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Monthly archive January, 2016

The Economic World’s Pressure Points: China and Europe

Talking Points: - It was another wild night for Chinese equities, and regulators responded. Regulator actions in August and September stalled the meltdown for now (and created a bear-flag in the process), but for how long might this last? - Regulator actions Read More →

USDOLLAR Bull Flag Breakout Hinges on FOMC Minutes, NFPs

Talking Points: - EUR/USD slides through key $1.0800/50 as EZ CPI disappoints. - Commodity bloc FX front and center the rest of the week. - See upcoming event risk for FX markets. Weak economic data from across the globe - particularly China and the Read More →

Euro, British Pound May Fall on Soft Eurozone Inflation Data

Talking Points: Euro, Pound May Fall if Soft Eurozone CPI Fuels ECB Easing Speculation Yen Falls, Australian and Canadian Dollars Rise as Risk Appetite Recovers Gauge Trends and Spot Reversals in Leading Currencies with DailyFX SSI Eurozone CPI figures headline the economic calendar in Read More →

China Securities Regulator Guarantees No Extended Sell-off in January

Talking Points: The Chinese regulator will issue rules to restrict the amount of big shareholders selling stocks soon. The newly introduced circuit-breaker system is the result of over-volatile market, not the other way around. Sina News (China’s most important online media, similar as CNN Read More →

AUD/JPY at Support, For Now

Talking Points AUDJPY testing support- outlook bearish sub-87.54 Updated targets & invalidation levels Event Risk on Tap This Week AUDJPY Weekly AUDJPY Daily Chart Created Using FXCM Marketscope 2.0 Technical Outlook: AUDJPY is trading within the confines of a well-defined descending channel formation with today’s sell-off taking Read More →

The Butterfly Effect Begins: Chinese Weakness Drags the Market Lower

- Yuan dropped 0.9% in the offshore driven by concerns over Chinese financial markets. - The world appears to be entering a new cycle, and even moderately bad Chinese news may lead to a global-scale panic. - China’s central bank will conduct Read More →