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Election

DAX could benefit from EUR/USD weakness ahead of German elections

Fawad Razaqzada

September 21, 2017

Germans will go to the polls this Sunday and Chancellor Angela Merkel is widely expected to win her fourth term in power.

Are the markets right to ignore the German election

September 18, 2017

The German Election, scheduled for 24 September, has the potential to squeeze the recent EUR gains.

North Korea: The crowd is deeply concerned

Jeff Greenblatt

August 15, 2017

Last week I told you risk for the markets was off the charts. Last week Google is down 1.5%, FB down marginally, Amazon down 2%, AAPL up marginally and NFLX down 5%. Biotech is down 2.9% as is housing. These are not big numbers, but when you look at some of these charts we are starting to see technical damage for the first time in a long time.

The ‘real’ story on Trump Jr.’s Russian meeting?

July 19, 2017

The latest Team Trump tribulation preceding the GOP healthcare reform flub was, of course,

UK elections: final thoughts

Fawad Razaqzada

June 8, 2017

So, the wait is almost over and soon we will find out the outcome of the UK general election.

Markets directionless after the fear gauge hits a 24-year low

May 9, 2017

Comments on the CBOE Volatility Index.

Euro reverse gains as France celebrates Macron victory

May 8, 2017

French say “no” to populism and “yes” to a united Europe following a similar trend in Austria and The Netherlands over the past six months.

Commodity sell-off weighs on global sentiment

May 5, 2017

Comments on the Dollar, the euro and WTI crude.

Dollar bulls return on confident Fed

May 4, 2017

The U.S. dollar and Treasury yields across the curve bounced higher after the Fed signaled that a June rate hike is still on the way.

Sterling, euro and dollar in focus

May 4, 2017

In Europe, equities were buoyed by corporate earnings and optimism over Emmanuel Macron winning the second round of the French Presidential election.