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U.S. stocks closed the regular trading session mixed as more disappointing retail earnings reports coupled with a lower-than-expected advance read for April retail sales to hamper the consumer...
Let's have a look at a long-term perspective on Treasury yields as of Friday's close. The chart below shows the 10-Year Constant Maturity yield since 1962 along with the Federal Funds Rate (FFR) and...
As a matter of fact, capitalist economy is not and cannot be stationary. Nor is it merely expanding in a steady manner. It is incessantly being revolutionized from within by new enterprise, i.e., by...
Whenever we come upon a holiday it's time to take a breath and step back. But as option traders, there is no such break as we are mindful of volatility and the option decay that constantly exists in...
Many assume that covered call writing is a zero sum game because we have traders executing equal but opposite trades using the same underlying security. As a covered call writer, we may sell 5...
“A Change of Fortune hurts a wise Man no more than a Change of the Moon.” – Benjamin Franklin (ed.), Poor Richard’s Almanack The story of the previous week (ending April...
In this video we talk about the past week`s trading moves in most of the major markets from Currency Markets, Gold and Bonds to Equities, Natural Gas and Oil with some Silver and Copper thrown in for...
Softer than expected April US retail sales and consumer prices saw the dollar pare its gains ahead of the weekend. The dollar still finished the week higher against the major currencies, except the...
The dollar showed little change against most major currencies on Thursday, as upbeat producer inflation and initial jobless claims data offset investors’ concerns that Trump’s decision to...
It’s been a relatively flat start to trading on Friday but things should pick up as we approach the US session, with retail sales and inflation data due to be released, among others, and the...
Market Drivers May 12, 2017 Majors in tight ranges US Reaches deal wtih China Nikkei -0.39% Dax 0.09% Oil $48/bbl Gold $1229/oz. Europe and AsiaEUR IP 1.9% vs. 2.3% North AmericaUSD: Retail Sales...
Europe and the United Kingdom have gone through with two of the biggest landmark events to shape their history. First, it was the United Kingdom voting to leave the EU in a landmark...
The foreign exchange market is becalmed, and the major currencies are little changed. The US dollar is mixed, but mostly a little lower. Sterling is the weakest of the majors, off 0.3%, near $1.2850,...
Dollar remains the strongest major currency for the week as markets await a bunch of key economic data from US. The list include CPI which is expected to slowed to 2.3% yoy in April. Core CPI is...
Currency markets were relatively quiet during the Asian session, partly due to the absence of key data releases. A lack of a catalyst to move currencies kept most major pairs trading in ranges during...