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IG Markets Forex thoughts
Wednesday, 13 July 2011, 5:30 pm | IG Markets
Overnight, EUR/USD was thrown around by speculation and rumour with the pair collapsing to 1.3837, before rebounding to an overnight high of 1.4062. This occurred around hearsay that the ECB was in the market buying Spanish and Italian bonds, in turn ... More >>
IG Markets Afternoon thoughts
Wednesday, 13 July 2011, 4:46 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are shrugging off the weak close on US market to be higher across the board, seemingly boosted by a stronger-than-expected set of Chinese economic figures. More >>
IG Markets Afternoon Report
Tuesday, 12 July 2011, 4:29 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are getting blooded following the very negative leads from Wall Street, which are being driven by fears the European sovereign debt crisis is spreading Italy, which is Europe’s third largest economy. The Hang Seng and ... More >>
IG Markets Afternoon thoughts 7/7/11
Thursday, 7 July 2011, 4:52 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are mostly higher following the modest gains on Wall Street as market participants largely ignored the latest nervousness over contagion in the Eurozone and last night’s interest rate hike by the People’s Bank of China. ... More >>
IG Markets Afternoon thoughts 5/7/11
Tuesday, 5 July 2011, 4:51 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are mixed following the lack of US leads overnight, with traders seemingly taking a breather after five consecutive days of gains. The Kospi is the top performer, up 0.5%. The Nikkei 225 and Hang Seng are flat while ... More >>
IG Markets: Forex Thoughts
Monday, 27 June 2011, 5:08 pm | IG Markets
Once again the AUDs reputation as a proxy for global risk sentiment was confirmed during US trade on Friday. After ending the Australian session around the 1.0545 mark, the AUD surged to an overnight high of 1.0601 during European trade. However, ... More >>
IG Markets Afternoon thoughts 22/6/11
Wednesday, 22 June 2011, 4:38 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are mostly higher following the positive overnight leads from Wall Street and the vote of confidence in the Greek government boosted overall optimism. The Nikkei 225 is the top performer, up 1.4% while the Hang Seng ... More >>
IG Markets Morning Prices 21/6/11
Tuesday, 21 June 2011, 11:50 am | IG Markets
In the US overnight, stocks rallied to finish broadly higher after futures were at one point calling the market about 0.5% lower on fears over the Greek debt crisis. After the EU Finance ministers delayed a decision on the next tranche of Greek aid, ... More >>
IG Markets, Afternoon Thoughts
Friday, 10 June 2011, 8:56 pm | IG Markets
After yesterday’s disappointing jobs print, the AUD finished the Australian session around the 1.0590 mark, having bounced off its low of 1.0563. With an interest rate hike now unlikely to occur before August, the AUD is set to be dictated by commodity ... More >>
IG Markets Afternoon thoughts 9 June 2011
Thursday, 9 June 2011, 4:34 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are all lower following the sixth consecutive fall on Wall Street. Continued concerns over the health of the global economic recovery are seeing traders cut their exposure to risky assets in favour of safe havens and ... More >>
IG Markets: Morning Prices
Monday, 6 June 2011, 12:35 pm | IG Markets
In the US on Friday, the major indices all finished the session lower as a very disappointing US Non-farm payrolls number topped off a disappointing week on the US data front. Payrolls came in at 54,000 versus forecasts of approximately 150,000. More >>
IG Markets Afternoon thoughts 2/6/11
Thursday, 2 June 2011, 4:46 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are all sharply lower following the strong sell-off on Wall Street and the continuing stream of weaker-than-expected global economic data. The Shanghai Composite is the biggest decliner, down 2% while elsewhere, the ... More >>
IG Markets Forex thoughts 2/6/11
Thursday, 2 June 2011, 4:43 pm | IG Markets
EURUSD - Asian traders took the brave decision to counter-trade the strong downward move overnight by US and European traders. The different news releases overnight were undoubtedly bearish and risk was dealt a firm blow to the midriff. The euro ... More >>
IG Markets Morning Prices 23 May 2011
Monday, 23 May 2011, 11:16 am | IG Markets
In the US on Friday, stocks came under selling pressure once again as investors grappled with further signs of slowing growth in the US and a myriad of factors caused further concerns over the European sovereign debt situation. These included uncertainty of ... More >>
IG Markets Morning Prices
Friday, 20 May 2011, 10:46 am | IG Markets
In the US overnight, stocks finished the session modestly higher despite pretty ordinary economic releases; jobless claims were the only shining light, coming in slightly stronger but the latest reading on manufacturing slumped. The other major event to ... More >>
IG Markets: Morning Prices
Thursday, 19 May 2011, 10:42 am | IG Markets
In the US overnight, stocks snapped their three day losing streak to close near their session highs as commodity prices rebounded as participants began to speak about underlying demand fundamentals again and the Federal Reserve said that talks about ... More >>
IG Markets - Afternoon thoughts
Friday, 13 May 2011, 6:50 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are mostly lower, choosing to ignore positive leads from Wall Street and focus on the latest tightening measures in China and the Bank of Korea’s decision to keep interest on hold versus forecasts of a rise. The Nikkei ... More >>
IG Markets: Morning Prices
Thursday, 12 May 2011, 12:06 pm | IG Markets
In the US overnight, the ‘risk-off’ trade returned with a vengeance as oil, gasoline and heating oil led another sell-off in commodities which flowed through to risk currencies such as the EUR and AUD, as well as equity markets. The US dollar ... More >>
IG Markets - Afternoon thoughts 11th May
Wednesday, 11 May 2011, 5:05 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are mostly higher following the strong US leads overnight and robust economic data out of China that showed CPI of 5.3%, down slightly from the previous month while Industrial Production eased to 13.4%. The Korean Kospi is ... More >>
IG Markets Afternoon thoughts 6/5/11
Friday, 6 May 2011, 5:18 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are all lower following the big sell off in commodities prices overnight and the weak equities lead from New York. This sent traders to the sidelines ahead of tonight’s key US jobs report. The Kospi and Nikkei 225 are the ... More >>
