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EURopean Market Wrap: FTSE Pushes to a Three-Week High

Geopolitical risks including Syria, North Korea and the upcoming French elections are driving the markets in Europe as well as UK inflation which holds steady at a three-and-a-half-year high pushing the FTSE to a three-week high.
UK inflation remains at 2.3% for March, with rising prices for food, booze, tobacco, clothing and shoes, and goods and services as the main contributors. These price rises were offset by lower air fare and motor fuel prices, but much of this is the timing of Easter, whi
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Yuliya_N 13 Apr.

I agree with you that geopolitical risks influense a lot

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EURopean Majors

European majors open the week sharply higher as latest Brexit polls in UK showed that support has swung back to the "remain" camp. A poll by Survation for the Mail on Sunday showed 45% supporting "remain" with EU and 42% supporting "leave". A YouGov survey for the Sunday Times showed 44% supporting "remain" and 43% supporting leave. An Opinium poll showed a tie of 44% each. The poll results showed and turn in the momentum after the tragic murder of pro-EU British MP Jo Cox. Campaigns of both cam…
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US DOLLAR Technical Analysis

Talking Points:
  • US Dollar Technical Strategy: Weakness May Persist Over Coming Months
  • Probability of Fed Hike Is Vanishing Alongside US Dollar Bulls
  • Counter-Currencies In Index Has More Relative Upside Than USD For Now
“Financial stability risks are substantial…Some emerging markets are particularly vulnerable to sharp exchange-rate movements and the effects of high domestic debt.”
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, February 18
Hello, are there any Dollar Bulls out there? While t…
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EUR/USD - USD-JPY

The American dollar traded broadly lower against most of its major rivals, as renewed oil's weakness spurred risk aversion across the board, resulting in a sharp decline in worldwide stocks. The TEUR/USD pair advanced up to a daily high of 1.0939 this Tuesday, but was unable to advance further beyond the top of its recent range, easing towards the 1.0890 region, where short term buying interest sent it back towards its highs. In Europe, the EU Producer Price Index in the region fell by 0.8% in D…
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Asian Equities Higher and Recovery Continues

Asian equities open higher today in reaction to the rebound in US equities overnight. DJIA closed up 117.65 pts or 0.72% to close at 16515.22 but was kept well below 17000 handle. At the time of writing Nikkei is up 2.7%, HK HSI up 2% and China SSE composite up 0.8%. Trade data from China also provide some support to sentiments. Trade surplus widened to USD 58.2b in December versus expectation of USD 52.2b. In Yuan term, exports surprised with 2.3% yoy rise comparing to expectation of -4.1% yoy …
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