Copper on the verge of next leg down
Nov 09, 2015 10:54 am UTC| Insights & Views
Copper looks like to extend its recent loss and on the verge of breaking a three month low made in August, when China devalued its currency by 1.9% in a single day. Copper for the last three months, has been...
India Gold Monetization Scheme – Part 1 – key features
Nov 09, 2015 09:57 am UTC| Insights & Views
According to latest estimate, Indian consumers hold directly or indirectly 22,000 tons of Gold, almost three times the total holding of US Federal Reserve. Current value of that gold is around $800 billion or 39% of...
Migrant crisis series – Economic weakness could prove costly for Merkel
Nov 09, 2015 09:13 am UTC| Insights & Views
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has been immensely popular, even throughout Euro Zone debt crisis is in tough spot this year. Her approval rating has fallen by record (though still well above 50%) and she is not the...
CFTC commitment of traders' report review (FX)
Nov 09, 2015 05:58 am UTC| Insights & Views
CFTC commitment of traders report was released on Friday (3rd November) and cover positions up to Tuesday (6th November). COT report is not a complete presenter of entire market positions, since future market is relatively...
Guide to today’s important data and events
Nov 09, 2015 05:33 am UTC| Insights & Views
Not many economic dockets scheduled for today and all with low to medium risks associated. Data released so far Australia - ANZ job advertisement up 0.4% in October, after rising 3.8% in September. Japan -...
Nov 06, 2015 16:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Equities are all mixed performer 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...
Commodities snapshot (precious & industrial)
Nov 06, 2015 16:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Metal pack is trading in red. Performance this week at a glance in chart table - Gold - Gold is down for eighth consecutive day, and third consecutive week as non-farm surprised massive to the upside with wage...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects