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- Submitted Jun 17, 2016|From marketpulse.com|4 comments

Two themes have dominated proceedings in capital markets this week, first the flight to safety hitting global markets has been particularly acute in Europe, as polls suggesting growing levels of support for Brexit, ahead of the U.K’s June 23 ...
- Submitted Jun 16, 2016|From marketpulse.com

U.S policy members did what was expected of them, and not hike rates, but their interpretation of “clarity” going forward is considered disappointing. In her press conference, Ms. Yellen highlighted that ‘Brexit’ was a factor in the Fed’s decision ...
- Submitted Jun 10, 2016|From marketpulse.com

On Monday, markets honed in on the dollar, pricing out some of its rich interest rate differential premium after a weak non-farm payroll (NFP) print the previous Friday. The “lower for longer” attitude also gave some stock indices a lift to ...
- Submitted Jun 8, 2016|From marketpulse.com

All assets are on the move. Despite the lack of fundamental releases this week, multi-month records are been made across the various asset classes. Both Brent and WTI crude trade through the psychological $50 a barrel handle, a 34-week high. Global ...
- Submitted Jun 6, 2016|From marketpulse.com

The mighty buck has fallen to a new three-week low against its main currency rivals. Friday’s weaker-than-expected non-farm payroll (NFP) print for May (+38k vs. +152k) is now clouding the chances for a rate increase from the Fed this summer, and ...
- Submitted Jun 3, 2016|From marketpulse.com|1 comment

The ECB did nothing, OPEC did nothing, and ADP signalled another month of acceptable U.S job gains. So what left to look forward to? Today it’s non-farm payrolls (NFP)-the granddaddy of fundamental indicators. This key reading could help determine ...
- Submitted May 31, 2016|From marketpulse.com|2 comments

Tuesday May 31: Five things the markets are talking about. Capital markets are back to full participation after yesterday’s holiday observance in the U.K and U.S. A number of key releases are expected to dominate trading for the remainder of this ...
- Submitted May 27, 2016|From marketpulse.com|4 comments

Directionless range bound trading continues to dominate proceedings ahead of the bank holiday long weekend in the U.S and the U.K. As has been the nature of trading in May, without fresh impetus, investors are wary about strapping on aggressive new ...
- Submitted May 26, 2016|From marketpulse.com

To the neutral observer, it’s not a surprise to see the mighty dollar encountering some profit taking of its recent gains ahead of Fed chair Yellen’s speech tomorrow. The bulk of this week’s USD rise has come from consistent jawboning from the Fed’s ...
- Submitted May 24, 2016|From marketpulse.com

With “hawkish” Fed rhetoric remaining equities biggest hurdle, coupled with ‘little’ new U.S economic data, the end of the North American earnings season, and significant event risk in the coming month has investor sentiment shifting cautiously in ...
- Submitted May 19, 2016|From marketpulse.com|3 comments

Yesterday’s FOMC minutes indicate that the bank was in “if” mode, as in, if data supports a rate hike, U.S policy makers ‘could’ increase rates at the next meeting on June 14-15. Accompanying the “if” message were the usual disclaimers – the bank is ...
- Submitted May 17, 2016|From marketpulse.com|97 comments

The Fed is having a tough time getting its own message across; you know the one that U.S rate normalization has begun. The Fed believes that market participants are caught behind the curve; by under pricing future Fed rate hikes. Later this morning, ...
- Submitted May 16, 2016|From marketpulse.com

Investors are beginning this holiday shortened trading week trying to avoid making any major moves given a lack of fresh trading cues. Markets are closed in Germany, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland and Norway (Whit Monday). While bank holidays are ...
- Submitted May 9, 2016|From marketpulse.com

Historically, the first trading session after a non-farm payroll (NFP) print tends to be the least volatile day of the month, and today’s opening session, thus far, is holding true to that statement. From an economic fundamental viewpoint, the next ...
- Submitted May 4, 2016|From marketpulse.com

Trading yesterday was not for the faint of heart. Global markets were shaken by continued weak growth readings in China and Europe coupled with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) surprise decision to lower rates. The various asset price moves were ...
- Submitted May 3, 2016|From marketpulse.com|4 comments

In overnight trading, the magnitude of the ‘mighty’ dollar’s demise can be highlighted by the recent movements of the pound. In European mid-morning trading, sterling climbed to its highest level for this year outright, again putting the pound ...
- Submitted May 2, 2016|From marketpulse.com

It’s not a surprise to see that Japanese authorities are worried by the recent currency moves. Overnight, Japan’s Finance Minister Aso again reiterated his view that one-sided speculative moves in FX were “extremely concerning.” He vowed that ...
- Submitted Apr 26, 2016|From marketpulse.com

It tough to get excited about these markets ahead of the FOMC (Wednesday) and BoJ rate (Thursday) announcements this week. Investors prefer to remain non-committed ahead of the meetings, choosing instead to wade to the sidelines and wait for a ...
- Submitted Apr 25, 2016|From marketpulse.com

This is a big week for capital markets on the Central Bank front. Both the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and the Bank of Japan (BoJ) hold policy meetings. While the Fed is expected to maintain the status quo, Governor Kuroda could ease given ...
- Submitted Apr 4, 2016|From marketpulse.com|2 comments

Historically, the first trading session after a U.S jobs report tends to be the quietest trading session of the month. Yet, watching intraday asset price moves for 2016, no one could speculate with confidence that any trading session would be ...