Jan 25, 2016 15:09 pm UTC| Commentary
Energy pack is again down today. Weekly performance at a glance in chart table. Oil (WTI) - WTI recovery stalled today and it dropped again today. Todays range $30.7-32.8 WTI is currently trading at $31.2/barrel....
Commodities snapshot (precious & industrial)
Jan 25, 2016 14:57 pm UTC| Commentary
Metal pack is mixed today. Performance this week at a glance in chart table - Gold - Gold is up in the face of risk aversion. Todays range $1108-1097 Gold is currently trading at $1106/troy ounce. Immediate support...
Jan 25, 2016 14:52 pm UTC| Commentary
Equities are all red in todays trading. Kindly note all instruments mentioned here are CFDs, whose values might differ from cash or future traded. Performance this week at a glance in chart table - SP 500 - SP 500, is...
Currency depreciation likely to lead to major export re-alignment
Jan 25, 2016 13:39 pm UTC| Commentary
Dollars rise and counterparts drop, especially since 2014 is likely to lead to global re-alignment of exports over the coming years. Currency depreciation can be classified into three categories based on the main source...
Every 1 in 3 thinks FED will either hold or ease policy in 2016
Jan 25, 2016 12:16 pm UTC| Commentary
After New Year turmoil, hawkish market participants are disappearing rapidly and its doves everywhere. According to latest survey of market participants reveal, every one in three is a dove. Among 1000 surveyed, About...
Canada’s November monthly GDP data likely to set the pace for Loonie
Jan 25, 2016 12:01 pm UTC| Commentary
Bank of Canada kept its overnight rate steady at 0.5 percent on balanced inflation risks, against the market expectation of a 25bp cut. The BoC is likely to keep it unchanged during the first half of this year, with risks...
Oil in global economy series – Why Petro-Dollars matter?
Jan 25, 2016 11:57 am UTC| Commentary
In December, we wrote a post saying high leverage in emerging market debt and repercussions of lower oil price are the two biggest risks in 2016. Since the beginning of the year, both have proven to be quite decisive in...
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