Gold futures prices have climbed today as Greece’s pro-bailout party leads the poll ahead of June election raising hopes of Greece remaining under the Euro area. The Euro however knocked down once again near a two year low against the dollar after the Spanish bond yield shored to 6.53% (10-year bond) and thereby driving the […]
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This week, trading in the EUR/GBP cross rate developed also in thin market conditions. The intra-day trading pattern was more or less similar to what happened in the EUR/USD headline pair. EUR/GBP reached an intraday top in the 0.8035/40 area. However, the pair was unable to regain Friday’s top. This suggested that the move had
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The yellow metal has came under severe pressure with the Euro wobbled by a rating cut of Spain by Egan-Jones from “B” to “BB-“ which was the third round of down gradation by the agency in less than a month. The Euro has been hammered by the news that led the shared currency to its
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Much of the risk tone facing world markets will be set by the US economy. For the most part this will only happen toward the end of the week not only because US markets are closed for Memorial Day on Monday but also because a series of key reports will be released on Friday that
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The deepening euro crisis is hurting Asian stocks as they head for their worst monthly performance since late 2008. The euro has also fallen below $1.24 levels, forcing Asian currencies to also pare losses against the greenback. The SGX Nifty is trading lower by 43 points, tracking other peers. On the Economic front, we have
Market Review May 31 2012 Read More »
Equities traded higher today, with US and Canadian markets rallying on news that China might undertake meaningful fiscal stimulus. While industrial metals stocks rallied with the base metals complex, gold stocks fell by 2.4% and gold fell 1.7%. Industrial companies led the way in the US, with the Industrial Engineering subsector appreciating 1.9% while the
Market Review May 30 2012 Read More »
On Tuesday morning, we are witnessing a lackluster trading session in Asian stocks, as most of them pare slight gains barring Japan. With the US closed yesterday, no major leads were given to the Asian markets. The gains are being restricted as investors are still wary of the Spanish debt crisis. On the Economic front,
Market Review May 29 2012 Read More »
Rumors are that the ECB is going to step in an assist the Spanish Banks. Greece is considering replacing the euro and Europe cannot decide between austerity and growth on the back of a stimulus injection. There are many casualties in this European confusion, mostly investors nerves, and global confidence in the leadership of the
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Much of the risk tone facing world markets will be set by the US economy. For the most part this will only happen toward the end of the week not only because US markets are closed for Memorial Day on Monday but also because a series of key reports will be released on Friday that
Market Review May 28 2012 Read More »
Equity markets were mixed today, with Asian indices trading lower following the release of a weak Chinese PMI, European markets bouncing back from yesterday’s swoon (despite weak PMI data that showed manufacturing contraction throughout the continent – including Germany), and North American markets essentially flat. Today’s action was focused on currency markets, with the euro
Market Review May 25 2012 Read More »
