The US dollar is staging a rally to kick off the trading week, buoyed by investors pouring into the traditional safe-haven asset as global financial markets plummeted. Despite the US government agreeing to a nearly $1...
Markets ended 2020 in a buoyant mood, with emerging market spreads tightening in the final quarter as the US election result and positive vaccine news provided...
The long-awaited USD900 billion follow-on stimulus package overshadowed by fears over new Kent viral strain gripping Europe
Risk aversion boosts US dollar With the tone in Asian markets generally defensive today, the US dollar has rallied on risk-aversion flows, the dollar index climbing...
The news of a new strain of Covid-19 has delayed truck-borne freight between the UK and the EU and caused the British pound to fall. Read...
It was another difficult week for the greenback, which moved lower against all the major currencies. The Scandis led it, helped by risk-on appetites and Norway's...
A holiday-shortened week will see dwindling participation. The lighter activity could make for either subdued price action or volatile activity. Brexit is a gift that keeps...
The 2020 gold market has flourished this year. In fact, both gold and silver are on their way to coming out on top higher in price...
Futures Fly To All-Time High On Quad Witching Day Tyler Durden Fri, 12/18/2020 - 08:01 Normally, "quad-witching" option expiration days tend to be volatile affairs resulting...
China’s stock market is posting the strongest gain among the world’s main equity regions in 2020 as the year’s final trading sessions come into view, based...
The Canadian dollar is in red territory, with the North American markets yet to open. Currently, USD/CAD is trading at 1.2758, up 0.32% on the day....
There will be no shortage of comment during the rest of this month concerning the extent to which the Covid-19 pandemic impacted how we lived and...
The Swiss franc is pointing downwards for a fourth straight day. Currently, USD/CHF is trading at 0.8832, down 0.13% on the day. SNB maintains monetary policy...
Oil plows higher on vaccines, inventories Crude prices have been unstoppable the last several weeks as vaccine rollouts begin, oil inventories are starting to come down,...
The US dollar extended its bearish pattern against many of its major currency counterparts on Thursday. The US government reported a larger-than-expected increase in the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits. The buck was also...
The Australian dollar has posted strong gains in the Thursday session. AUD/USD is currently trading at 0.7629, up 0.67% on the day. The Aussie remains red-hot,...
Euphoria Goes To 11: Futures, Global Markets, Bitcoin Soar As Dollar Collapse Continues Tyler Durden Thu, 12/17/2020 - 08:12 Global stocks scaled new record highs, bitcoin...
Commerzbank: Gold Bull Run To Continue Into 2021 Tyler Durden Thu, 12/17/2020 - 06:50 Via SchiffGold.com, Coronavirus vaccines began rolling out this week, boosting optimism that...
Overview: The prospects of a UK-EU deal and US stimulus continue to underwrite risk appetites and weigh on the dollar. Equity markets are moving higher. Led...
LR: How has Capital.com been managing through this challenging period of global uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic? As a group,... The post Exclusive interview: Guilhem Tranchant...
Worried about currency debasement? Do we find out anything from the nominal exchange rate? In a flexible price monetary model (sometimes called the monetarist model of...
It has been an uneventful day for NZD/USD. Currently, the pair is trading at 0.7074, down 0.18% on the day. However, the calm could quickly change,...
Global Stocks Hit All Time High On Stimulus Optimism Ahead Of Fed Meeting Tyler Durden Wed, 12/16/2020 - 07:40 Another overnight session, and - predictably -...
Oil shrugs off demand downgrades The IEA joined OPEC in downgrading their Q1 2020 consumption forecasts overnight. But it mattered not as US stimulus hopes, and...
Equity markets rise on stimulus hopes Equity markets shrugged off a previous run of losses, and the US dollar weakened overnight, despite weaker US data. Rising...
Investors betting on ‘trends’ have been disappointed over the last four years. After rallying by 30% between mid-July 2014 and December 2016, the US dollar has...
The euro today inched higher against the dollar as investor risk appetite increased slightly on hopes that the US Congress will reach a stimulus deal soon. The EUR/USD currency pair’s rally was also...
The Canadian dollar continues to have a quiet week, as the US dollar has steadied and the currency markets are calm. Currently, USD/CAD is trading at...
The British pound continues to make inroads against the US dollar. GBP/USD is currently trading at 1.3389, up 0.45% on the day. The pound has gained 1.2%...
Futures Jump As Vaccine Optimism, Stimulus Hopes Return Tyler Durden Tue, 12/15/2020 - 08:00 Yesterday morning, after the early swoon, we said that as part of...