Market Overviews

Sterling is given a mild lift after EU grants UK Article 50 delay till October 31. Even though it’s still uncertain how Prime Minister Theresa May could get the Withdrawal ...

Euro weakens broadly after ECB kept monetary policies unchanged. While president Mario Draghi delivered not much new in the press conference, he did acknowledged that downside risks are materializing. Recovery ...

The forex markets are relatively steady in Asian session today. For the week, Yen is so far the strongest, following mild risk aversion. Investors are concerned that the US is ...

Dollar suffers new round of selling in early US session after Trump confirmed his intention to escalate trade war with the EU with his tweet. DOW opens sharply lower and ...

Dollar and Euro are trading as the two weakest ones today as pressured by renewed threats of escalation in global trade war. While trade talks with China continue to drag ...

Euro receives a wave of buying in European session, partly as lifted by improving investor confidence data. EUR/USD’s break of last week’s high is a positive development. Yet, the rally ...

Yen recovers notably in Asian session today but the recovery is not strong enough to warrant a sustainable rebound yet. Meanwhile, Australian and New Zealand Dollar are generally pressured while ...

After a strong Q1, risk appetite extended into the first week of Q2. The most notable improvements were seen in the bond markets, as German 10-year yield turned positive again ...

Dollar is lifted mildly in early US session as employment data posted slight upside surprise. But buying in the greenback is not broad based yet. A key factoring limiting Dollar’ ...

Yen is trading softer in otherwise quiet markets today with Hong Kong and China on Holiday. Yen is indeed also the weakest one for the week following rebound in global ...

Dollar rises broadly in early US session as partly helped by pleasant surprise in initial jobless claims, which fell to lowest since 1969. But gains are so far limited as ...

Chinese stocks extend recent rally on news that US-China trade negotiation are completing its final stage. There could even be an announcement of Trump-Xi summit today and Trump meets Chinese ...

Risk appetite are generally firm globally today and it’s best reflected in Germany 10-year yield, which turns positive for the time in more than a week. It’s a rather clear ...

Yen is back under pressure again today as Asian stock markets extend this week’s rally. Stronger than expected Chinese services data is lifting sentiments. Meanwhile, there is somewhat some optimism ...

Dollar trades generally higher today even though upside momentum is capped by weaker than expected durable goods report. Economic data released this week are so far mixed. But at least, ...

Australian Dollar trading broadly lower today after RBA kept interest rate unchanged. While there was no clear dovish shift, the statement suggests that RBA is starting to get ready for ...

Global markets are generally in risk-on mode today as recession fears eased mildly after improvement in Chinese manufacturing data. While sentiments remain generally positive in early US session, there is ...

Stock markets staged a strong rally in Asian session as lifted by better than expected manufacturing data from China. Both official and Caixin PMI manufactured climbed back into expansionary region, ...

Intensifying recession fear was the main theme in the markets in March, alongside never-ending Brexit and trade tensions. With downside risks to growth starting to materialize, major global central banks ...

Canadian Dollar jumps sharply in early US session after stronger than expected GDP data. At least, the three month-rolling average remained in expansion despite the contraction in December and November ...