The following article is courtesy of AETOS analyst Ryan Chen. Part I of the report can be seen here. Reality not as silky as ideal As early as the end of 2018, there was sign that the Fed was shifting to dovish monetary policy. Fed Chairman Powell said, in a speech at the end of…
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The following guest post is courtesy of ATFX Global Chief Market Strategist Alejandro Zambrano. As the new week is underway, metal prices have come under pressure, and gold prices look ready for a significant decline. Gold prices bottomed out in August 2018, and when crude oil prices and U.S. stock market indices peaked in October 2018,…
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The following article is courtesy of AETOS analyst Ryan Chen. Why the shift in monetary policy Prior to the beginning of 2019, America saw a quarter threatened by a growing crisis. On October 3, 2018, starting with Federal Reserve Board Chairman Powell's statement that "It is still a long way before the neutral interest rate,"…
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Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at FX broker eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for April 10, 2019. The text below is an excerpt and does not contain the full analysis. Highlights include: Bitcoin Testing $5k: Bitcoin broke below its resistance at $5,350 and is testing the historically important figure…
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Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at FX broker eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for April 10, 2019. The text below is an excerpt and does not contain the full analysis. Highlights include: Token Taxonomy Act Underwhelms: A crypto-friendly bill has been reintroduced to Congress, but the new version does…
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Last Friday President Donald J Trump said there is a ‘good likelihood’ he will close border this week if Mexico does not stop immigrants from reaching US. Apart from the obvious issues like millions of legal border crossings disruption, a complete shutdown would disturb billions of dollars in trade, about $137bn of which is in…
Read moreWith Brexit fast approaching it is vital to ensure all systems and risk are appropriately managed to prohibit losses and maximise gains. Jeff Wilkins, Managing Director of IS Risk Analytics suggests ways for brokers to effectively analyse and manage their technology, liquidity and flow to ensure they are adequately protected should another flash crash occur.…
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The following article is courtesy of Retail FX broker Aetos Capital Group. Part II (for Part I click here) Queen's rulings in finance weakened Data released by Eurostat shows that, in September 2018, unemployment rates in France, Italy and Spain were 9.3%, 10.1% and 14.9%, respectively, with the 3.4% unemployment in Germany, who highlights it as the…
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The following article is courtesy of Retail FX broker Aetos Capital Group. Part I The dominoes in history On October 14, 2018, the state election was held in Bavaria, Germany's economic powerhouse and conservative stronghold, but it looked more like an "open execution" for the conservative governing coalition than a state campaign. The CSU, the…
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The following article was written by ATFX Chief Analyst of Asia Pacific, Martin Lam. Personal opinions today: The EU agreed to extend the Brexit deadline, but only if the UK must vote again this week whether the Brexit agreement was passed. If the Brexit agreement is vetoed again, the UK must formally leave the EU without…
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