Key data points Tuesday 14 April (all day): G7’s video meeting Wednesday 15 April, 12.30 GMT: American monthly retail sales (March) - consensus -7%, previous -0.5% Thursday 16 April, 12.30 GMT: American initial jobless claims (11 Apr) - consensus 4.7 million, previous 6.6 million Brent, four-hour There hasn’t been any ongoing direction for crude oil…
Read moreAs of Friday evening, last week, Britain is finally out of the European Union, ending 47 years of membership. Some say that the time of uncertainty is over but the future poses even more questions. Officially, the end of January marked Brexit but it will not actually “kick in” until the end of 2020. There…
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Adam Vettese, UK Market Analyst at eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for December 13, 2019. So the results are in and as widely tipped by the polls, the Conservatives have secured a significant majority in the UK Election. It now appears very likely Boris Johnson will follow through on…
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ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for December 13, 2019. This is not a trading advice. See details below: FOREX/BREXIT The pound’s reaction to the Conservative landslide is a sigh of relief from markets. Sterling gained almost 2% following the publication of the first exit polls, which pointed…
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Boris Johnson's Conservative party has won a resounding overall majority in the United Kingdom's snap general election. Johnson remains prime minister and should now be able to get his Brexit deal through parliament. It was the party's most successful election since the 80s. Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the main opposition Labour Party, announced he would…
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If it were not for the last minute, nothing would ever get done, but with Brexit, last minutes keep coming without any final resolution. The entire Brexit process, including endless discussions, debates, and prognostications, is fast becoming as certain as death and taxes, but it appears that Boris Johnson, putting all of his “shenanigans” aside,…
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After months of speculation and being in the dark, the Brexit outcome is finally known. Boris Johnson has confirmed that he has reached a Brexit withdrawal deal. The legal text around the decision has just arrived, as reported by the Financial Times. Boris Johnson tweeted the following: We’ve got a great new deal that takes…
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ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for September 4, 2019. See details below: MACRO/ EQUITIES Global stocks are on the rise as investor sentiment has been lifted by the decision of Hong-Kong’s leader to formally withdraw the extradition bill, finally bringing peace to the region and likely putting…
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ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for September 3, 2019. See details below: EUROPEAN SHARES European stocks followed the bearish trend started in Asia overnight as global uncertainties linger and traders brace for a difficult month of September. Current declines on global benchmarks are mostly led by the…
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eToro UK markets analyst, Adam Vettese, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for August 28, 2019. The text below is an excerpt and does not contain the full analysis. Highlights include: Telegram Launches Own Crypto: The crypto will be called ‘Gram’ and act as a decentralised structure, where similar to Bitcoin,…
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