Forex Weekly Look Back: Soe Hein Min returns to United Strategic, Robinhood appoints three new directors to Markets Board LeapRate

June 04, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Forex Weekly Look Back: Soe Hein Min returns to United Strategic, Robinhood appoints three new directors to Markets Board

Multi-asset execution and order management systems provider FlexTrade Systems and BMLL Technologies, independent provider of harmonised T+1 data and analytics to sophisticated capital market participants, announced that the BMLL Data Feed is available in FlexTRADER EMS. With BMLL’s Level 3 data and analytics financial institutions can leverage the predictive nature of full depth order book…

June 03, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daily market commentary: Stock indices slid lower, extending overnight losses in Asia

EUROPEAN SHARES Stock indices slid lower on Thursday, extending losses registered overnight in Asia, amid decreasing appetite for riskier assets ahead of key macro data. Today’s market sentiment is a reaction to the recent hawkish comments from Fed officials about tapering, confirming what many investors have been anticipating for the last couple weeks. However, even…

June 02, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daily market commentary: Europe still lags behind the US

EUROPEAN SHARES European shares fluctuated after the opening bell, carrying on the trend from Asian markets, amid uncertain market sentiment. While market volatility is slowly decreasing this week, the price movements seem to be increasingly lacking in direction as many investors remain torn between the global economic recovery and inflation concerns. Most traders are now…

June 01, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Weekly forex data: markets look ahead to the NFP

The golden cross of the 50 SMA over the 100 a fortnight ago came ahead of more gains, although price has now moved clearly into overbought based on the slow stochastic (15, 5, 5). The weekly Fibonacci fan has probably lost relevance now that the medium-term trend is clearly upward, but 61.8% might still limit…

June 01, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daily market commentary: The euro is gaining ground on the dollar

EUROPEAN SHARES European markets climbed significantly higher on Tuesday, carrying on the trend from another strong trading session in Asia overnight. Investors seem determined to send stock prices higher on the first day of the month amid a fresh boost to market sentiment provided by solid Chinese macro data as well as optimism about the…

May 28, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Forex Weekly Look Back: HSBC winds down US retail banking business, Playtech to sell Finalto for $210 million

The governor of the Bank of Korea suggested that cryptocurrency trades from South Korean citizens are a potential threat to the country’s financial system. Increased trading of virtual assets – known for their volatile pricing – is threatening to leave the nation’s financial system at risk of instability, according to the Governor of the Bank…

May 27, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daily market commentary: The New Zealand dollar continued to gain ground on the US dollar

GOLD The dollar’s recovery attempt hasn’t curbed the strength of gold seen in the last few days. The price is challenging the resistance zone at $1,900, while the main trend still appears positive for bullion as investors' interest for gold has returned. From a technical point of view, gold looks on track to continue its…

May 26, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daily market commentary: The euro has gained more than 0.6% versus the pound

EUROPEAN SHARES European shares alongside US futures contracts opened mostly in the green on Wednesday amid resurging risk appetite from investors. Central bank officials in both Europe and the US have continued to play down worries over rising prices, qualifying the current mounting inflation as “transitory”. However, even if central bankers want to reassure traders…

May 24, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daily market commentary: European markets opened modestly higher

EUROPEAN SHARES European markets opened modestly higher at the beginning of the week, providing a mixed sectoral performance picture as gains in tech and banking shares offset declines from miners. Investors returned cautiously to their trading desk with uncertainty reigning following China’s crackdown on commodities and crypto markets, which sparked a significant increase in volatility.…

May 21, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daily market commentary: the Dollar Index is ending the week having given up all those gains

GOLD Gold is steady just above the threshold of $1,870. The modest gains seen this week should be considered in a bigger picture, as it is the third week in a row in green for bullion. The main trend is still positive with investors buying gold on the weakness of the dollar and as a…

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