April 21, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff
Élysée is calling
The major question is who, between Francois Fillon and Emmanuel Macron, will be racing against Le Pen?
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April 18, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff
Is Gold still on to challenge $1,300?
This article was written by Ipek Ozkardeskaya, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG). Gold traded at $1295.56 on Monday, the highest level since Donald Trump’s election triggered the ‘reflation’ rally across the global asset markets and the US yields. After reaching their highest by mid-March, the US 10-year…
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April 11, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff
What does Yellen’s ‘neutral’ stance mean for the markets?
The following article was written by Ipek Ozkardeskaya, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG). The Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Janet Yellen said the last word on the US’ monetary policy outlook. The ‘appropriate stance of policy is now closer to […] neutral’ according to Janet Yellen. Hence, the…
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March 27, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff
What is the downside potential for the Dow Jones?
From a technical point of view, there is potential for a deeper downside correction.
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March 23, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff
Hawkish shift in BoE expectations wet traders’ appetite in the pound
Why did higher UK inflation trigger a pound rally?
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March 16, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff
How sustainable is the bullish reversal in the Euro-US dollar?
This article was written by Ipek Ozkardeskaya, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG). The sweet combination of Dutch election and Federal Reserve’s (Fed) monetary policy meeting triggered a relief rally in the euro against the US dollar. The euro finally took a breather on Dutch election results. The…
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March 03, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff
Hedging against stock price volatility risks
The VIX could be an important asset for managing one’s risk.
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February 24, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff
Funds are betting on a secret weapon, Gold
Gold recorded three straight weeks of gains on the run up to February 17th.
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February 17, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff
Pound recovery to $1.30 could temper inflationary pressures in the UK
Inflation in the UK is expected to cross above the 2% level in the first quarter of 2017.
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January 26, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff
What’s the risk behind the anti-establishment rally in the US markets?
This article is written by Ipek Ozkardeskaya, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG). Donald Trump’s election as the 45th President of the United States has triggered an unprecedented rally in the US financial markets and the thrill spread over global asset trading. Traders bought the anti-establishment and sold…
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