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Wall Street snaps back, but FX not convinced
05 May 2020
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Send us a textUS stocks bounce back on medical headlines, rising oil prices, tech strength. But FX market signals caution ā yen and dollar hold stro...
Specter of trade war returns to haunt stocks
04 May 2020
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Send us a textUS stocks drop on Amazon earnings, fall further as US-China tensions flare up, finally discounting the long-term impact on consumption, ...
Stocks jump on virus drug hopes; Fedās blank cheque pressures dollar
30 Apr 2020
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Send us a textGlobal stocks extend gains on potential treatment for coronavirus and dovish Fed. But Trumpās China blame-game caps gains. Powell sign...
Dollar edges down ahead of Fed; aussieās bull run continues
29 Apr 2020
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Send us a textDollar drifts lower in mostly risk-on mood ahead of Fed statement. Virus success powers aussie to 7-week high, euro perks up too. Oil st...
Oil plunges again despite lockdown exits; gold down too
28 Apr 2020
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Send us a textThreat of another crash in oil prices after biggest oil ETF dumps holdings in June contracts. But markets otherwise enjoying a rare calm...
Dollar slips as lockdown easing spurs risk-on; BoJ ramps up stimulus
27 Apr 2020
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Send us a textDollar pressured as euro, pound and aussie charge higher on possible relaxation of lockdowns. Stocks edge higher too but oil plunges aga...
Drug disappointment burns stocks; Euro crumbles
24 Apr 2020
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Send us a textEquities turn red after would-be miracle drug Remdesivir fails clinical trial. Euro dives as EU drags feet on recovery fund, disagrees o...
Trump threatens war with Iran, lifts oil
23 Apr 2020
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Send us a textTrump turns up the aggression with Iran and oil likes it. But itās quite unlikely that this is a sustainable rebound. Euro suffers aft...
Oil carnage spreads to stocks
22 Apr 2020
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Send us a textOil price collapse continues, sending shivers through stock markets. Trump signalsbailouts for US producers, but paradoxically, that cou...
Oil trades negative as storage space runs out
21 Apr 2020
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Send us a textWTI oil price goes negative as physical storage space runs out. Loonie and other oil-sensitive currencies retreat. But little impact in ...
Dire US data send stocks spinning, dollar flying higher
16 Apr 2020
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Send us a textFears of global economic slump heightened after dreadful US data. Flight to safetyhammers stocks, lifts dollar. Talk of easing lockdowns...
Stocks under pressure amid growth jitters; dollar off lows
15 Apr 2020
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Send us a textUncertainty about growth outlook resurfaces after IMF warning, weighing on stocks. Dollar pulls higher as risk aversion sets in. US earn...
Stocks edge up as earnings get underway amid stabilizing virus cases
14 Apr 2020
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Send us a textStocks head higher as easing virus outbreak lifts mood. But risk of over-optimism as US earnings poised to unveil virus hit. Pound and a...
OPEC cuts, but oil and stocks donāt ābuy itā
13 Apr 2020
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Send us a textOPEC+ agrees to an almost 10 million barrels per day supply cut. Oil opens higher, but surrenders most gains as compliance doubts set in...
Fed lifts stocks, sinks dollar, turbocharges gold
10 Apr 2020
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Send us a textFed goes āall inā ā unveils new $2.3 trillion lending program. Stocks climb, dollardrops, and gold goes into overdrive, but are ma...
Oil firms as OPEC hypes deal, stocks cheer
09 Apr 2020
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Send us a textHopes for a production-cut deal by OPEC today catapult oil higher. Deal will likely get done, yet any positive reaction in oil may be sh...
Euro rebound falters as EU rejects Eurobonds; stocks go nowhere
08 Apr 2020
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Send us a textEuro surrenders gains as EU fails to agree coordinated fiscal plan. Besides the euro, US stock futures also retreat on Eurobond disappoi...
Dollar retreats, equities squeeze higher as contagion slows
07 Apr 2020
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Send us a textUS stocks climb 7% on signs the pandemic has peaked in Europe, dollar and yen struggle. Talk of another multi-trillion US rescue package...
Signs of virus slowdown breathe life into markets
06 Apr 2020
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Send us a textStocks roar higher, yen stumbles as new infections plateau in Europe.Is this recovery sustainable though, or just another bear market re...
Oil seesaws on doubts about Saudi-Russia cuts; dollar firms ahead of NFP
03 Apr 2020
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Send us a textOil surges then dips as markets question Trumpās claim of a Russia-Saudi Arabia deal. Stocks turn lower as oil boost fades, services P...
Stock sell off eases, dollar pulls back as markets calm slightly
02 Apr 2020
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Send us a textVirus panic subsides slightly, lifting stocks, but markets remain jittery.Dollar retreats from highs but braces for another jump in US j...
Stocks buoyed by China PMIs; yen down on fiscal year-end positioning
31 Mar 2020
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Send us a textChinese PMIs unexpectedly turn positive in March, lifting stocks, butonly slightly. Signs of contagion slowing in Europe but uncertain o...
Dollar edges up, stocks muted in cautious start to week
30 Mar 2020
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Send us a textStocks steady somewhat after Fridayās dip. Dollar heads higher after worst week since 2009. Oil skids again; Brent hits a 17-year low ...
Stocks rally despite recessionary US data, is the bottom in?
27 Mar 2020
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Send us a textUS jobless claims signal economy is in recession, but stocks gain ~6%. Is this the beginning of a new uptrend, or just a bear market ral...
US jobless data: A trial by fire for markets
26 Mar 2020
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Send us a textUS jobless claims today will reveal how much economic damage the virus hasalready inflicted. Itās a make or break moment for stocks ā...
Fed drops hydrogen bomb on markets, wounds dollar
24 Mar 2020
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Send us a textDollar inches down as Fed goes all out, announces unlimited QE and expands purchase universe. Wall Street closes lower, unimpressed by F...
Stocks slammed as Congress plays politics
23 Mar 2020
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Send us a textGlobal markets tank again amid a cascade of worrying virus developments. US fiscal package stuck in the Senate, igniting fears of a seve...