February 2021

US Dollar Stabilizes as Focus Shifts to Thanksgiving, Data Releases

What is Dollar Index?

If you’ve traded stocks, you might be familiar with all of the indices, like the NASDAQ Composite Index, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Russell 2000, S&P 500, Wilshire 5000, and Nimbus 2001. Well, if American stocks are indexed, the US Dollar is impossible to beat. For currency traders, we have the US Dollar Index (USDX).

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Inflation data and GDP results are the focus for analysts and traders this week

Investors will monitor COVID-19 figures and the vaccines’ progressive rollout this week. The concluding chapter of the new US stimulus package was closed on Friday, February 5 after Vice President Kamala Harris used her deciding 50/50 vote in the Senate, to ensure the financial assistance would become law. Inflation (CPI) in the United States and

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WEEKLY MARKET SNAPSHOT 08/02 – 12/02 | INVESTOR OPTIMISM SPREADS GLOBALLY, AS VACCINE ROLLOUTS MOVE AHEAD AT PACE, USD CONTINUES TO RISE VERSUS ITS PEERS

During the trading week ending February 5 equity markets have been mostly bullish, the reasons for the renewed risk-on sentiment are various. – Vaccine rolls outs in the United States, the UK and parts of Europe are moving ahead as planned and, in some instances, ahead of target. Optimism is developing that the latest western

WEEKLY MARKET SNAPSHOT 08/02 – 12/02 | INVESTOR OPTIMISM SPREADS GLOBALLY, AS VACCINE ROLLOUTS MOVE AHEAD AT PACE, USD CONTINUES TO RISE VERSUS ITS PEERS Read More »

US equity indices approach record highs, European indices close positive for the fourth session in series

Signs that the Labour market is improving in the USA combined with encouraging earnings figures helped drive leading US equity indices to near-record highs during Thursday’s New York session. The weekly jobless claims number came in below Reuters forecast of 830K at 779K, the third week in a row the claims number has fallen. Continuing

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Equity and currency markets trade in narrow ranges due to inconclusive calendar data

WTI oil ended the trading day close to a yearly high on Wednesday, due to US reserves falling sharply (by close on 1 million barrels) during the week according to the latest data from US authorities. At 21:40 UK time, the commodity traded at $55.82 a barrel up 1.97%. Precious metals experienced a mixed day’s

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Inflation, inflation, inflation": Euro jumped after the statements of the head of the ECB

The Eurozone downturn intensifies!

The economic downturn in the eurozone intensified in January as renewed restrictions aimed at curbing the coronavirus’s spread hit the bloc’s dominant services sector hard. Coronavirus cases are on the rise again, and governments across the continent have resumed harsh isolation measures, stifling public life and forcing hospitality and entertainment establishments to close their doors.

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