Has the relentless bid in bonds left investors locked into future losses? Bond bonanza in Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate According to Bloomberg, around $54.8 tln of the $60.7 tln of securities making up the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ...

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Don't be a hero, be a bargain hunter! It's wild out there Ok, it's a crazy day out there and one we will all remember this day going forward. We were there. So, here are some things not to do today as well as other things to do, so you are still ...

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Gold and silver on their way up - what's to stop the move higher? Profit takers on gold again? There was a rumour last Friday that caused us to close the short term gold longs. Namely, that equity investors were cashing out their profitable gold ...

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More downside for the dollar on S&P500 fall USD to be pressured After the Federal Reserve brought forward a 50bps rate cut from the March 18 meeting this week we saw the USD fall off quickly on the announcement. The expectations from the futures ...

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Rate cut expected by Bank of Canada Today we have the Bank of Canada’s rate decision and the market expectations are that the BoC will cut rates by 25bps. Prior to yesterday’s surprise rate cut by the Federal Reserve of 50bps the chances of a rate ...

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Gold/silver ratio at record highs and silver is set to shine What is the gold/silver ratio The gold/silver ratio measures the relative strength of gold versus silver prices. It shows how many ounces of silver it takes to purchase one ounce of gold. ...

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AUDJPY heading down towards 2009 prices A double whammy Our go-to risk pair is the AUDJPY and right now the pressure is on for more AUDJPY downside. The close connection of Australia's economy with China, making up around 30% of Australia's GDP, ...

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Gold set to shine again after pullback Reasons for Gold's glow Gold has had a pullback and now we have a base in place on the four-hour chart. Two dips down into the Pivot Point have found buyers each time. image So, technically that is a place to ...

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S&P500 Futures: To catch a falling knife or grab a bargain? When can you catch a bounce? According to a thought-provoking article on Market's Live Blog on the S&P500 futures chart, some buyers might be buying S&P500 futures this AM on the premise ...

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Yen set to fall Yen weakens regardless of whether the coronavirus outbreak worsens or not. Although yesterday the JPY was operating in its normal function as a safe haven and showed strength through the day, the Yen's safe-haven days may be coming ...

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The importance of gauging market sentiment 101 One of the most foundational aspects to grasp is that of sentiment, or put simply, the mood of the market. If you are day trading you must make this a priority to grasp if it is not already under your ...

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What is the gold/silver ratio? The gold/silver ratio measures the relative strength of gold versus silver prices. It shows how many ounces of silver it takes to purchase one ounce of gold. To get this number, you divide the current gold price by the ...

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Why the Yen was weaker yesterday Via Bloomberg It was a strange one yesterday. Yes, we had risk on tones with equities green across the board and we were expecting JPY weakness, but it just seemed to keep going and going. The USDJPY put in a strong ...

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Gold looking like it will soon find a top Safe-haven demand to wane as coronavirus fears subside The spike in gold yesterday above $1600 is likely to be short-lived. The reason for the spike was concern that Apple's missed revenue warning for Q1 was ...

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Oil markets look vulnerable to coronavirus shock Oil trying to bounce The crude complex has tried to bounce as investors generally take the view that the coronavirus will be contained. Looking at US crude below you can see that support was found at ...

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The Euro to fall to parity: The bleak outlook continues as Euros shorts increase Euro headed to parity according to Bloomberg The EURUSD pair currently sits at 1.0835 and so it would need a move of ~8% to move down there. image Reasons for EURUSD ...

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FX Week Ahead 17.02.20 The global risk tone has been alternating between risk-on and risk-off this week as the market is undecided about the potential impact of the coronavirus. Midweek there was an adjustment to the way Hubei cases were classified, ...

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Watch out for the possibility of another Freaky Friday Equity markets falling into the weekend Everyone likes the weekend it seems, apart from the equity markets. They have fallen on 5 of the 6 Fridays in 2020. Take a look at the table below which ...

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Australia’s triple challenge: Droughts, fires, and viruses The financial impact Governor Lowe is optimistic that the Australian economy can bounce back from the drought and the fires. That does hold up as the drop in farm output and consumption ...

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