ‘Dump’ Euro $EUR Thursday, just a few minutes after the announcement on of a deal on a new anti-establishment government in Italy, 1 of its leaders attacked a top Eurozone official for comments he deemed racist in a fresh sign of cracked relations with Brussels. In a conference Thursday, […]
Italy’s Deepening Political Crisis May Drive Gold North $GLD, $SLV The deepening political crisis in Italy that provoked a 2nd day of heavy selling on European financial markets. Italy’s President set the country on a path to early elections on Monday, appointing a former IMF official as interim PM with the task of planning for […]
As the EU Splinters, ECB’s Draghi Pleads for Currency Reform $EURUSD European Central Bank President Mario Draghi Friday called for greater central government interference in capital markets, stating his desire for a fiscal instrument that would alleviate crisis-driven stress on weaker countries. The Head of the European Central Bank (ECB) is urging political leaders to […]
World Stocks Headed to the 12th Month of Gainers $BP, $RYAAY, $BNPQY World stocks headed for a record 12th month of gains Tuesday, as a 5.5 month high in European stocks and records elsewhere underscored one of the most robust Bull markets in history. Europe’s latest rally came as figures from the once-fragile Eurozone showed […]
European Central Bank Facing Continuing Challenges The European Central Bank (ECB) facing continuing challenges when its Governing Council meets Thursday in Estonia. The Eurozone’s central bank is likely to err on the side of prudence by avoiding any notable reduction in monetary stimulus, even though the arguments points to a different policy direction. The argument […]
ECB’s Draghi Cautiously Upbeat on Eurozone The Head of the European Central Bank (ECB) says that risks to the strengthening economy of the 19-country Eurozone have fallen insisting it is too early to declare victory and start withdrawing stimulus measures. Mario Draghi said in remarks delivered Wednesday in the Dutch Parliament that recent data confirm […]
France is Divided, It Will Take a Long Time to Fix After 10 yrs of slow growth, rising unemployment and dwindling competitiveness, France elected a President Sunday who says he has a plan to pull the country out of its economic malaise. Emmanuel Macron, 39 anni, a former investment banker who quit the government of […]
EUR Rallies on Macron Presidential Victory $EURUSD EUR rallied to $1.1023 from $1.0998 in early Asia-Pacific Forex trading Monday after pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron, 39 anni, won the French Presidency, scoring a victory over far-right rival Marine Le Pen. The single currency reached its highest mark since November on Mr. Macron’s win, but the gains […]
Greece’s Debt Crises Looms Large Again Recall, that before the Italian banking crisis and referendum, before Brexit, there was Greece’s debt crisis, the 1st crack in the EU socialist armor, it has not been fixed. If you wish to know why anti-EU sentiment and nationalism have developed in many of these countries you do not […]
Eurozone Struggling to Overcome Anti-establishment Forces $EURUSD Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, 41 anni, resigned after suffering a crushing defeat Sunday in a referendum on constitutional reform, tipping the Eurozone’s 3rd-largest economy into political uncertainty. PM Renzi’s decision to quit after just 2.5 years in office deals a blow to the EU, already reeling from […]
Central Bankers Finding That “Old Tools” Not Working Central bankers are learning that their “old tools” no longer help the economy and might even make it worse. The Big Q: With the tool box empty, what is next? US Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen, speaking last week at the bank’s conference in Jackson Hole, WY, said […]
There is ‘Gloom & Doom’ in the Eurozone Business Sector While the Eurozone economy has proved resilient to multiple uncertainties such as Brexit, Key business surveys in Europe’s 2 biggest economies, Germany and France has poured a bucket of cold water on the rising optimism. The Ifo Business Climate Index, which is a highly-regarded early […]
HeffX-LTN FX Report (Daily) $EURUSD, $GBPUSD, $USDJPY, $USDCHF, $AUDUSD, $NZDUSD The USD trimmed gains but remained supported Vs the other peer currencies Wednesday, as FX investors became more cautious ahead of the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s most recent policy meeting due later in the day. USDJPY climbed 0.49% to 109.68. FX market participants were […]
ECB’s Mario Draghi Ignores German Criticism of Loose Money Policy $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Thursday, European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi ignored German criticism of the central bank’s ultra-loose monetary policy and vowing to use all the “tools” at his disposal for “as long as needed.” He said the ECB’s policy was working, which helped boost […]