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IG Markets - Morning Thoughts
Friday, 14 September 2012, 11:18 am | IG Markets
IG Markets - Morning Thoughts Overnight, US markets soared after Ben Bernanke delivered on market expectations by announcing a fresh round of quantitative easing to bolster the sluggish US economy and stimulate a lacklustre jobs market. The Fed announced ... More >>
IG Markets - Afternoon thoughts Sept 13
Thursday, 13 September 2012, 5:14 pm | IG Markets
FTSE 5781 -1 DAX 7345 +1 CAC 3545 +1 IBEX 7987 -5 DOW 13348 +15 NAS 2793 +1 S&P 1437 0 Oil 97.02 Gold 1731 The price action Asian session hasn’t given much guidance of what to expect from the FOMC meeting. It has been a very subdued session with ... More >>
IG Markets - Morning Thoughts
Thursday, 13 September 2012, 11:08 am | IG Markets
Risk appetite remained steady heading into the FOMC decision which is due in the early hours of tomorrow. The German Constitutional Court hearing offered little resistance for the bulls as the market risk-rally continued. As expected, the Court ruled the ... More >>
IG Markets - Afternoon Thoughts
Wednesday, 12 September 2012, 5:43 pm | IG Markets
Risk assets have extended their gains in the Asian session ahead of some key market event risk announcements later today. Investor risk appetite has remained steady heading into the FOMC decision and Germany’s Constitutional Court ruling. The German ... More >>
IG Markets - Morning Prices September 12
Wednesday, 12 September 2012, 11:32 am | IG Markets
Behind the modest moves in US equity markets we feel there are some underlying themes that should support risk assets in the coming months. While the S&P only etched out a 0.3% gain, it seems risk forex continues to find a steady stream of buyers ... More >>
IG Markets - Afternoon Thoughts
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 5:51 pm | IG Markets
IG Markets - Afternoon Thoughts FTSE 5759 -34 DAX 7167 -47 CAC 3481 -25 IBEX 7792 -66 DOW 13207 -47 NAS 2778 -10 S&P 1422 -7 Oil 96.24 Gold 1730 Asian markets are mostly weaker as market participants exercise caution ahead of the FOMC meeting. ... More >>
IG Markets - Morning Thoughts And Opening Prices
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 11:05 am | IG Markets
Good morning, Risk assets took a breather with risk currencies and equities retreating from their highs. EUR/USD momentarily broke above 1.28, but the lack of any fresh incentives kept it subdued while AUD/USD held its ground above 1.033. With so many ... More >>
IG Markets - Afternoon Thoughts
Monday, 10 September 2012, 5:16 pm | IG Markets
Good afternoon, FTSE 5779 -16 DAX 7214 -1 CAC 3517 -2 IBEX 7877 -6 DOW 13268 -39 NAS 2816 -9 S&P 1434 -4 Oil 96.33 Gold 1737 Asian markets are mostly positive on the back of hopes of further stimulus this week. Risk currencies rallied on Friday ... More >>
IG Markets - Morning thoughts
Monday, 10 September 2012, 11:01 am | IG Markets
IG Markets - Morning thoughts Risk currencies rallied on Friday after the US dollar was put on the back foot by a weak payrolls report. Non-farm payrolls rose by 96,000 in August, falling considerably below the consensus call for a modest 130,000 rise. ... More >>
IG Markets - Afternoon thoughts Sept 7
Friday, 7 September 2012, 5:45 pm | IG Markets
FTSE 5781 +4 DAX 7170 +3 CAC 3410 0 IBEX 7900 +38 DOW 13291 -1 NAS 2827 -3 S&P 1433 +1 Oil 95.12 Gold 1692 Asian markets have rallied on the back of the ECB’s bond purchasing plan. Risk assets rallied after ECB President Mario Draghi announced ... More >>
IG Markets - Morning Thoughts
Friday, 7 September 2012, 11:10 am | IG Markets
IG Markets - Morning Thoughts Risk assets rallied after ECB President Mario Draghi announced the modalities of the ECB's new bond-buying programme. The Outright Monetary Transactions (OMT) will be open-ended and the liquidity created by it will be fully ... More >>
IG Markets - Morning Thoughts
Thursday, 6 September 2012, 11:08 am | IG Markets
Risk assets were mixed through Europe and US trade ahead of the ECB press conference later today. The euro spiked on reports that the ECB will undertake an unlimited and sterilised buying of sovereign debt with maturities of up to three years, but ... More >>
IG Markets - Afternoon Thoughts
Wednesday, 5 September 2012, 5:31 pm | IG Markets
IG Markets - Afternoon Thoughts Having been calling for a marginally weaker open this morning, the ASX 200 has come under heavy selling pressure this afternoon courtesy of a barrage of negative headlines espousing the end of the mining boom. This thematic ... More >>
IG Markets - Morning Thoughts
Wednesday, 5 September 2012, 11:12 am | IG Markets
Overnight, global equities were mostly lower as investors remained cautious ahead of Thursday’s ECB meeting and courtesy of data revealing US manufacturing has contracted for a third straight month. Solid gains in Europe in the first trading session of ... More >>
IG Markets - Afternoon thoughts Sept 4
Tuesday, 4 September 2012, 11:15 pm | IG Markets
FTSE 5747 -9 DAX 7015 0 CAC 3450 -4 IBEX 7428 -6 DOW 13108 +17 NAS 2779 +7 S&P 1409 +2 Oil 97.30 Gold 1695 Sentiment in the Asian session has been mixed with most of the equity markets weaker, though risk currencies are holding up fairly well. ... More >>
IG Markets - Morning Thoughts
Tuesday, 4 September 2012, 11:04 am | IG Markets
IG Markets - Morning Thoughts The positive risk tone from the Asian session continued into European trade with risk assets remaining well bid. European equities gained ground despite some relatively mixed PMI readings. US markets were closed for the ... More >>
IG Markets - Afternoon thoughts Sept 3
Monday, 3 September 2012, 6:02 pm | IG Markets
FTSE 5708 -3 DAX 6966 -5 CAC 3414 +1 IBEX 7377 -44 Oil 96.43 Gold 1691 Asian markets have had a volatile session as market participants react to all the developments from the weekend. There is plenty of analysis and opinion on Ben Bernanke’s dovish ... More >>
IG Markets - Morning Thoughts
Monday, 3 September 2012, 11:50 am | IG Markets
The much anticipated Jackson Hole symposium has passed, and it seems we are in for an interesting session as the Asian region digests Fed Chief Ben Bernanke’s speech. Equities initially found Mr Bernanke’s speech disappointing given lack of concrete ... More >>
IG Markets - Morning Thoughts
Friday, 31 August 2012, 10:59 am | IG Markets
The ASX 200 looks set to round off the month of August on the back foot, with the index expected to open just below 4300. After having been as high as 4403 on August 23, the 2.5% pullback (providing our opening call is correct) is by no means huge, ... More >>
IG Markets - Afternoon Thoughts
Thursday, 30 August 2012, 5:13 pm | IG Markets
Asian markets have slumped as improving US economic data damped speculation the Federal Reserve will take immediate action to spur growth. July pending home sales rose 2.4% month-on-month (m/m) and 15.0% year-on-year (y/y), beating consensus forecasts for ... More >>
