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Market News June 2nd: American session Tatiana Norkina, an analyst at FBS Negative statistics from the United States restrain the growth of the dollar index (the index of manufacturing activity ISM dropped to the level of 53.2 last month, while analysts forecasted an increase to 55.5)...

Market News June 2: Asian session Asian stocks rose after a gauge of China’s manufacturing expanded at the fastest pace in 5 months (to 50.8 vs. the forecast of 50.7) and policymakers said they will cut the reserve requirement ratio for some lenders. MSCI Asia Pacific Index gained 0.5%...

Market News May 30: American Session Tatiana Norkina, analyst at FBS Negative statistics and guarded comments of FRS member Pianalto on the current U.S. economy state have put the dollar under pressure once again. Today, the U.S. dollar index is losing about 0.10%, sliding to the 80.40...

Market News May 30: Asian session Nikkei 225 is down by 0.2%. MSCI Asia Pacific stock index lost 0.1%, butheaded for its biggest monthly gain (3.4%) since September. USD/JPY declined to 101.50 approaching yesterday’s low at 101.42. Yen strengthened as a government report showed inflation...

Market News May 29th: American session Tatiana Norkina, an analyst at FBS The appearance of the data on pending home sales in the U.S., worse than expected, weakened the U.S. dollar a little, its index is currently reduced to 80.50, down about 0.13 %. At the same time, the number of...

Market News 29 May 2014 US GDP may decline US GDP is due at 12:30 GMT. Analysts expect that American Q1 economic growth with be revised down from +0.1 to -0.6%. US dollar is broadly weakening ahead of the release. Still, analysts at Banco Santander SA think that bad figures are caused by bad...

Market News Key option levels (May 29) Market prices tend to move towards the strike price at the time large vanilla options (ordinary put and call options) expire. It happens (all things equal) as each side of the deal seeks to hedge its risk exposure. This action is most noticeable ahead of...

Market News May 29: Asian session USD/JPY declined to 101.64. Yen strengthened as the greenback’s appeal diminished after Treasury 10-year yields fell to a 9-month low relative to similar-maturity Japanese government debt. AUD/USD strengthened by almost 70 pips to $0.9290. The pair initially...

Market News May 28: American Session Tatiana Norkina, analyst at FBS The dollar continues strengthening its position due to the pressure on the euro. In the absence of news factors from the U.S., the index has grown to the 80.60 level, adding about 0.20% at the moment. Stock indexes...

Market News May 28: European session EUR/USD is trading in the $1.3620. Data released in the euro area today was mostly disappointing. The number of unemployed people in Germany rose, French consumer spending declined. German import prices also fell, while the increase in the euro zone’s...

Market News May 28: Asian session Asian shares rose as US data added to evidence a recovery in the world’s largest economy is intact. The orders for US durable goods unexpectedly increased in April and consumer confidence perked up in May. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index gained 0.5%. Japanese...

Market News May 27: American Session Tatiana Norkina, FBS analyst Strong growth of index "CB Consumer Trust" strengthened market sentiments and contributed to a very positive image of the major U.S. stock exchanges. Thus, DJIA added immediately about 0.50%, while the S&P500 - 0.60%. Also...

Market News 27 May 2014 BoJ pushes Abe to further reforms Japan risks low economic growth even as policy easing spurs inflation, the Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Kikuo Iwata said in a speech yesterday. He underlines that the GDP growth can't be achieved only through the monetary policy, it is...

Market News Key option levels (May 27) Market prices tend to move towards the strike price at the time large vanilla options (ordinary put and call options) expire. It happens (all things equal) as each side of the deal seeks to hedge its risk exposure. This action is most noticeable ahead of...

Market News May 27: Asian session Asian stocks climbed for a fourth day. MSCI Asia Pacific Index added 0.2%. Nikkei 225 is up by 0.65%. USD/JPY stays just below 102.00. Japan’s currency dropped as demand for haven assets declined on speculation that policy makers globally will add to...

Market News May 26: American Session Tatiana Norkina, analyst at FBS The U.S. dollar is showing signs of weakness due to the absence of major market participants from the U.S. and the UK who are celebrating national holidays. The dollar index has fallen by 0.15%, while stock indexes are...

Market News 26 May 2014 BoE Bean expects a 3% rate in 5 years Charlie Bean, the departing BoE's deputy governor, expects the UK’s main interest rate to reach 3% within 3 to 5 years. He also pointed to the risks of increasing rates too early, saying policy makers had to be careful not to damage...

Market News 26 May 2014 CFTC: USD net longs up Here are the essentials of the latest Commitments of Traders (COT) report, released on May 23 by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for a week ended on May 20. According to the report, the value of the USD net long position...

Market News 26 May 2014 EU: euroskeptics gained votes Anti-European Union and far-right parties posted strong gains in elections to the European Parliament in some countries on Sunday, repots Wall Street Journal. This means that more and more Europeans are against economic austerity. The...

Market News 26 May 2014 China Premier Li hints on easing Chinese stock markets rose on Monday amid increased monetary easing expectations. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on May 23 the government will "fine-tune" policy when needed and solve problems such as tight funds for the real economy...