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Kathy Lien, Managing Director Of FX Strategy For BK Asset ManagementDaily FX Market Roundup November 20, 2019The U.S. dollar rebounded against all of the major currencies on the back of relatively...

(Wednesday Market Open) Today’s early action is another reminder that tariffs reign supreme in this market. You can have great results from two of the biggest retailers, but if the headlines go...

Overview: The idea that a US-China trade deal is proving more elusive than the agreement in principle on October 11 implied is being seized upon to spur what we suspect is an overdue round of...

U.S. futures, European stocks markedly in the red as China rebukes U.S. interference in Hong Kong turmoil Gold, yen and dollar all climb on risk off; yields tumble Australian shares take a hit from...

European shares have opened lower on Wednesday with the retreat led by energy stocks after a drop in oil prices. US futures point to a weak start on Wall Street with Dow set to open below 28,000. Gold...

A volatile session in the rates market began early as Hong Kong chaos found itself in the middle of US-China trade tensions. Fixed income yields went in a straight line lower when the US Senate passed...

Fresh from cutting the 7-day repo rate on Monday, China has shaved 5bps of its 1-year and 5-year Loan Prime Rates this morning to 4.15% and 4.80% respectively. It seems clear that China isn’t...

US indices reverse early gainsWall Street started positively but gave back those gains amid weakness across the retail sector. We had another heavy-handed tweet from US President Trump that China...

Asia Wrap There was a pretty broad-based rally in equity markets after having recovered from some bearish trade headlines earlier in the US session. The market is looking through the headline...

Headlines the Economic Calendar on Tuesday US Housing Data : US Housing Starts will be announced and it is a critical indicator of economic strength in the US. The market expects housing starts to...

U.S. futures climb on new Huawei waivers; S&P 500 looks set for fifth consecutive record European stocks break higher Hang Seng outperforms after Alibaba closes Hong Kong listing order books...

Chinese and Asian regional equities continued to diverge today with currencies almost unchanged and oil continuing to ease after last nights sell-off.EquitiesIt could be further easing by China to...

Is leadership at the European Central Bank (ECB) going from the imperious to the imperial? In one of her first acts as president of the ECB, Christine Lagarde, last week, took the other 24 members of...

Asia update These wish-washy recycled pessimistic trade headlines are playing out to be an excellent opportunity to strap on risk and or fade the gold market bounce. Two things stand out for me, 1)...