The US dollar index was a thing of bubbly-beauty, gaining over 25 percent in a year. Traders thought that after seven years, it is now time for the Federal Reserve to raise rates. Unfortunately, reality is set it. The Fed has always claimed to be data-dependent. First, the potential for a rate hike was when unemployment dropped to 6.5 percent. That came and went...
ALL CURRENCY PAIRS IN WHICH THE USD IS THE DENOMINATOR HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING A SIMILAR ARC SHAPE SINCE THE 2009 RECESSION. AS WE CAN SEE HERE, JPYUSD, CADUSD HAVE REACHED THEIR PREVIOUS SUPPORT AREAS. ONE CURRENCY PAIR THAT HASNT REACHED ITS PREVIOUS LOW IS THE AUDUSD. ALL MARKETS WORK TOGETHER, THEREFORE I BELIEVE THIS PAIR IS LAGGING COMPARED TO IS RELATIVES....
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Lumber is highly correlated to the ISM manufacturing index (or vice versa?). Nevertheless, the weakness in lumber prices is corresponding with the softening manufacturing data, although manufacturing data from Markit suggest manufacturing is weaker than ISM reports. New orders index collapsed from Nov/Dec 66 to 57. Prices have noticeably declined, too. Anyways,...
Just days before Germany's much anticipated third quarter gross domestic product (GDP) data is released, business leaders and policy makers warn that euro zone's largest economy has lost its competitiveness and is on the brink of recession. German Stock Index DAX is grinding high for the last 3-4 weeks after a sharp down move. It is building nice consolidation...