GOLD The turmoil on stocks seen earlier this week and particularly the greenback’s recovery are hitting gold. The Dollar Index gained by 1.5% to 94.2, which was enough to generate a sharp fall for the yellow metal. The sharp decline below $1,920 demonstrated a weakness for bullion, something not seen for quite a few weeks,…
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EUROPEAN SHARES European share markets registered a slight rebound on Tuesday, following Monday’s sell-off, while US futures and Asian stocks kept on trading lower led by the financial sector. Even if there are now numerous bearish market drivers, rising Covid-19 numbers in several countries and uncertainty over further US fiscal stimulus are the most important…
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Key data this week Bold indicates the most important releases for this symbol. Monday 3 August, 13.45 GMT: American Markit manufacturing PMI (final, July) - consensus 51.3, previous 49.8 Monday 3 August, 14.00 GMT: ISM manufacturing PMI (July) - consensus 53.6, previous 52.6 Wednesday 5 August, 12.30 GMT: American balance of trade (June) - consensus…
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Key data points Bold indicates the most important releases for this symbol. Tuesday 12 May, 1.30 GMT: Chinese annual inflation (April) - consensus 3.7%, previous 4.3% Tuesday 12 May, 12.30 GMT: American annual core inflation (April) - consensus 1.7%, previous 2.1% Tuesday 12 May, 12.30 GMT: American annual inflation (April) - consensus 0.4%, previous 1.5%…
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Foreign-held US dollar debt At the end of January, the Bank of International Settlements published its global liquidity indicators for the period ending in September of 2019. It showed that US dollar debt held by non-bank borrowers had grown by 5% year-on-year to a total of $12.1 trillion. Of this sum, $3.8 trillion was held…
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EUROPEAN SHARES European stocks had a mixed opening on Thursday ahead of a busy day of releases, including the latest US unemployment figures as well as a new batch of corporate results. Investors welcomed encouraging data on the virus front, especially New York City reporting its lowest death toll since early April while the number…
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EUROPEAN SHARES Early declines on European stocks erased the advance registered during pre-market trading with uncertainty reigning everywhere this morning. Despite a new stimulus plan announced by Beijing overnight, investor sentiment continues to be dominated by the recent disappointing developments in the struggle to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The death toll continues to…
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What to watch Pending home sales data: On Monday, the US National Association of Realtors will report its February pending home sales figures. Economists are predicting that there will be significant pullback after a 5.2% bump in January. While the period being reported on doesn’t include the recent depths of the crisis, it may provide…
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OIL The weakness of stock markets is adding further bearish pressure on the oil price, with the WTI benchmark again approaching the psychological threshold of $20. Markets are now betting that the crisis could be relatively long, and the barrel is the perfect asset to be shorted by traders. From a technical point of view,…
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The Nasdaq Composite also gave up gains in an end-of-day selloff, which in the Nasdaq’s case took it into negative territory for the day. Several names that have been faring better than the broader market overall fell hardest, including Netflix and Gilead Sciences, which sank 4.2% and 5.8% respectively. S&P 500: +1.2% Wednesday, -23.4% YTD…
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