Sterling was overwhelming the weakest one last week on Brexit political drama in the UK. It's now even uncertain for how long Prime Minister Theresa would stay in position, not to mention if there would be an agreement for...
Yen and Sterling are the two strongest ones today, but what they're doing are very different. Yen is extending this week's rebound. But Sterling is paring back Brexit triggered losses. Meanwhile, commodity currencies turned generally weaker as they're paring...
Sterling recovers mildly today but remains the weakest one on political turmoil in the UK. There is no clear sign of a come back in the Pound and it remains vulnerable for more selloff, even before weekly close. The...
The report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that total crude oil and petroleum products stocks dropped -1.41 mmb to 1252.02 mmb in the week ended November 9. Crude oil inventory jumped +10.27 mmb (consensus: +3.18 mmb)...
Sterling is sold off broadly today as Brexit optimism quickly turned into political turmoil. UK Prime Minister Theresa May appeared to have secured Cabinet support on her Brexit agreement with EU. But in less than 24 hours, four ministers...
Both Sterling and Euro trade firmer after UK Prime Minister Theresa May got Cabinet support for her Brexit deal. But no significant technical development is seen with these two currencies yet. Instead, Australian Dollar steals the show with strong...
Brexit news again dominates the headline as UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced that she has gained support from the Cabinet the Withdrawal Deal hammered out between the UK and EU. End of the story? Not yet. If both...
Sterling turned cautious as markets are now awaiting the result of UK Prime Minister Theresa May's Cabinet meeting on Brexit. The withdrawal agreement text should have been agreed with the EU. Approval by the Cabinet will give the green-light...
Sterling is trading generally firm today as the EU and UK finally agreed on the withdrawal agreement. It will now have to go through Prime Minister Theresa May's Cabinet today. That shouldn't be too much a problem despite some...
The latest set of macroeconomic data in China was mixed. Retail sales grew +8.6% y/y in October, weaker than consensus of, and September's +9.2%. Automobile sales, contributing 10% to retail sales, declined -11.7% in October, marking the first annual ...
Sterling rebounds solidly today and there is new wave of buying coming in at early part of US session. Positive news regrading Brexit negotiation is the key driver of the Pound. It's reported that the Brexit agreement is now...
Asian stocks gapped sharply lower follow steep fall in US equities overnight. But sentiments were then lifted by optimism over US-China trade negotiations. Australian and New Zealand Dollar benefited from the development and are now trading as the strongest...
China’s trade surplus widened to US$ 34B in October. Exports grew +15.6% y/y, beating consensus of +11.7% and September’s +14.5%. Import expanded +21.4% during the month, exceeding market expectations of +14.5% and +14.3% in September. Interestingly, the headline trade...
Sterling continues to trade as the weakest one for today as negative Brexit news fly around. It's reported that European Council President Donald Tusk has given UK Prime Minister Theresa May a deadline for an extra November summit. And...
Sterling opens the week sharply and broadly lower as it's getting less and less likely to complete a Brexit deal within November. Yen is the second weakest as Asian stocks recover mildly after last week's selloff. Meanwhile, Euro is...
The CFTC Commitments of Traders report in the week ended November 6 shows that all major currencies (except USD) remained in NET SHORT positions. Speculative longs on USD index fell -1 564 contracts while shorts declined -2 323, sending...
According to the CFTC Commitments of Traders report for the week ended November 6, NET LENGTH for crude oil, heating oil and gasoline futures all continued to drop. Oil prices slumped during the reporting week, with the front-month WTI...
There were some interesting turns in the financial markets last week. Global equities initially cheered after Democrats sealed a tremendous win in the US mid-term election by regaining majority in the House. But the lift quickly faded as stocks...
Dollar turns a bit firmer again in early US session after stronger than expected PPI readings. For now it's on of the strongest one today, along with Yen and Swiss Franc. But still, more technical breakthrough is needed in...
Dollar is making a come back as US treasury yield surged after FOMC rate decision and statement. The decision to stand pat was widely expected. One surprise was probably the lack of reference to the stock market crash in...