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Global investors will examine the U.S Federal Reserve’s FOMC Meeting Minutes carefully upon publication. Forex, equities and commodities are certain to react to any surprises from the outlook the Federal Reserve delivers via its report. Wall Street produced a flat trading session on Tuesday, but Retail Sales numbers were solid. U.S. Dollar Firm Early, Economic Data … Continue reading Broad Markets Brace for the Fed’s FOMC Report, US Futures Point Higher

European stock markets surge higher after mixed Asian session. Data releases and easing concerns over the QE challenge at Europe’s top court helped stock markets to move broadly higher, with the DAX up 0.85% and back at levels last seen ahead of the North Korea tensions knocked markets. The Euro Stoxx 50 is up nearly … Continue reading European Stock Continue to Rally Following Strong UK Labor Data

U.S. Economic Data Strong Retail Sales figures were stronger than anticipated in the States on Tuesday, and the Empire State Manufacturing Index reading turned in a significantly better result than forecasted. Today the catalyst in the broad markets will be the publication of the Federal Reserve’s Meeting Minutes report. The U.S Dollar has been strong … Continue reading U.S. Dollar Stays Strong and Federal Reserve Report will Impact Markets

UK CPI Data Slightly Weaker There were a couple of big news scheduled to be released for the day and while one did not bring about much of a reaction, the other piece of data brought in the required volatility to the markets. We had the inflation data from the UK which came in at … Continue reading Market Snapshot – Stronger US Retail Sales Boosts the Dollar