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Monthly archive December, 2015

Copper, Gold Depressed by An Oil Rout Following OPEC Output Disaccord

Talking Points: Oil stabilized in 37 region after overnight crash, OPEC’s output quota was left unguarded Copper also calmed down and ignored a miss in China’s trade data Gold rebounded following China data, after a tumble during the commodity rout Oil price stabilized today Read More →

Fed Rate Decision Can Ignite Volatility and Upend Well Established Trends

Talking Points Though there is still some doubt, the market consensus now expects the Fed to hike December 16 Even if a rate hike is realized, the market has priced in far more than what ‘liftoff’ insinuates We look at a range of Read More →

Webinar: USD Setups in Focus as NFP Clears the Way for Fed Hike

Talking Points Weekly Scalp Webinar archive covering featured setups Updated targets & invalidation levels Event Risk on Tap This Week USDOLLAR Daily Notes:The greenback is still on a stretch higher after Friday’s strong beat on Non-Farm Payrolls triggered a reversal off a support confluence at Read More →

China’s Government Plans Major Changes in Policy – What to Watch

- China is ready to make the biggest reform in personal income tax in 35 years. - A new real estate tax will be adopted to ease the tight budget of Chinese local governments. - SAFE published the QFIIs Guide to further Read More →

As Markets Digest ECB and NFPs, Time to Turn to EUR/NZD & NZD/USD

Talking Points: - Markets digesting ECB and NFPs; EUR- and USD-pairs vulnerable. - Biggest central bank event risk this week is RBNZ on Wednesday. - Read why a Fed rate hike in December may not be bullish for the US Dollar. Whew. What a Read More →

Gold Surges after U.S. Jobs Data, Oil below $40 as OPEC Retains Output

Talking Points: Oil is pressured under $40 as OPEC’s no-cut implies prolonged glut Copper stays elevated on demand outlook following US jobs gain, awaits China data Gold jumped as market expects slower rate hike pace by Fed Gold price surged to touch an old Read More →