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The Week Ahead – Monetary Policy and Geo-Politics to Influence, as Earnings Roll Out
On the MacroFor the Dollar, stats for the week ahead include prelim October private sector PMI and September new home sales figures on Wednesday, September durable goods, trade data and pending home sales figures on Thursday, ahead of finalized October consumer sentiment numbers and the all-important 3rd quarter GDP numbers
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ALL ECONOMIC NEWSThe Week Ahead – Monetary Policy and Geo-Politics to Influence, as Earnings Roll Out
On the MacroFor the Dollar, stats for the week ahead include prelim October private sector PMI and September new home sales figures on Wednesday, September durable goods, trade data and pending home sales figures on Thursday, ahead of finalized October consumer sentiment numbers and the all-important 3rd quarter GDP numbers
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NZD/USD Posts Solid Gain on Back of China Rebound, Higher Consumer Inflation Numbers
The Australian and New Zealand Dollars surprisingly posted strong gains last week with help coming from a rebound in China’s currency and equity markets.Chinese YuanChina was in the news all week with most of the focus on Chinese stocks which have slumped close to 10 percent so far this month.
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Bitcoin – No Weekend Rally in Sight as the Bulls Struggle On
Bitcoin gained 0.93% on Saturday, partially reversing Friday’s 1.38% fall, to end the day at $6,585.2 and increase Bitcoins gains for the week to 3.93%.An early morning intraday low $6,511 saw Bitcoin avoid a pullback to $6,400 levels and the day’s first major support level at $6,474.97, with a broad
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Ubex’s ICO Success Indicates Future of Digital Marketing
That’s where Ubex comes in. Utilizing the power of blockchain technology and artificial intelligence, this startup is revolutionizing the digital advertising market. It circumnavigates the problem of high commission fees by eliminating digital marketing agencies entirely, tokenizing ad slots and having AI collect key data to make sure buyers can
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Will Oil Reach $100?
It seems like you just recently looked at the oil market and was sure about the further direction of prices but something has changed again.At the beginning of October, two major oil benchmarks reached highs of November 2014. Some traders believe that it’s a strong signal of the further rally
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The Big Short – Is It Coming Now?
It’s been a particularly interesting few weeks that culminated in some particularly newsworthy events over the last week with the choppy waters being the beginnings of a storm that has been brewing since Trump’s November 2016 Presidential Election victory.For the market, analysts looking for key drivers over the near-term that
Here’s What You Need to Know About the USMCA Agreement
After a particularly long period of negotiations, the NAFTA agreement between the U.S, Mexico, and Canada morphed into the USMCA, the US Mexico Canada agreement. The renaming of the agreement considered a reflection of the U.S administration’s desire to bring to an end the concept of a North America free
Here’s Why You Should Follow the Italian/German Bond Yield Gap?
Despite narrowing in the last few days, the spread between the yield on German and Italian bonds remains at its highest levels since early 2013. The spread narrowed to 282 bps from 306 two days earlier as risk appetite returned to markets.Italy’s 10-year bonds now yield 3.63%, just 1.02% below
SP500 Index Changing Drastically
The beginning of October brings with it the biggest changes to the SP500 index since 1999. Some sectors and industries will most likely emerge, and some may disappear, with their respective weight in the index changing as well. Additionally, some stocks may move to other sectors. These changes may mostly
A Decade After the 2008 Financial Crisis: What has Changed? What has Remained the Same?
The 2007-08 financial crisis was an event that undeniably had a major impact on the global economy. The crisis, which is believed to have been largely triggered by poor debt-keeping and dangerous mortgage practices, unleashed a tremendous series of rippling effects that affected both the world’s largest financial institutes as
USD/CNY – Trump Era Wakes Up a Sleeping Giant
The Yuan has historically been a managed rather than floating currency, which has resulted in traders largely ignoring the USDCNY pair. However, China’s importance within the global economy and the current trade war may introduce a new period for the currency.The Trump Era When Trump was on the campaign trail, he
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Daniel Ricciardo Becomes EightCap Official Ambassador
Australian F1® driver Daniel Ricciardo has joined forces with Forex & CFD Broker EightCap. Daniel has joined one of Australia’s fastest growing online trading companies as the official brand ambassador.“Getting to know the team at EightCap and their business made the decision a really comfortable one for me. EightCap is ambitious and just as
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