Market Overview - Page 480

Government bond yields in most major economies worldwide have been flirting with all-time lows in the last few days, indicating that investors are wary of an impending recession. German and French 10-year bond yields hit record lows this week, both.

Market focus Markets quietened down in anticipation of the US Nonfarm Payrolls: there is a danger that this lull will be like a compressed spring that will shoot after the data is published. Due to the American July 4th holiday.

Market overview FX: fluctuations fell sharply in anticipation of important employment data, leaving rates barely changes since Tuesday Stocks: Futures on SP500, DJI overtook round levels and stood close to peak Commodities: Brent trading around $63. Gold slides for the.

As bitcoin roars back into a bull market, traders are eagerly awaiting “alt-season,” a parabolic jump in altcoins that historically follows bitcoin’s rise. But they’re going to be disappointed. There won’t be an alt season in this hype cycle. Not.

Market focus Markets switched to a mode that can be briefly described as “the worse, the better.” On Wednesday, the indices updated highs on the rather weak US macroeconomic data. The trade deficit rose to the highest levels this year,.

Market overview FX: market volatility is reduced due to U.S. holidays and in anticipation of Friday’s NFP Stocks: SPX, Dow Jones closed at all-time highs, but Chinese ChinaA50 and European Euro50 moved away from highs at the start of trading.

Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra is a “rival” to US monetary policy and the dollar itself. That’s the view of Congress which has officially urged Mark Zuckerberg to cease development on its crypto project. Zuckerberg will now go toe-to-toe with the US.

One of the pound’s most accurate forecasters is predicting the currency will rebound on expectations that Britain will miss the latest deadline for leaving the European Union. Svenska Handelsbanken AB sees sterling climb about 6% to $1.33 by the end.

Switzerland has been ranked the best place in the world to live and work, stealing the crown from Singapore which was at the top for five consecutive years. High living standards and competitive salaries have seen the Swiss nation become.

The U.S. trade war with China and the resultant slowing global economy, sanctions on Iran’s oil sector and political turmoil in Venezuela and Libya, are all combining to destabilize crude markets. And these factors that are decisive in the direction.

Anxiety about the global economy growth rate and the threat of new EU tariffs set to be launched by the US is keeping investors from actively buying profitable assets. On the debt markets, there is a declining trend in the.

Within a week, from June 26 to July 2, the bitcoin price fell from $13,868 to $9,651, recording a 30 percent pullback against the U.S. dollar. Technical analysts have expressed optimism towards the swift recovery of bitcoin from a large.