Currency snapshot (major pairs)
Feb 03, 2016 18:09 pm UTC| Commentary
Dollar index trading at 97.6 (-1.2%). Strength meter (today so far) - Euro +1.24%, Franc +1.20%, Yen +1.70%, GBP +1.14% Strength meter (since last week) - Euro +0.87%, Franc +0.25%, Yen +0.46%, GBP +1.03% EUR/USD...
Feb 03, 2016 17:16 pm UTC| Commentary
Equities are all red in todays trading. Kindly note all instruments mentioned here are CFDs, whose values might differ from cash or future traded. Performance this week at a glance in chart table - SP 500 - SP 500,...
Feb 03, 2016 16:47 pm UTC| Commentary
Energy pack is again green today. Weekly performance at a glance in chart table. Oil (WTI) - WTI whipsawed today but recovered after dropping below$30 /barrel. Todays range $29.4-31.8 EIA report showed inventory...
Currency snapshot (commodity pairs)
Feb 03, 2016 16:30 pm UTC| Commentary
Dollar index trading at 97.6 (-1.3%) Strength meter (today so far) - Aussie +1.3%, Kiwi +2.1%, Loonie +1.5% Strength meter (since last week) - Aussie +0.49%, Kiwi +2.67%, Loonie +0.83% AUD/USD - Trading at 0.713 Trend...
Commodities snapshot (precious & industrial)
Feb 03, 2016 16:10 pm UTC| Commentary
Metal pack is sharply up today. Performance this week at a glance in chart table - Gold - Gold gained as equities falter again. Todays range $1124-1140 Gold is currently trading at $1138/troy ounce. Immediate support...
Surprisingly strong unemployment data reduces the chance of RBNZ cutting rates in March
Feb 03, 2016 16:06 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
New Zealand unemployment rate plummeted to 5.3% in the December quarter, in stark contrast to expectations for a small increase. Employment growth was up a solid 0.9% while there was also a sharp fall in...
Further rate cuts from BoT look unlikely in 2016
Feb 03, 2016 15:32 pm UTC| Commentary
Bank of Thailand left its policy rate unchanged at 1.50% as expected. The central bank dropped the phrase "sufficiently accommodative" to describe its monetary stance, calling it just "accommodative". This change could...
U.S. payrolls exceeded expectations significantly, while the unemployment rate dropps to 4.1%.