Weekly jobless claims data Better numbers on initial jobless claims but it's still daunting how they've remained so high. ...read more

Posted on: Thu, Aug 6, 2020 12:30 PM

What to watch for today The Bank of England was out earlier leaving rates on hold while maintaining its policy stance and QE program as per expectatio ...read more

Posted on: Thu, Aug 6, 2020 12:19 PM

Forex news from the European trading session - 6 August 2020 Headlines: Markets: - GBP leads, CAD lags on the day - European equities lower; E-minis d ...read more

Posted on: Thu, Aug 6, 2020 11:53 AM

Latest data released by Challenger, Gray, and Christmas Inc - 170k US-based employers announced another 262,649 job cuts in July and this does p ...read more

Posted on: Thu, Aug 6, 2020 11:30 AM

European equities and US futures fall to session lows European indices are extending declines with the DAX now down by over 0.8%. Meanwhile, US future ...read more

Posted on: Thu, Aug 6, 2020 11:02 AM

The firm revises their euro forecast from 1.17 to 1.20 On the revision, they argue that the dollar is likely to decline further on the back of uncerta ...read more

Posted on: Thu, Aug 6, 2020 10:17 AM

Comments by German health minister, Jens Spahn - But does not think have to comprehensively close shops again - May have to re-look at what kind of ev ...read more

Posted on: Thu, Aug 6, 2020 9:30 AM

Latest data released by Markit/CIPS - 6 August 2020 - 55.3 Construction activity is seen picking up further in July, mirroring the rebound seen in th ...read more

Posted on: Thu, Aug 6, 2020 8:30 AM

Comments by Tokyo governor, Yuriko Koike - Asks residents not to return to hometowns during the holidays - Calls for residents to refrain from leaving ...read more

Posted on: Thu, Aug 6, 2020 8:29 AM

US health secretary, Alex Azar, will travel to Taiwan this month The trip will mark the highest-level visit by a US official to Taiwan since 1979 and ...read more

Posted on: Thu, Aug 6, 2020 8:17 AM

DAX now up by ~0.8% on the session Besides the UK FTSE, all other indices are also trading higher as equity investors lean towards being slightly more ...read more

Posted on: Thu, Aug 6, 2020 7:52 AM

Latest data released by Markit - 6 August 2020 - 41.3 The decline in construction activity eases in July but there are some positives and negatives t ...read more

Posted on: Thu, Aug 6, 2020 7:30 AM

Slightly softer tones observed at the open - Eurostoxx -0.2% - Germany DAX flat - France CAC 40 -0.4% - UK FTSE -0.8% - Spain IBEX -0.3% This follows ...read more

Posted on: Thu, Aug 6, 2020 7:08 AM

Via Bloomberg, Cast your memory back to the strong run in precious metals from 2008 during the global financial crisis and you will be able to remembe ...read more

Posted on: Thu, Aug 6, 2020 6:32 AM

A softer day for Asian equities The better mood from US equities isn't quite translating over with the Hang Seng seen down 1.6% while the Shanghai Com ...read more

Posted on: Thu, Aug 6, 2020 6:17 AM

Latest data released by Destatis - 6 August 2020 Nonetheless, this relates more to Q2 data so it isn't of much relevance at this stage. ...read more

Posted on: Thu, Aug 6, 2020 6:00 AM

Daily thread to exchange ideas and to share your thoughts EUR/USD is inching closer towards a test of 1.1900 once again - the overnight move ...read more

Posted on: Thu, Aug 6, 2020 5:36 AM

BOE in focus today The dollar is mildly weaker but off earlier lows to start the session as the major themes this week continue to play out. Gold is k ...read more

Posted on: Thu, Aug 6, 2020 4:59 AM

The virus situation in the Japanese capital isn't getting better Based on information from the local government, PCR and antigen tests are producing a ...read more

Posted on: Thu, Aug 6, 2020 4:42 AM

A little reminder that the decision is earlier than usual This compares to the normal announcement timing at 1100 GMT. The decision today will be anno ...read more

Posted on: Thu, Aug 6, 2020 4:16 AM

Brief comments from ANZ on gold Nothing new here of course, but a useful reminder.     And more than that, yields are a key to watch for the ...read more

Posted on: Thu, Aug 6, 2020 3:40 AM

Bloomberg report on a record results expected from the world's biggest pension fund  - For the April to June quarter Bloomberg citing a person fa ...read more

Posted on: Thu, Aug 6, 2020 3:20 AM

Forex news for Asia trading Thursday 6 August 2020  We saw some early small flows into currencies out of the USD despite mixed news out of Wa ...read more

Posted on: Thu, Aug 6, 2020 2:59 AM

Illinois Republican Rep. Rodney Davis  - the 11th House lawmaker to contract the virus - Was tested on Wednesday … "While my test came ...read more

Posted on: Thu, Aug 6, 2020 2:51 AM

Estimates of the cost of the Victorian stage 4 restrictions cited by the PM are those via Treasury - unemployment likely to hit 10% - effective unempl ...read more

Posted on: Thu, Aug 6, 2020 1:49 AM