Category: Martin Lam

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January 02, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

ATFX Forex weekly market update: January 2, 2019

The following article was written by ATFX Chief Analyst of Asia Pacific, Martin Lam. Personal opinions today: In the Asian trading session this morning, the foreign exchange market extended the performance of the US market closed last week. The US dollar index continued to slump, the euro performance continued to be above at 1.14, and the…

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December 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ATFX Forex weekly market update: December 17, 2018

The following article was written by ATFX Chief Analyst of Asia Pacific, Martin Lam. Personal opinions today: The European Central Bank decided to end its LTRO at the end of the year, but did not indicate a short-term rate hike schedule. In the absence of interest rate hikes and time, the euro fell against the dollar.…

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December 10, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ATFX Forex weekly market update: December 10, 2018

The following article was written by ATFX Chief Analyst of Asia Pacific, Martin Lam. Personal opinions today: Last week, the US announced that the unemployment rate remained at 3.7% in November, but the number of non-farm payrolls fell sharply in November, only 155,000. As early as the day before the announcement of the ADP private employment…

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December 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ATFX Forex weekly market update: December 3, 2018

The following article was written by ATFX Chief Analyst of Asia Pacific, Martin Lam. Personal opinions today: Over the weekend, the G20 leaders’ high-level talks between China and the United States have initially improved relations, eased trade tensions between China and the United States, and temporarily improved the investment climate. The US Dow futures rose well…

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September 03, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

ATFX Forex weekly market update: September 3, 2018

The following article was written by ATFX Chief Analyst of Asia Pacific, Martin Lam. Today, the US Labor Day holiday, the US stock market is closed for one day. US markets, foreign exchange, metals and energy transactions closed ahead of schedule. Please attention! International rating agencies said last week that they intend to lower the…

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August 27, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

ATFX Forex weekly market update: August 27, 2018

The following article was written by ATFX Chief Analyst of Asia Pacific, Martin Lam. Federal Reserve Chairman Powell further established the Fed's monetary policy in a speech at the Jackson Hole Global Bank Central Bank's annual meeting on last Friday. However, Powell revealed that the Fed’s monetary policy rate hike conditions must increase inflation rate…

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August 20, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

ATFX Forex market update: August 20, 2018

The following article was written by ATFX Chief Analyst of Asia Pacific, Martin Lam. Last week, the US government said that it would reopen trade talks and invite Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Shouwen and his delegation to visit the United States. The two countries plan to hold trade ministerial-level trade consultations this month. The…

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August 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

ATFX Forex market update: August 13, 2018

The following article was written by ATFX Chief Analyst of Asia Pacific, Martin Lam. US CPL performance rose moderately in July, although the core CPl remained unchanged in July, but it means that the US economic growth in the second quarter will continue, which will help boost the economic growth forecast for the third quarter,…

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August 06, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

ATFX Forex market update: August 6, 2018

The following article was written by ATFX Chief Analyst of Asia Pacific, Martin Lam. The US non-farm payroll population reported 157,000 in July, a sharp drop from the previous month's 213,000 and the expected 190,000. The data disappointed the market and caused the dollar to fall. Fortunately, the US unemployment rate fell back to 3.9%, the…

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July 30, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

ATFX Forex market update: July 30, 2018

The following article was written by ATFX Chief Analyst of Asia Pacific, Martin Lam. US GDP initial value in the second quarter reached 4.1%. The University of Michigan consumer confidence index in July was also higher than expected at 97.9%. However, the market believes that the earlier US tax cuts and exporters' efforts to avoid…

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