Daily market commentary: sterling benefits from the galvanising effect of receding political risks LeapRate

May 12, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daily market commentary: sterling benefits from the galvanising effect of receding political risks

OIL The price of Oil is proving resilient to current market drivers. Investors are betting on further recovery in demand and are still seeing some inflation risks. The combination of these two factors, along with the US data regarding oil inventories released by the American Petroleum Institute, showing a decline of supply, are supporting the…

March 29, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daily market commentary: The blockage of the Suez seems to be solved in the short term

OIL The blockage of the Suez seems to be solved in the short term, which is positive news for the majority of financial assets, but not for oil. As a result, the barrel has started the new week in red as investors are less worried about supply. Focus now switches to the OPEC meeting, which…

March 25, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daily market commentary: Stocks managed to edge slightly higher in Europe

EUROPEAN SHARES Stocks managed to edge slightly higher in Europe on Thursday, despite a bearish opening amid lingering macro uncertainty. Inflation worries, virus spikes and political tensions continue to pressure market sentiment this week while bullish investors increasingly struggle to find positive catalysts. Most stock traders are now trying to identify shares and sectors with…

July 21, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: Gold has broken a new record

EUROPEAN SHARES European stocks are trading significantly as investors welcome the deal reached by EU leaders on the new €750 billion virus relief package. While this news is the main driver, markets are also being supported by the latest positive developments in the search for a vaccine. Most investors will now switch their focus to…

July 15, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: Reports of successful tests for a coronavirus vaccine enhance global appetite for risk

EUROPEAN SHARES European shares continue to trade higher on Wednesday, alongside Asian equities and US Futures, as vaccine hopes keep on fuelling the market’s current bullish sentiment. Moderna’s promising results from its vaccine trial have helped sustain market sentiment today, and this optimism even offset new cases of the virus spotted around the world. However, the…

May 21, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: The dollar is gaining ground to other major currencies

EUROPEAN SHARES Shares opened lower in Europe, extending overnight losses for Asian benchmarks following yesterday’s pessimistic outlook in the minutes of the FOMC’s meeting. The uncertain tone continues to weigh on global market sentiment as investors, still digesting the mixed news about a vaccine, are cautiously assessing virus data as lockdown measures are eased around…

May 04, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: The dollar is in demand

EUROPEAN SHARES Share markets drifted significantly lower almost everywhere around the globe on Monday, extending last Friday’s losses with a clear switch to “risk-off” mood so far in May. Despite April’s 7-10% rally on stocks, investors’ attitude is driven by a number of negative signs from a variety of sources. A series of mixed earnings…

April 21, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: Brent has fallen noticeably, the collapse has been even more dramatic for WTI

EUROPEAN SHARES European stock markets opened lower on Tuesday as energy shares led benchmarks down following yesterday’s historic rout on oil. Analysts and traders clearly didn’t expect black gold to go below zero and this has unsurprisingly had a negative impact on European oil majors like Total and Eni, which are currently trading 5% lower…

April 02, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: China surprises oil markets with its decision to pile up crude oil stocks

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…

May 09, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: Stoxx-50 is trading lower

ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for Leaprate their daily commentary on traditional markets for May 9, 2019. Gold Gold was unable to break the first resistance placed at $1,288, confirming that the times are not mature for another bullion rally yet. Despite the escalation of tension between US and Iran and Trump’s tweet detailing his…

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