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The Crude Chronicles - Episode 137
The Crude Chronicles - Episode 137

Oil Traders Increase Upside BetsThe latest CFTC COT institutional positioning report shows that oil traders increased their net-long positions in oil last week. Total upside exposure increased to 321k...

NZDUSD Soars As RBNZ Hikes Rates & Lifts Rates Forecasts
NZDUSD Soars As RBNZ Hikes Rates & Lifts Rates Forecasts

NZD Higher Following RBNZThe New Zealand Dollar continues to trade higher today following a firmly hawkish meeting from the RBNZ overnight. On the back of a recent 4% recovery rally against USD, NZD...

Here is the Key Reason why US Equity Downside may Have Legs
Here is the Key Reason why US Equity Downside may Have Legs

The Monday rebound of US equity markets increasingly resembles yet another "dead cat bounce" - already on Tuesday, futures on US indices (an indicator of sentiment on the US equity market after the...

Markets Eye Relief Rally as CNY Regains Ground, Commodity Currencies Surge
Markets Eye Relief Rally as CNY Regains Ground, Commodity Currencies Surge

On Monday, the dollar continued to retreat on all fronts, but moderate optimism in the stock market suggests that the sell-off of the dollar is not caused by a quick recovery in risk demand, but by...

Market Spotlight: EUR Rallying As Lagarde Confirms July Hike
Market Spotlight: EUR Rallying As Lagarde Confirms July Hike

EUR Rallying on Lagarde CommentsEUR is rallying today on the back of comments from ECB president Christine Lagarde earlier this morning. Writing in a blog post today, Lagarde said: “I expect net...

Precious Metals Monday 23-05-2022
Precious Metals Monday 23-05-2022

Metals Rise As USD Weakness ContinuesIt’s been a much better opening for metals traders this week. With the greenback still under selling pressure today, gold and silver prices are continuing their...

Key economic events and reports for the week ahead
Key economic events and reports for the week ahead

Global equity markets suffered heavy losses in the first half of this week, however sentiment stabilized in the second half as stocks started to recover. The dollar took another step back, oil prices...

China Stock Market Could be the Next Trigger of Global Risk Aversion
China Stock Market Could be the Next Trigger of Global Risk Aversion

The Chinese hedge fund segment, worth about $1 trillion, could worsen the turmoil in the stock market, as massive losses force some portfolio managers to cover their loss by indiscriminately selling...

ECB Minutes Helped EURUSD to Foster 1.05 Foothold, Further Recovery Remains Uncertain
ECB Minutes Helped EURUSD to Foster 1.05 Foothold, Further Recovery Remains Uncertain

The ECB has finally taken the lead. The minutes of the ECB meeting released yesterday showed that the influence of hawks in the Governing Council is increasing and willingness of the ECB to move to...