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New Zealand strikes many as the promised land currently, with a strong export market and strong growth in its economy it certainly looks good. Not only that, but we have seen interest rates rise, as...

Oil appears to be trading inside a channel and at US$101.57 a barrel, it is quite close to touching the bottom again. There is a clear strategy on Crude Oil futures (#CLM4) here to follow the price up...

The recent Inflation data out for New Zealand presents an interesting challenge for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. For a long time, the market has been expecting interest rates to rise and this has...

The Oil markets are known for their swings up and down, especially in times of crises and times of recession. The most frequent market mover though, is the oil inventory data released by the Energy...

The United Kingdom has been one of the best performing economies in Europe and has recently seen a raft of data to back this up. A couple of indicators have shown a slowdown in the rate of growth,...

The Nikkei 225 plummeted last night, and not surprisingly either as equity markets took a bit of a pummeling and as the Japanese Yen fell. I have talked previously about the correlation between the...

The current situations of the European and Japanese economies are not making any other major economies envious. Talk of deflation, stagnation, stimulation and growth expectations show the parallels...

The New Zealand Dollar and the Japanese Yen make an unlikely attractive pair, but there is certainly a lot to be said about the strong trending market that is in play and the historic trend that can...

The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) finally broke through its bullish trend line after all its solid gains over the past month. Many had been talking down the fact that the NZD was due for some sort of minor...

The Nikkei is looking to gain on the back of renewed optimism in the markets.With the coming of Abenomics and a change in leadership for the Bank of Japan, investors have been eagerly eyeing up the...

Australia is a substantial global economy and one that is incredibly lucky given its immense commodity reserves. Over the last decade, this has contributed to massive growth in the economy leading to...

The Yen has been looking active as of late on the market charts, with some of the heaviest trading and the most volatility situated around the Yen crosses like the AUD/JPY, EUR/JPY and USD/JPY. The...

The FTSE 100 has been looking like its usual self in the markets as of late as it looks to test the trend line in play. With the testing phase now completed, the FTSE 100 has looked to jump back up...

The AUD is looking a little turbulent after this morning’s Chinese announcement that manufacturing contracted for the 5th time in a row according to HSBC’s manufacturing PMI. Rightfully...

The USD is looking stronger against the CAD after the Central Bank of Canada warned of stagnation in the Canadian economy, while in the US, the FOMC meeting tonight is mostly expected to be positive,...

Overnight, the Pound has started to slide south slowly as markets went on a buying rampage for riskier assets, as Russia’s president Vladimar Putin announced that he would annex Crimea and leave...