The economic calendar is taking a breather today but will return with bang tomorrow. Market participants are looking forward to two major central meetings as the Bank of Japan and especially the European Central Bank take centre stage.
The euro continues to defy gravity. The single currency is up sharply against all of its major rivals, including the pound which took a beating despite stronger UK inflation figures released this morning.
Social media giant Facebook Inc (FB, quote) has been caught up in a great deal of controversy in Europe over the past year, as users complain that the firm’s privacy policies don’t align with those that govern each EU country.
The EURUSD pair fell hard during the session on Thursday, breaking well below the 1.37 level, but part of this would’ve been based upon news headlines coming out of Spain that the European Central Bank might bring its rate down to negative real rates.
‘Wind down’ is not withdrawal but watch negative news flow in the US; treading water is not growth so keep the champagne on ice for Europe; price is not value so beware investor sentiment; falling unemployment is not rising employment so watch the participation rate; and a hiccup is not a correction so keep an eye on an exit…
The deja vu trade appears likely to remain in tact in the near-term, as recently attained bullish momentum was undercut in yesterday’s trade. The resulting sideways trend will oscillate between moments of euphoria and doubt, which may essentially feel like a repeat of the decisive rallies and selloffs of the last few weeks which were believed to be the beginnings of new breakouts and breakdowns.
A clarion is a medieval trumpet that had clear, shrill tones. Trumpets were often uses to get people’s attention when making announcements. We are using “clarion” in the context of making announcements, as well as being thought-provoking when sharing our information and opinions with those who are interested in new investment ideas. Topic: Market Outlook 2013 After a down-turn into mid-November, global stock markets are putting in a
A clarion is a medieval trumpet that had clear, shrill tones. Trumpets were often uses to get people’s attention when making announcements. We are using “clarion” in the context of making announcements, as well as being thought-provoking when sharing our information and opinions with those who are interested in new investment ideas. Topic: Country Indexes The first chart, below, shows the weekly closes of the major bourses since
Welcome to Tuesday’s Morning Coffee Break – U.S. futures are hanging in this morning as the market participants prepare for a slew of earnings results from the likes of Coca Cola (KO, quote), Mattel (MAT, quote) and Intel (INTC, quote) as well as a busy economic calendar today.
Welcome to Thursday’s Morning Coffee Break – As we count down the final two sessions of the week U.S. indexes are on pace for the largest weekly drop since week ending on June 1st. Will bulls be able to muster the first daily gain this week for S&P 500 and NASDAQ?
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