Valentina Kirilova
LeapRate Analyst

Experienced independent writer and journalist with a demonstrated history of working in the global online trading sector.
daily market analysis
June 18, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: The US dollar is staging a slow comeback

EUROPEAN SHARES  European share markets opened mostly lower on Thursday, following a similar trend overnight in Asia, as investors’ appetite for risk loses momentum. This decreasing interest towards riskier assets came after there were rises in infections in more and more locations, sparking fresh concerns about the economic recovery. Even if the recent reassuring macro…

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daily market analysis
June 16, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: The dollar remains under pressure

EUROPEAN SHARES  European shares traded significantly higher on Tuesday, with similar gains on both Asian stocks and US futures on the S&P 500. This bullish trading stance took hold during yesterday’s US session when both the Fed and Washington tried to reassure investors against rising virus numbers. While the Fed will start buying corporate bonds…

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CLS Group trading volumes
June 15, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

CLS volumes continue to drop across all instruments in May

CLS’s Head of Information Services, Masami Johnstone, commented: Following a period of wide-scale volatility and increased trading activity during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, average daily traded volumes in CLSSettlement – our payment-versus-payment settlement service – have now stabilized at significantly lower volumes as compared to the same period last year. In May…

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daily market analysis
June 15, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: The trend for oil has changed again

EUROPEAN SHARES  European stocks drifted lower at the opening on Monday, extending losses registered earlier this morning by Asian benchmarks, as the appetite for risk assets decreases. This risk-off mood, initially triggered last Thursday by fears of a second virus wave, has been confirmed over the weekend after a rise in the number of new…

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