GOLD The greenback’s recovery has curbed gold’s rebound. In fact, gold’s decline was even steeper proportionally than the dollar’s recovery, highlighting the difficulty for bullion to climb above and even to hold onto the key level of $1,920. This area, first reached in 2011 and now for almost a decade the record high for gold,…
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OIL The countdown to the US election is drawing into sharper focus and as the odds of a Biden victory increase (implied probability went up from 65 to 69.2% over the weekend), investors are betting on the likeliest scenarios for oil in the next few years. A Biden victory could see less support for the…
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GOLD Gold is consolidating after Friday afternoon’s sharp rally with investors waiting for new market movers. Although this could be a crucial week for Brexit, this doesn’t seem to be an important issue for bullion with news from central banks and US politics much more likely to trigger movements. We are in a wait and…
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GOLD As the dollar weakens, gold prices are rallying above $1,900 and nearing the first resistance area of $1,920. Hopes for further fiscal stimulus and expectations for other central bank interventions – maybe not in the immediate future, but in 2021 – are keeping an historical high attention on gold. From a technical point of…
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GOLD Gold is slightly up in the early trading, while volatility remains low. The spot price was unable to surpass the first key level of $1,895, continuing a slow dance just above $1,890. It seems investors are in a wait and see mode as they are still hoping for new stimulus from central banks to…
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EUROPEAN SHARES European indices ticked higher on Wednesday, continuing the trend registered in Asia overnight, as investors’ risk appetite accelerates. The fact that President Trump has said to be in favour of alternative stimulus measures as well as a new support plan for the airline sector is boosting market sentiment and offsetting this morning’s disappointing…
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EUROPEAN SHARES Monday’s optimism on President Trump’s improving health conditions as well as hopes of further stimulus from US lawmakers recently had an important bullish impact on both US and Asian stock markets, however, this sentiment isn’t continuing in Europe today after benchmarks opened mixed. While many investors welcomed the good news from the US,…
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GOLD Just a few minutes after the announcement that Donald Trump and his wife tested positive to coronavirus, gold has spiked up by over $20. This happened while S&P and Down Jones futures lost more than 1% and the dollar started to weaken again. Bullion is now testing again the resistance level of $1,920, while…
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EUROPEAN SHARES Shares traded higher at the beginning of Thursday’s trading session in Europe with all sectors opening in green territory, led by health care. This boost to market sentiment comes after investors were fuelled with hopes of a fresh stimulus package in the US. However, traders of European shares face a busy morning following…
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GOLD As we suggested in recent comments, gold was just waiting for a slowdown of the strength of the greenback to rebound to $1,900. The main scenario will remain positive for bullion for as long as central banks are still forced to print fresh money. Despite this, after the recovery of the last few days,…
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