Global Markets: Asian Stock Markets : Nikkei up 0.47%, Shanghai Composite down 0.08%, Hang Seng up 0.31%, ASX up 0.80% Commodities : Gold at $1550.05 (-0.27%), Silver at $17.90 (-0.19%), Brent Oil at $65.30 (-0.11%), WTI Oil at $59.47 (-0.15%) Rates : US 10-year yield at 1.863, UK 10-year yield at 0.820, Germany 10-year yield … Continue reading Friday 10th January: Apple suppliers in the limelight as bumper iPhone sales in China reported
Thursday had the euro slightly softer against a sturdier buck, as the US dollar index, or DXY, elbowed above 97.50. As of current price, buyers and sellers are squaring off a touch below the 1.11 handle on the H4 timeframe.
Release: Friday at 8:30 a.m. (EST). US employment figures provide an irreplaceable insight into the condition of the world’s largest economy. It’s also considered a leading indicator of consumer spending, which drives the economy. The combination of the indicator’s importance and swift reporting generally makes for sizable market moves. Stronger-than-expected figures, values that surprise, … Continue reading Friday’s US Employment Report
Global Markets: Asian Stock Markets : Nikkei up 2.31%, Shanghai Composite up 0.91%, Hang Seng up 1.40%, ASX up 0.83% Commodities : Gold at $1546.35 (-0.89%), Silver at $17.93 (-1.32%), Brent Oil at $65.59 (+0.23%), WTI Oil at $59.80 (+0.32%) Rates : US 10-year yield at 1.874, UK 10-year yield at 0.794, Germany 10-year yield … Continue reading Thursday 9th January: Asian markets soar as MidEast tensions appear to have eased
Europe’s single currency ceded further ground to the US dollar Wednesday, shedding 0.42% and clocking near-two-week lows a few points north of the 1.11 handle.
