US: Manufacturing Sector’s Recovery Continues Unabated
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US 500 Index Tests 50-MA and Weight of Bearish Pressures
The US 500 index (Cash) is trying to conquer the region from the 50-period simple moving average (SMA) until the 100-period SMA, after a foothold at the 3,788 level repowered the positive sentiment. The flattening out of the 100- and...
GBP/USD: Repeated Close Below 1.40 to Keep Fresh Bears in Play
Cable stands at the back foot on Monday and remains below 1.40 mark after losing around 1.5% in past two days. Increased demand for dollar pushed sterling lower after bulls hit the highest level in almost three years (1.4238) last...
Stimulus checks, unemployment benefits lift 1.6 million Americans out of poverty
A woman walks past tents for the homeless lining a street in Los Angeles, Calif. on Feb. 1, 2021. FREDERIC J. BROWN | AFP | Getty Images More than one million Americans were lifted out of poverty in January as...
Swiss Franc Sold Off Again as Stocks Rebound, Yields Turned Mixed
Swiss Franc is in deep selloff again today as risk sentiment further stabilized in the markets. European indices rebound broadly while US futures point to higher open. Global bond markets also turned mixed for now. Euro and Yen are following...
Can the RBA Shoot the Aussie Down?
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will conclude its March policy meeting at 01:30 GMT Tuesday. The domestic economy is doing well and commodity prices have soared, but the RBA won’t be happy about the recent surge in bond yields...
GOLD Breaks Pattern
The yellow metal’s price has broken the descending wedge pattern and almost immediately dropped to the 1,720.00 level. However, afterwards a recovery started and on Monday morning, the price was once again located near the 1,760.00 level. In the near...
Markets Stabilize in Tight Range, Employment and Prices Data in Focus
Commodity currencies and Sterling recover broadly as sentiments in Asian markets stabilized, after mixed economic data. In particular, Nikkei is trading up over 2% at the time of writing, with help from strong PMI manufacturing. On the other hand, Yen...
RBA Preview – Assessing Impacts of Rising Yields on Economy after Unexpected Increase in Bond Buying
At tomorrow’s meeting, the RBA should leave all monetary measures unchanged. The cash rate, 3-year yield target and the rate on the TFF program will stay unchanged at 0.1%. The QE program will likely remain intact as the central bank...
China’s aging population is a bigger challenge than its ‘one-child’ policy, economists say
A medical worker takes care of a newborn baby lying inside an incubator at Jingzhou Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital on the eve of Chinese New Year, the Year of the Ox, on Feb. 11, 2021 in Jingzhou, Hubei Province...