In the pre-opening, the European markets were negotiating in different directions, after the attack that happened yesterday in Paris which aggravated an environment of quite uncertainty in two days of the presidential elections in the country, an ...

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Asian markets ended modest gains as investors reacted to corporate earnings on Wall Street and after the price of oil rebounded from the low seen in the last two weeks, explained by the release of inventories of this raw material in the US. At the ...

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Theresa May's decision to call for elections in early June surprised investors yesterday, who only expected the elections to be held in 2020, as previously advocated by the British Prime Minister. This decision could increase political uncertainty ...

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Asian stock markets ended in different directions in an environment influenced by geopolitical tensions. US Vice President Mike Pence's visit to Asia continues to be monitored by investors. In the Japanese market, banks recorded gains of over 2%, ...

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People feel most comfortable in a congestion or a consolidation area, but this may be the most dangerous place to be. So it would be logical to conclude that trading outside the comfort zone shall be the safest and correct one.

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Last Thursday investors' apprehension about the geopolitical situation in the Middle East and the Korean peninsula has resulted in a greater aversion to risk, especially since only European equity markets will reopen on Tuesday. In this context, it ...

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Geopolitical uncertainty (especially that related to the Korean Peninsula) continued to weigh on Asian markets. Although not the central theme of the current situation, it should be noted that Chinese exports increased by 20.30% in March, up from an ...

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The US indexes closed at modest losses, managing to recover a sharp share of the devaluations seen earlier in the session. The main catalyst for the recovery was the intervention of President Trump who said he would be willing to replace the ...

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Politics begins to gain weight among the issues facing investors this Easter, as the first round of the French elections, scheduled for April 23, approaches. According to the latest polls the distance between Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Emmanuel Macron ...

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Investors are reacting to a mixed employment report, statements by Fed members as well as the geopolitical environment, after the US launched a military offensive against Syria. The employment report showed that only 98 000 jobs were created during ...

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April is a month marked by a seasonally negative period for American equities. By April 15, Americans will have to pay their IRS and many turn to the sale of shares or the rescue of investment funds to fund that charge. In the last 20 years, from ...

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Today’s session is expected to be somewhat defensive by investors who are preparing to monitor not only the Meeting between the US President and the Chinese counterpart, as well as the release of the minutes of the ECB Governing Council meeting at ...

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The Fed’s minutes have pointed out that the policy of reinvestment of the assets acquired under the Quantitative Easing programs will continue until the reference interest rates are at a standard level, possibly close to the level of Long-term ...

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Over the past month, European stock markets have reached a clear overperformance when compared to their US counterparts. In fact, during the month of March, the Eurostoxx50 appreciated 5.45%, the DAX 4.03%, while the S & P remained practically ...

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The number of weekly applications for unemployment benefits has decreased by 3000 to 258 000, thus maintaining the longest series since 1970 from a level of this indicator below 300 000.

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Governor of the Bank of France, Villeroy de Galhau, said this week that the acceleration of inflation is not enough to remove Quantitative Easing and added that ECB policy will continue to evolve according to economic circumstances.

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Asian stock markets closed lower, with investors showing some uncertainty over the Brexit process and its impact. The Yen appreciated affecting the main exporting companies.

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The financial sector, one of the most penalized in recent days, as well as the energy sector, helped by rising oil prices, helped to sustain market gains. Oil rose again, albeit mildly, after news of the collapse of production in Libya over ...

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European markets closed higher, with concerns about US policy developments dwindling.

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According to a study conducted by Bank of America in the week ending March 13, stock funds have been redeemed in the order of 8900 M.USD, the highest amount in the previous 38 weeks.

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