EUROPEAN SHARES European equities edged higher on Friday, extending the significant advance registered yesterday amid rising investor appetite for riskier assets. Market sentiment has been given a fresh boost by a reportedly “constructive” phone call between the US and China yesterday and investors were relieved to hear the two blocs were moving on with the…
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EUROPEAN SHARES Uncertainty reigns on risky assets in the middle of the week as investors around the world are now torn between contrasting drivers. On the one hand traders know that the peak of the virus is likely to have passed and the end of the crisis may be in sight, paving the way for…
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EUROPEAN SHARES Stocks opened higher everywhere in Europe on Tuesday, extending the gains at the end of yesterday’s trading session by US equities. This change in sentiment was triggered by investors noticing good signs on the virus front from California, ahead of the reopening of the state next Friday. Spain, France and Hong Kong are…
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OIL The oil war combined with the devastating effect of the coronavirus-induced lockdown on economies has triggered a dramatic fall in the price of oil with WTI plunging to its lowest level in more than 20 years with the May contract sinking below $15. On top of that, there is a wide contango across contracts,…
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OIL Oil remains in a bearish phase with the WTI price falling to a 18-year low. The spread between WTI and Brent is also widening with Brent proving to be much more resilient currently. This is a clear indicator of how much this oil crisis directly affects the United States and their producers, with the…
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ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for November 22, 2019. This is not a trading advice. See details below: GOLD The strengthening of the US dollar curbed gold’s attempted recovery in yesterday’s trading session. This morning, despite stock markets in green, bullion is rebounding with the price now…
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ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for November 21, 2019. This is not a trading advice. See details below: FOREX The Dollar is down against other major currencies, on a Thursday so far dominated by the publication of the minutes from the FED’s latest meeting, as well as…
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ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for October 28, 2019. See details below: EUROPEAN SHARES Stocks traded significantly higher almost everywhere in Europe this morning on renewed optimism over the weekend. China echoed US sources on progress registered towards ending the trade dispute by confirming discussions regarding a…
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ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for August 13, 2019. See details below: EUROPEAN SHARES European markets opened lower alongside US futures on Tuesday, following a rout triggered in Asia as the Hong-Kong protests deepen and add to concerns over trade tensions and slower growth. The technical as…
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ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for July 17, 2019. See details below: FOREX The Pound hit a two-and-a-half-year low against the US Dollar and is currently trading below $1.2390. Sterling weakness, to some extent, results from seasonal factors, as it tends to happen during the British summer,…
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