Guide to today’s important data and events
Nov 13, 2015 08:14 am UTC| Insights & Views
Lot of economic dockets scheduled for today and some with high risks associated. Data released so far: Japan - Tertiary industry index dropped -0.4% in September. Industrial production edged up 1.1% in September,...
Nov 12, 2015 17:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Energy pack is trading in red. Weekly performance at a glance in chart table. Oil (WTI) - WTI is sharply down today as key support at $43/barrel remains broken. Todays range $43.4-41.6 Latest OPEC report...
Commodities snapshot (precious & industrial)
Nov 12, 2015 17:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Metal pack is sharply down today. Performance this week at a glance in chart table - Gold - Gold is down more than 1% today. Next stop could be around $1050, price has reached lowest point since July. Todays...
Nov 12, 2015 16:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views
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...
Currency snapshot (commodity pairs)
Nov 12, 2015 16:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Dollar index trading at 98.94 (+0.10%) Strength meter (today so far) - Aussie +0.63%, Kiwi -0.26%, Loonie -0.40%. Strength meter (since last week) - Aussie +1.12%, Kiwi +0.09%, Loonie -0.05%. AUD/USD Trading at...
Currency snapshot (major pairs)
Nov 12, 2015 16:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Dollar index trading at 98.83 (-0.01%). Strength meter (today so far) - Euro -0.09%, Franc +0.02%, Yen -0.12%, GBP -0.12% Strength meter (since last week) - Euro +0.19%, Franc +0.14%, Yen +0.17%, GBP...
API reports surplus, while WTI awaits EIA report – calls updated
Nov 12, 2015 15:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views
WTI is sharply down after clearing key support area around $43/barrel. WTI is currently trading at $42.3/barrel, up from todays low around $41.6/barrel ahead of EIA report, scheduled for 16:00 GMT. Key factors at play...
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