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EUR/USD Pushes Higher On Draghi’s Appointment

Amongst U.S. Dollar strength across the board coming into 2021, the Euro has come roaring back on further optimism on the vaccine, alongside asset markets strength....

Lagarde needs to place a lid on the Euro

If there is a time for a currency to be relatively weak, it's during recessionary periods. A stronger currency entails a rougher time for goods and services to be exported out of the country as those exports are more expensive...

Week ahead – Speeches, Retail sales, Unemployment and CPI’s

Earnings season! As we end another quarter, public companies worldwide will start to open up their books to the market, showing us how well (or not well) they did during the Coronavirus. Here’s your week ahead....

Your week ahead – Trump with the “China Virus”

Just as you think things couldn't get weirder – arguably the most powerful man in the world, President Donald Trump, and the First Lady contracted the Coronavirus. This is after their aide, Hope Hicks, was stated to have contracted the...

Euro approaching 1.165 as bull run softens

The Euro against the US Dollar is approaching 1.165 – a historically busy support/resistance area. Traders and investors in the past couple of months have seen an 11% appreciation in the Euro. From a country's viewpoint, an appreciating currency is...

ECB leaves rates unchanged, Euro rises

The ECB decided to leave interest rates unchanged, with interest rates staying at negative 0.5%. The The Euro initially rose on the news, touching 1.19195. However, it has recently pulled back to its initial levels. The larger rise was...

Week ahead – GDP and Inflation

Last week was a bloody week in the markets, with US equities selling off on fears that the market has been overstretched. The NASDAQ, Dow Jones, and the S&P 500 were down 4.52%, 3.66%, and 3.28%, respectively....

Week ahead – Nonfarm Payroll, RBA Interest rates

Busy week ahead as September kicks in. As New Zealand and the United States elections slowly approach, the Coronavirus pandemic will most likely be the center focus for many parties and how they handle the post Coronavirus world. Here is...

Markets Moving: Metals, Oil and Equities up, Tech down

Markets have been moving today on the back of positive vaccine news amongst concrete stimulus hopes. Silver rallied to a peak of $21.319 as investors and traders bet that a push to green energy will provide a silver lining...
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