Posted by Matt Simpson | 21/04/2017 07:01 Monday could start of with a bang as the results from the first round of French elections are released around Asia open. USD: New home sales continue to track consumer confidence higher. There are concerns that confidence is already reaching extreme levels, whilst the credit cycle sends warning signals…
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Posted by Matt Simpson | 21/04/2017 03:49 Carry trades may be approaching oversold levels and S&P500 appears set to break to new highs, whilst the spread between 3-1 month VIX points towards a broad recovery in risk-on. [embedded content] Matt Simpson | Senior Market Analyst A certified technical analyst, combining macro themes, monetary policy and business cycles…
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Sentiment has shifted in the Euro's favour in recent sessions, despite potential for Euro crosses to experience higher volatility as the French election looms. One of the key components that helped send EURJPY lower – geopolitical tensions – appears to be on the backburner for now. We are approaching the French, UK and German elections…
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Posted by Matt Simpson | 20/04/2017 05:17 The recent losses of oil prices could help the positive yield differential of US over CAD continue higher, which appears ready to break to a new high following the end of a classic ABC correction. [embedded content] Matt Simpson | Senior Market Analyst A certified technical analyst, combining macro themes,…
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Posted by Matt Simpson | 20/04/2017 03:37 Japan's trade continues to pick up yet, in all the time the US remains in deficit to Japan, it will remain a bargaining chip for Trump's bilateral trade talks. AUJPY is the trend that keeps on giving and we cannot yet rule out another low or move towards…
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