Forex trading on Euronext for the three months between April and June reached nearly $1.54 trillion, registering a 27% rise compared to the second quarter of the previous year. The ADV for the quarter was $23.64 billion. Derivatives markets on Euronext also strengthened with a 4.8% MoM increase last month with 16 million traded contracts.…
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Against this backdrop, with the Fed leading the pack, there may be further upside for the US dollar, especially as recession fears will also support it, due to the greenback’s haven appeal. Ricardo Evangelista – Senior Analyst, ActivTrades Disclaimer: opinions are personal to the authors and do not reflect the opinions of LeapRate. This is not…
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With commodity prices falling and recession fears growing, some now believe that the Fed will not be able to go as far as previously expected, in terms of tightening, in a dynamic that is shifting expectations towards a slightly lower benchmark US rate than had previously been expected, creating scope for further dollar weakness. Ricardo…
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On the chart, the picture is generally neutral aparts from moving averages. Volume is low so far this week and the slow stochastic is almost exactly neutral at just above 50. The 50 SMA is the main technical reference at the moment, with movement above there unlikely unless traders receive positive new information of some…
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Also offering support to the American currency, is the growing likelihood of an economic recession, triggered by the withdrawal of stimulus; a scenario that increases demand for the relative safety of the dollar. Ricardo Evangelista – Senior Analyst, ActivTrades Disclaimer: opinions are personal to the authors and do not reflect the opinions of LeapRate. This is…
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European Shares Markets opened in the green in Europe at the end of the week, extending gains registered in Asia overnight, with tech shares leading the way. Market sentiment improved yesterday after Fed Chairman, Jerome Powell, reaffirmed his “unconditional” will to tame down inflation. However, while some investors perceived these words as good news, others…
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European Shares Shares slid lower in Europe and pared yesterday’s gains, alongside US Futures, as market sentiment gets weighed down by the latest comments from Federal Reserve chief, Jerome Powell. Uncertainty and fear trading prevail today as investors continue to hedge their exposure on stocks with safer havens such as gold, treasuries and the JPY…
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There is no very clear signal from the chart except for the price being below all three of the 50, 100 and 200 simple moving averages, suggesting movement lower. The slow stochastic is close to neutral and there has been no significant change in ATR in June so far. In this context of no clear…
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Gold Gold prices hedged up during early Tuesday trading, with the precious metal finding support amidst the US dollar losses of the last few sessions. The price action of gold has in recent times been, to a large extent, determined by the oscillations in the value of the greenback, due to its inverted correlation with…
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The CAC-40 index trades close to its annual low, slightly below the 5,900.0pts mark so far. The lack of a strong bullish reaction over the 5,750/5,850 support zone could quickly lead to a sell-off extension towards 5,500.0pts and 5,050.0pts. Pierre Veyret– Technical analyst, ActivTrades Disclaimer: opinions are personal to the authors and do not reflect…
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