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Financial Stocks are Vulnerable During US Election Cycle
As Election Day nears and a unique campaign season ends, some sets of stocks will be impacted more t...
ECB Draghi Missing Jackson Hole Puts Emphasis on European Data
Mario Draghi is letting the numbers do the talking. After five weeks of silence, the European Centra...
US Consumer Spending Rises Boosting September Rate Hike Chances
U.S. consumer spending increased for a fourth straight month in July amid strong demand for automobi...
XAU/USD – Gold Subdued as US Consumer Numbers Meet Expectations
Gold has edged higher on Monday, as the metal trades at $1323.86 in the North American session. On t...
WTI/USD – Crude Unchanged at $47, US Consumer Numbers Meet Expectations
US crude has started the week quietly. In Monday’s North American session, WTI/USD futures ar...
AUD/USD – Aussie Edges Higher, Australian Building Permits Next
AUD/USD has posted small gains on Monday. In the North American session, the pair is trading at 0.75...
GBP/USD – Pound Dips Below 1.31 as Fed Warms Up to Rate Hike
GBP/USD has posted considerable losses on Monday. Early in the North American session, the pair is t...
Brazil’s Rousseff Appears Before Senate in Impeachment Trial
Suspended President Dilma Rousseff appeared before Brazil’s Senate on Monday to defend herself...
Bund Yields at Two-month Highs on Hawkish Fed
Germany’s 10-year Bund yield on Monday rose to its highest level since Britain’s vote to...
USD/JPY – Yen Falters as Fed Hints Rate Hike Coming
The Japanese yen has posted small gains on Monday. Currently, USD/JPY is trading slightly above the ...
Dollar Squeeze Remains Intact
The initial reaction by investors to Janet Yellen’s speech at Jackson Hole was one of elation,...
EUR/USD – Euro Under Pressure as Yellen Revives Rate Hike Speculation
The euro is showing little movement on Monday, as EUR/USD trades just below the 1.12 line. It’...
Week Ahead USD looks to NFP after Confident Fed
Fed Chair Yellen Gives Little Details on When Next Hike Will Come The USD appreciated across the boa...
Fed Back on the Hawkish PR Offensive
The pre-prepared text from Yellen’s speech at Jackson Hole today didn’t necessarily offer much i...
Yellen Says Interest Rate Hike Case Getting Stronger
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the case to raise interest rates is getting stronger as the ...
GBP/USD – Pound Edges Higher as British, US GDP Reports Match Forecasts
GBP/USD is trading quietly on Friday, continuing the lack of movement which has characterized the pa...
U.S GDP Grows Slower Than First Estimated
The U.S. economy grew less than previously reported last quarter on lower government outlays and a b...
USD/JPY – Yen Yawns After Soft Japanese Inflation, Yellen Speech Next
The Japanese yen is showing little movement on Friday, continuing the lack of activity we’ve s...
All Eyes on Yellen
The event we’ve been waiting for all week is finally upon us and all eyes will now be on Janet Yel...