Currency snapshot (major pairs)
Sep 22, 2015 16:28 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Dollar index trading at 96.32 (+0.40%). Strength meter (today so far) - Euro -0.55%, Franc -0.14%, Yen +0.34%, GBP -0.91% Strength meter (since last week) - Euro -1.51%, Franc -0.62%, Yen -0.12%, GBP -1.03% EUR/USD...
Currency snapshot (commodity pairs)
Sep 22, 2015 16:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Dollar index trading at 96.26 (+0.34%) Strength meter (today so far) - Aussie -0.74%, Kiwi -0.65%, Loonie -0.20%. Strength meter (since last week) - Aussie -1.49%, Kiwi -1.60%, Loonie -0.41%. AUD/USD - Trading at...
Sep 22, 2015 15:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Energy pack is mixed, while oil is down, gas is trading in green today. Weekly performance at a glance in chart table. Oil (WTI) - WTI dropped sharply after yesterdays massive rise as global growth concerns especially...
Commodities snapshot (precious & industrial)
Sep 22, 2015 15:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Metal pack is trading in red today. Performance this week at a glance in chart table - Gold - Gold is down today, as falling stocks failed to ignite safe haven buying into yellow metal. Todays range - $1121-$1136...
Sep 22, 2015 14:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Equities are all trading in green today. Performance this week at a glance in chart table - SP 500 - SP 500 is down -2%, hit by risk aversion arising from global growth concern. Todays range 1976-1933. SP 500 future...
RBS joins dovish club over BOE rate hike as mining massacre continues across globe
Sep 22, 2015 14:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Royal Bank of Scotland joined the dovish club against Bank of England (BOE) rate hike after Citi last week pushed their expectations for rate hike further to end of next year and one hike in 2016, instead of previous...
Nervous market pushes Brazilian Real to new all-time low
Sep 22, 2015 13:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Markets nervousness over emerging markets is proving hard to be cured as currencies kept plunging despite US Federal Reserve kept rates on hold. Situation is worst for Brazil, whose currency has taken a dive to new...
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