Commodities snapshot (precious & industrial)
Mar 18, 2015 14:51 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Metals as a pack doing worse this week even before FOMC. Performance this week at a glance in chart table - Gold - Gold is trading below $1150, even before FOMC and testing the support intraday. A break below over FOMC...
Currency snapshot (commodity pairs)
Mar 18, 2015 14:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Commodity pairs (AUD, NZD, CAD) are treading waters ahead of FOMC against dollar. A chart and table is attached for explanation. Aussie is trading in a range of 40 pips today, waiting for policy decision by FOMC....
Mar 18, 2015 13:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Greek government over the negotiation of new bailout claimed money against Germany over Nazi occupation of Greece during WWII. History - Nazi led Germany occupied Greece from 1941-1944 that resulted in a death of...
Currency snapshot (major pairs)
Mar 18, 2015 13:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Dollar is mixed against the majors (EUR, GBP, CHF, and JPY) over portfolio adjustments ahead of FOMC today. Dollar index is at 99.62 trading flat for the day. This weeks performance at a glance in chart and table - Euro...
China might not reach 7% growth
Mar 18, 2015 12:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Policymakers this year reduced Chinas growth target to 7% compared to 7.5% last year. China grew at 7.4% rate per annum. Other economic dockets pose considerable doubt over Chinas ability to grow at the targeted pace and...
Mar 18, 2015 11:41 am UTC| Insights & Views
Market seems to solely focusing on one point - Federal Reserve (FED) to be patient or not to be. Evolution and implication - FED communicated to market in 2014 that policy would remain accommodative for considerable...
Should Greece be given another chance?
Mar 18, 2015 10:58 am UTC| Insights & Views
Many economists, market participants and general people are of the view that there had been enough of Greek drama and it should be out or thrown out of Euro zone. Greek government is haggling over the bailout conditions...
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