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Dukascopy Afternoon Forex Overview : 23/05/2012
Fundamental Analysis
EUR
German bunds rose on worries that European leaders will struggle to resolve the euro zone debt crisis during tonight's European summit. David Schnautz of Commerzbank AG in London thinks that Europe is unlikely to solve key topics and will probably disappoint the market. The 5-year bund lost 5 bp to 0.47 percent at 10:49 GMT after tumbling to 0.461 percent, the lowest since 1990, when Bloomberg began gathering data.
USD
Crude oil futures declined in Asian session on Wednesday as Iran is ready to invite nuclear inspectors, the move that may ease oil import sanctions. Light, sweet crude oil futures for July delivery traded at 91.27 US Dollars per barrel, retreating by 0.63% from the last session's high of 91.72 US Dollars per barrel.
GBP
Today the minutes of the ...
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Dukascopy Afternoon Forex Overview : 22/05/2012
Fundamental Analysis
EUR
Gold extended previous gains in Asian session on Tuesday as concerns over Greek exit from the single currency union eased. At G8 summit leaders of eighth largest economies stated that they would do everything possible to retain Greece in the Euro Zone. COMEX gold June contract traded at 1,592.35 US Dollars per troy ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange, advancing by 0.23%.
USD
The US Senate has passed a bill aimed at tightening sanctions imposed on Iran to force the country to cease its nuclear program. The new sanctions imply investigation of role of Iran's Revolutionary Guard in oil exports as well as obliging the US companies to disclose any business activities with Iranian partners. The move came ahead of negotiations between Iran and six major ...
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Investors await EU summit
MORNING BRIEFING: Investors await EU summit
What’s new:
Asia: US equities swing into positive Asia in green territory as well
United States: CFNAI swings back into positive territory
Forex: GBP/USD trending higher ahead of CPI data
Rates in Asia and Indices:
EUR/USD 1.2783 1.282 -0.18 %
USD/CHF 0.9371 0.9397 -0.18 %
GBP/USD 1.5811 1.5837 -0.00 %
USD/JPY 79.27 79.5 -0.18 %
EUR/CHF 1.2009 1.20136 0.00 %
EUR/JPY 101.44 101.77 0 %
Dow Jones 12367.72 12508.11 1.09 %
Nasdaq 2478.36 2547.69 2.69 %
S&P 500 1295.73 1316.39 1.60 %
Nikkei 225 8690.47 8740.48 1.10 %
Shanghai 2354.867 2373.823 1.05 %
Gold spot 1586.21 1594.65 -0.33 %
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Dukascopy Afternoon Forex Overview : 05/17/2012
Dukascopy Fundamental Analysis
EUR
Mario Draghi, the ECB President, insisted on Greece to stay in the Euro bloc during his public speech on Wednesday regarding the possibility of Greece withdrawal from the Eurozone. Nevertheless, according to him, the ECB will stick to its anti-inflation mandate. The ECB President's comments came after Irish and Belgian central banks reported that Greek exit would not be disastrous for the Eurozone.
USD
Jobless claims in the U.S. didn't live up to the expectations that it will decrease by 5K and remained unchanged, at 370K level, in the week from 6th to 12th of May. Amount of people on rolling unemployment claims increased by around 18K while the number of people on prolonged payments decreased by around 45K. 31 out of 52 states or territory's reported ...
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Euro Sell-Off Accelerates As Greece Will Hold Now Elections
Sunrise Market Commentary
- Fixed Income: Fresh elections in Greece further support core bonds
- German bund came off the contract highs at the start of the session on better German Q1 GDP data. The move didn't last long however and the announcement of fresh Greek elections marked an intraday U-turn. This morning, the German Bund future and US Note future once again reach new contract highs.
- Currencies: euro sell-off accelerates as Greece will hold now elections.
- On Tuesday morning it looked temporary that the euro might enjoy some breathing space as the German Q1 growth was much stronger than expected. However, the rebound had no momentum at all. The euro was again hammered as talks on the formation of the Greek government collapsed. Is the euro heading for a free fall? ...
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Dukascopy Morning Forex Overview : 15/05/2012
Fundamental Analysis
EUR
"Industrial producion is a imely reminder that firstquarter GDP will likely show a contracion."
- Marin van Vliet, an economist at ING
Industrial producion in the Eurozone contracted unexpectedly in March, Eurostat data showed on Monday. Producion fell 0.3 per cent from February, when it rose 0.8 per cent.
USD
"The fear factor is definitely higher."
- Madelynn Matlock, a fund manager at Hunington Asset Advisor
U.S. stocks retreated on Monday on a poliical impasse in Greece.
GBP
"I can’t see even after the next Greek election a government appearing that will be able to do anything else than perhaps manage the Greek exit."
- Simon Sole, chief execuive officer of Exclusive Analysis Ltd.
U.K. stocks tumbled on Monday. The benchmark FTSE 100 Index fell 1.97%, or ...
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U.S shares continue drop in midday on EU fears…
The world`s leading economy saw a lack of data being released today yet strong sentiments of pessimism were spread on the EU soil after that it was reported that Greece will most probably exit from the euro currency union and German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party lost a state election, which pulled US shares down within the midday session.
Now JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America Corp. fell at least 1.7 percent as European lenders slumped. ConocoPhillips and Dow Chemical Co. slid more than 1.1 percent to pace losses in commodity producers while that Morgan Stanley slid 3.5 percent to $14.43.
Plus Symantec Corp., the biggest seller of security software retreated 0.8 percent after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. cut its recommendation while that the Bank of America fell 1.7 percent to $7.42 ...
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U.S. Stocks Fall Amid Speculation Greece Will Depart Euro
U.S. Stocks slumped at the open on Monday, sending the Standard & Poor`s 500 Index below key 1,350, with basic materials and energy shares falling the most this morning as concerns grew Greece will lose its euro-membership while the country`s political leaders fail to forge a collation government.
The Political uncertainty is mounting with four parties failing to find a common ground in order to avoid having to call an inevitable new election in June. Should Greece face new elections next month, markets will start to weigh a referendum on Greece staying in the euro.
Leaders of Greece`s main political parties stood rigid in their positions on the country`s debt agreement with European Union to International Monetary fund, making a coalition government barely impossible as European finance ...
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Dukascopy Morning Forex Overview : 14/05/2012
Fundamental Analysis
EUR
"Equity markets are driven by two things: fundamentals and sentiment."
- Lorne Baring, managing director at B Capital SA
European stocks climbed on Friday after a report showed U.S. consumer confidence increased to the highest level in four years in May.
USD
"Confidence has been boosted by lower gasoline prices."
- Paul Dales, a senior economist at Capital Economics Ltd.
U.S. consumer confidence rose by more than expected in May as consumers became more optimistic on the outlook of the country's economy.
GBP
"The April producer price data … do little overall to reduce the uncertainty as to whether or not the Bank of England will eventually do more Quantitative Easing."
- Howard Archer, an economist at HIS Global Insight
U.K. producer prices rose by more than ...
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