Category: Market News

January 21, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

“Phase One” of the US-China trade deal unveiled

Months of negotiation finally lead to the first phase of the US-China trade deal on Wednesday last week. In the 86 paged document, China promises to buy USD 200bn of US goods over the next two years and the US to reduce the tariffs on USD 120bn Chinese products. The deal also promises better defense…

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January 20, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: The pound is showing weakness

ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for January 20, 2020. This is not a trading advice. See details below: FOREX Quiet start to the week for the foreign exchange market, to some extent due to the holiday in the US, where the markets are closed, but also because…

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January 17, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: European shares are up

ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for January 17, 2020. This is not a trading advice. See details below: FOREX Friday’s trading session began with optimism taking over the market sentiment. The positivity came mainly from China, where industrial production and retail sales both exceeded the forecast, appearing…

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January 16, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: Lower volatility on gold

ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for January 16, 2020. This is not a trading advice. See details below: FOREX Despite the signing of a ‘Phase One’ trade deal between the US and China, which was supposed to reassure the markets and drive risk-on sentiment, trading has been…

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January 15, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

BoC: Bank of Canada January Rate Meeting: What to Expect?

The following market analysis was prepared for LeapRate by Alejandro Zambrano Chief Market Strategist at ATFX and Investingcube.com. The Bank of Canada and the Canadian Dollar will come into focus on January 22, when the Canadian central bank will hold its first-rate meeting for the year. The BoC lifted its interest rate to 1.75% in October…

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