Australia & New Zealand Weekly: What Might Our Economic Forecasts Mean for Investors?
Week beginning 17 December 2018 What might our economic forecasts mean for investors? Australia: Federal Budget mid-year update, RBA minutes, employment, Westpac-MI Leading Index. NZ: GDP, Westpac-MM consumer confidence, business confidence, current account. Europe: consumer confidence. US: FOMC policy decision,...
Week Ahead – Fed Decides as Pressure Grows to Pause Rate Hikes; BoE and BoJ Meet Too
The Federal Reserve’s policy meeting will be the main attraction next week as speculation grows the US central bank could signal slowing down the pace of rate hikes. Policy meetings by the Bank of England and Bank of Japan are...
China Weekly Letter: Improvement in Trade War, Deterioration in Tech War
Positive signals on the trade front despite tensions in other areas The ‘tech war’ moved to the next level – US tech could be caught in the crossfire More signs of economic weakening – it gets worse before it gets...
USD/CAD – Canadian Dollar Edges Lower, US Retail Sales Expected To Slip
The Canadian dollar has ticked lower in the Friday session. Currently, USD/CAD is trading at 1.3389, up 0.24% on the day. On the release front, there are no Canadian events. In the U.S, the spotlight is on consumer spending. Retail...
DAX Under Pressure Ss German, Eurozone Manufacturing PMIs Dip
The DAX index has lost ground in the Friday session, following the downward trend seen on Thursday. Currently, the index is at 10,793, down 0.15% on the day. In economic news, German and eurozone PMIs lost ground in November, pointing...
US Retail Sales in Focus as Fed Meeting Comes into View
The US will see the release of its latest retail sales figures on Friday, at 1330 GMT. This will be the final tier-one data set ahead of the Fed’s highly anticipated meeting next week, so it may prove especially important...
Aussie Looks to Key Chinese Data as Trade Talks Remain in the Spotlight
China’s latest industrial production, retail sales, and fixed asset investment figures will hit the markets early on Friday, at 0200 GMT. Forecasts point to an acceleration in the latter two, which may alleviate some worries around a slowdown in economic...
DAX: How Will EU Stocks React To ECB?
The European Central Bank looks set to announce the end of its QE stimulus programme today, as President Mario Draghi and co. have previously indicated. But in light of recent negative developments in the financial markets, as well as political...
DAX Drops As German CPI Dips, ECB Meeting Next
The DAX index has lost ground in the Thursday session. Currently, the index is at 10,932, down 0.43% on the day. In economic news, investors are keeping a close eye on the ECB, which holds its policy meeting and is...
US: Energy Mutes November CPI, but Core Inflation Firm
Consumer prices were flat in November as a drop in energy prices offset increases for food and core items. While headline inflation has eased, the core remains consistent with the Fed’s inflation goal. Foot Off the Gas Consumer prices were...
Signal2forex.com - Best Forex robots and signals




