Markets alert – Page 66

April 9
2018

Singapore Dollar Looks to MAS & China Data, USD/PHP May Fall

Talking Points: Trade war fears took its toll on sentiment last week, Malaysian Ringgit and Singapore Dollar fell There is plenty of event risk to go around this week: China data, MAS policy decision and US CPI USD/PHP showing signs of slowing momentum to the upside on the weekly chart, is it about to fall? […]

April 9
2018

USDJPY Benefits as US/China Trade War Fears Ease

USDJPY talking points: – USDJPY is creeping higher after its steep losses earlier this year. – It’s being helped by US administration comments that suggest the US and China could negotiate on tariffs and trade. Check out the IG Client Sentiment data to help you trade profitably. And take a look at our Q2 forecasts […]

April 9
2018

US AM Digest: Risk Appetite Returns with Focus Shifting Towards Trade Negotiations

Receive the DailyFX US AM Digest in your inbox every day before US equity markets open – signup here USD: Risk appetite has seemingly returned to the market with trade war risks slightly reduced. This came after comments from President Trump’s Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow who stated that the tariffs on China are just proposals […]

April 9
2018

Asia AM Digest: Trade War Fears Kept Falling, USD and CAD Rose

To get the Asia AM Digest every day, SIGN UP HERE Thursday was a day of broad US Dollar strength which weighed against most of the major peers. An improvement in sentiment saw Wall Street finish another day higher as trade wars fears continued to ebb from the past few days. In fact, the greenback […]

April 9
2018

Japanese Yen Gains As US Mulls $100 Billion More China Tariffs

Talking Points: Donald Trump has ordered the consideration of massive further tariffs against Chinese imports Currency investors sought safety Trade headlines are now likely to dominate a usally sedate pre-payrolls session Join our analysts for live coverage of all the major economic data which move the Japanese Yen at the DailyFX Webinars The Japanese Yen […]

April 9
2018

Asian Stocks Lower As Trade Bites Yet Again, US Payrolls Up Next

Talking Points: Asian stocks were mostly weaker on Friday, if not by much News that the US was considering still more trade barriers did the damage Hong Kong equity managed to buck the trend New to trading? The free DailyFX Guide was written for you Asian stocks were mixed Friday despite strong Wall Street gains […]

April 9
2018

USD Pushing Higher as Non-Farm Payrolls Looms Large

US Dollar (DXY) News and Talking Points – NFPs expected at +185k after last month’s blockbuster +313k. – US President Trump threatens China with USD100 billion of fresh tariffs. The new DailyFX Q2 Trading Forecasts are now available to help guide traders and investors alike. US Dollar Ignores New Tariff Fears, All Eyes on NFPs […]

April 9
2018

US NFPs Cool in March at +103K vs +185K Exp; USD/CAD Plummets 0.5%

Talking Points: – US Nonfarm Payrolls rose by +103K in March, a huge miss compared to the +185K projection; the previous figure was revised higher to +326K from +313K. – The US unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.1%, markets expected a decline of 0.1%. – US hourly earnings were in line with expectations at +2.7% […]

April 9
2018

US AM Digest: NFP report misses expectations, while the US ups the trade war ante

Receive the DailyFX US AM Digest in your inbox every day before US equity markets open – signup here NFP Report: The headline figure heavily missed expectations at 103k vs. Exp. 185k, however, this had been met with upward revisions to 326k from prior 313k. As has usually been the case, much of the focus […]

April 9
2018

Renowned Investor George Soros Prepares to Enter A Less Volatile Cryptocurrency Market

Talking Points: Soros Fund Management has received internal approval and will begin trading the digital coins Plagued with extreme volatility in the past, the recent reduction in volatility is pulling in a new set of traders Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have lost nearly 70% of their value since the start of 2018 and continue to decline […]