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Gold extends slide as US dollar, equities stay aloft on US tax reform anticipation

James Chen, CMT December 5, 2017 12:28 PM

As the US dollar and equity markets on Tuesday continued to stay supported on anticipation of impending tax reform in the US, both market volatility and safe-haven demand continued to contract. This contraction could clearly be seen in the price of gold, which extended its slide of the past week as the rebounding dollar attempted to push higher.

TAGS: Equtiies, Fed, Federal Reserve, FOMC, forex, Fundamental Analysis, FX, Gold, Interest rates, Technical Analysis, US Dollar

DAX tanks as euro surges ahead of big earnings

Fawad Razaqzada July 21, 2017 12:23 PM

Mainland European stock indices, led by the German DAX, have been hit hard this week. From its high on Thursday, the DAX has fallen some 375 points. Since hitting a record high in June, it has dropped more than 750 points, losing 5.8 per cent in the process. In contrast, the UK’s FTSE was off only 150 points or 2% from its all-time high at the time ...

TAGS: Dax, ECB, Equtiies, EUR, EURO, Stocks

USD/CHF has “risk off” written all over it

Fawad Razaqzada May 31, 2017 1:39 PM

The chart of the USD/CHF has “risk-off” written all over it. Yet equity markets continue to remain resilient, with the UK’s FTSE 100, for example, climbing to a new record high earlier today. The German DAX index and the major indices on Wall Street are all near their own record levels. But with the Swiss franc, Japanese yen and precious metals – al...

TAGS: Equtiies, forex, FX, USDCHF

Gold pressured further as market risk perceptions remain subdued

James Chen, CMT May 1, 2017 3:11 PM

Despite a generally lagging US dollar, the price of gold continued to drop on the first day of May after having fallen for the past two weeks since mid-April’s year-to-date peak just below the $1300 handle. This sustained fall for gold can be attributed in part to rallying equity markets and low perceptions of market risk, which have significantly d...

TAGS: Brexit, dollar, Equtiies, forex, French Election, Fundamental Analysis, FX, Gold, Japanese yen, Technical Analysis, US Dollar

GBP recovers after Libor slip, as french election fears mount

FOREX.com April 10, 2017 7:34 AM

Sterling is in recovery mode this morning after dipping at the market open on Sunday night after reports that the BOE pressured some banks to reduce Libor rates at the peak of the financial crisis, we doubt that this will have a longer-term impact on sterling, however, markets are jumpy this morning and likely to react to news headlines.

TAGS: Equtiies, EURUSD, Fundamental Analysis, GBPUSD, S&P 500

The Fed could hurt the markets

FOREX.com April 6, 2017 8:19 AM

Stock markets are lower in Europe as the market digests the FOMC minutes, which, as we predicted, were worth staying late in the office for. The Fed engaged in a detailed discussion about how to shrink its $4.4trillion balance sheet at its meeting last month, and also pointed out the high valuations of US stock markets. This has led to a risk-off to...

TAGS: Equtiies, Federal Reserve, FOMC minutes, Stocks

DAX: Slumping EUR/USD could inspire EU stocks rally

Fawad Razaqzada November 21, 2016 7:25 AM

It may be a quiet day in terms of economic data, but there’s been plenty of political news in mainland Europe which has impacted both the euro and stocks.

TAGS: Dax, DE30, Equtiies, EURUSD, forex, FX

US elections: Wall Street’s sharp gains could evaporate

Fawad Razaqzada November 7, 2016 7:27 AM

Most analysts seem to agree with the markets that a victory for Hillary Clinton in the US presidential race is good news for the dollar, stocks and risk assets in general. Indeed, the fact that both the dollar and index futures gapped sharply higher overnight in reaction to news that the FBI has cleared the Democratic candidate of any criminal wrong...

TAGS: dollar, Election, Equtiies, forex, FX, S&P, S&P 500, SPX, Stock Market, Stocks, USD

Risk appetite improvement undermines gold as stocks, oil rebound

Fawad Razaqzada October 26, 2016 12:44 PM

At the start of today’s European session, things were looking bleak. Oil was down, European stocks were trading lower as were US index futures, while safe-haven gold was firmer. However, in the afternoon, equity markets bounced back sharply once the US session got underway while gold started to drift lower again...

TAGS: Crude, Equtiies, Gold, Oil, Stocks

Stocks: Could Wall Street rally derail soon?

Fawad Razaqzada October 24, 2016 12:34 PM

It will be a bit of a quieter week on the data front this week, ahead of next week’s busy schedule when we will have a plethora of central bank meetings, including the BoE, BoJ and the Fed, plus lots of key data such as the US monthly jobs report.

TAGS: earnings, Earnings season, Equtiies, S&P, S&P 500, SPX, Stocks

S&P 500: fatigued US stocks due a correction?

Fawad Razaqzada October 17, 2016 12:25 PM

US equities have started the new trading week on a negative note, tracking the overnight losses seen in Europe and Asia. Investors don’t appear to be taking on much risk ahead of key US earnings, important economic data and a couple of central bank meetings this week. The drop in commodity prices like copper and oil are also holding back some stocks...

TAGS: earnings, Earnings season, Equtiies, SPX, Stock Market, Stocks

Could the FTSE hit new record highs?

Fawad Razaqzada October 14, 2016 6:29 AM

European stock markets have started Friday’s session brightly, extending their advance from the late afternoon rebound on Thursday. The rally has probably taken many people by surprise, although this shouldn’t be the case given that the markets in both the UK and US are still very close to their all-time highs. There is a reason why the markets are ...

TAGS: earnings, Earnings season, ECB, Equtiies, FTSE, FTSE 100, Stock Index, Stock Market, Stocks, Trading, UK, UK100

DAX: Hawkish Fed, dovish ECB good news for EU stocks

Fawad Razaqzada August 30, 2016 8:49 AM

Some of the mainland European stock indices eked out small gains last week despite the falls in US, UK and Japanese stock markets. However, at the start of this new week, global equities have rebounded across the board while the dollar has extended its gains further against a basket of foreign currencies. Sentiment in the stock markets therefore rem...

TAGS: BoJ, Dax, ECB, Equtiies, Fundamental Analysis, Technical Analysis

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