Market Overview - Page 460

At A Glance -Despite talk of bitcoin graduating to safe haven status, the cryptocurrency still has routine 10 percent intraday moves. -Gold and U.S. bonds maintain the strongest inverse correlation to risk assets like stocks. -In early July, I wrote.

Current uncertainty and worries are clearly reflected in the financial markets. Investors are fleeing into assets that are deemed safe, such as gold, U.S. Treasuries and the dollar. At the same time, we are seeing more and more commentaries around.

China’s manufacturing activity expanded in August, according to results of a private survey released on Monday as production increased, but export sales fell amid the country’s escalating trade war with the U.S. The Caixin/Markit factory Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was.

At the weekend, China and the United States introduced reciprocal tariffs, as promised earlier, marking a new phase of trade wars. At the same time, Trump once again encouraged U.S. companies to look for an alternative to Chinese suppliers. Such.

Market overview FX: The dollar index is unchanged at the beginning of the week at 98.80 after strengthening by 0.4% on Friday, updating the highs from 2017. EURUSD slid below 1.10. GBPUSD fell to 1.2170. At the same time, market.

Fundstrat co-founder Tom Lee claims this week’s bitcoin price nosedived because the crypto-sphere is distracted by the Burning Man festival. Moreover, Lee predicts the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates 75 basis points by the spring of 2020. Lee, a.

Tether (USDT) transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain are losing ground to Ethereum at an ever-increasing rate. Ever since the Tether stablecoin was issued on Ethereum in January 2018, it has slowly gone on to become the most utilized version of.

China’s best option in the trade war is to wait it out, experts say, as it’s huge domestic economy is increasingly being driven by the power of its consumers — not trade. Playing the long game is “probably the best.

It almost comes naturally to many smartphone users today. You can just take out your iPhone — or Android equivalent — and hold it up to your face to unlock the device. But the technology behind that has become increasingly.

The theme of the whole week was largely dominated by the recovery from last Friday’s fall. China and the U.S. noted progress in trade negotiations, which gave the markets hope that the agreement could be signed soon. By the end.

Market overview FX: The dollar index added 0.1% this morning to 98.50 after gaining 0.3% on Thursday, near highs since 2017. EURUSD fell to 1.1035, testing 27-month lows. GBPUSD fell to 1.2170. The FX market volatility decreased somewhat. Stocks: S&P.

U.S. equities rallied Thursday after China indicated it wouldn’t immediately retaliate against the latest American tariff increase. Treasuries edged down, while a dollar gauge hit a two-year high. Every sector in the S&P 500 Index advanced after a spokesman for.