USD/CAD Technical Analysis: May Be Near Confirming a Bullish Bias
The USD is trying to swing higher across the board, versus CAD it could gain some traction here soon with a confirmed break of an important threshold.
EUR/CHF IG Client Sentiment: Our data shows traders are now at their least net-long EUR/CHF since Nov 20 when EUR/CHF traded near 1.08.
Traders are further net-short than yesterday and last week, and the combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a stronger EUR/CHF-bullish contrarian trading bias.
Sterling Weakens against Resurgent Dollar
LONDON, March 5 Reuters The British pound lost ground against a resurgent dollar on Friday, as currency traders took some risk off the table amid rising U.S. bond yields. U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell failed to soothe investor concerns about a recent surge in borrowing costs as he spoke at a Wall Street Journal […]
Euro Zone Bonds Rise as Feds Powell Sticks to Easy Policy Stance
LONDON, March 5 Reuters Euro zone bond yields rose on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated his stance that interest rates would stay low for a long time and said he didnt view a recent rise in U.S. borrowing costs as disorderly. Rising oil prices also put some upward pressure on borrowing costs […]
Japanese Shares End Lower as Index Heavyweights Retreat
TOKYO, March 5 Reuters Japanese shares fell for a second straight session on Friday, dragged down by losses in index heavyweights and technology shares, as rising U.S. bond yields hit investor sentiment. The Nikkei share average edged down 0.23 to 28,864.32 and recorded its second straight weekly loss. The broader Topix closed 0.61 lower at […]
Fix Price Raises 2 Billion in Russias Largest IPO Since 2014
MOSCOW Reuters Fix Price set the final offer price for its initial public offering IPO at 9.75 per global depositary receipt GDR, the top of its target range, implying a market capitalisation of 8.3 billion, the Russian retailer said on Friday. Fix Price said it was increasing the size of its offering to approximately 2 […]
USD Soars, Everything else almost Plunges as US Rates Jump
Rates as of 0500 GMT Market Recap It wasnt what Fed Chair Powell said, it was what he didnt say that roiled the markets. He acknowledged that the recent spike in yields was notable and caught his attention, but in response he just reaffirmed the Feds longstanding commitment to an extended period of accommodative policy, […]
FTSE 100 Falls as High Yields, Inflation Worries Return
Londons FTSE 100 fell on Thursday, dragged by miners and bank stocks on concerns about rising bond yields and volatility in U.S. markets, while engineering company Meggitt fell after its annual profit halved due to the COVID19 pandemic. The bluechip FTSE 100 index slid 0.5, with mining stocks, including Rio Tinto, Anglo American, and BHP, […]
European Stocks Slide on Powell Remarks, Set for Weekly Gain
Rising U.S. bond yields put European equities under pressure again on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powells remarks failed to soothe investor concerns about a recent surge in borrowing costs. The panEuropean STOXX 600 fell 0.7, with shares of travel, media, and financial services companies leading the declines. While Powell said the rise in […]
Goldman Hikes Brent Forecast, Shale Discipline Behind OPEC Strategy
Goldman Sachs Commodities Research raised its Brent forecast for second and third quarter by 5 a barrel after OPEC and its allies kept the deal unchanged, and said discipline of shale producers is likely behind the groups slower output increase. The Wall Street bank now sees Brent prices at 75 a barrel in second quarter […]