In a context marked by the decisions of the central banks, it is important to monitor the intervention of Mario Draghi at a conference organized by the European Systemic Risk Board, over which he presides. It is not excluded that during his speech, ...

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Investors reacted positively to the Bank of Japan’s decision (BoJ). The meeting today stood the intention of the BoJ to gain greater flexibility in its asset purchase program by failing to have a fixed amount for these purchases and by failing to ...

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The S & P500 has a new sector: real estate, yesterday debuted with a gain of 0.75%. Now, the index which serves as a benchmark for many investment funds consists of 11 sectors.

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During the first hours of trading, European markets should be supported by the oil and mining sectors. In the Asian session, the industrial commodities traded up. The catalyst of this rise is essentially technical in nature. In recent weeks, many ...

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Today, as in Europe, will expire futures contracts and options called quadruple witching, which shall cause a much higher than average volatility and the occurrence of erratic movements. Nowadays, the most sensitive time 13h30 (opening) and 18h00. ...

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The publication, scheduled for today, of retail sales was one of the last and most important data before the meeting of the Fed, next week. In fact data became worst than expected.

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The major Asian indexes closed lower, because of Wall Street weakness. One of the effects that the rise in US yields has in Southeast Asian countries is the increase in financing costs in these economies. In fact, several companies and banks are ...

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Today begins a conference organized by CNBC, where they will participate in several personalities of the economic and financial world, as fund managers, hedge fund managers, economists, etc. This event may represent a good opportunity to know the ...

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In recent months, several members of the Fed have been advocating being the conditions for an increase in interest rates, and September is a possible date. On Friday, the Governor of the Boston Fed, Eric Rosengren said that the risks of delaying an ...

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Today, the session will be dominated by two themes. The first is the evolution of oil. The second theme of the day will be the intervention of several members of the Fed. Although the vast majority of investors have the conviction that the Central ...

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The first stage of the morning should be marked by the expectation of the ECB meeting, which will likely translate into reduced volumes and a contained volatility.

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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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Price is King: The truth is the price level at which negotiates an asset in the given moment, regardless of what we would like to see.

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The major Asian indices did not show a common trend. The Japanese stock market in recent weeks has been one of the best performers but today was penalized by the appreciation of the yen, which pressured shares of exporters in the country.

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The ISM index, which measures manufacturing activity in the country and is one of the most used tools in the analysis of economists, unexpectedly fell in August. In fact, the ISM fell from 52.6 to 49.4, against forecasts of 52.0. At this level, the ...

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The month of September is full of events that can offer some challenges to investors. The first is the employment report on Friday, followed by the meeting of the ECB (8th), meetings of the Fed and the Bank of Japan (21), the first debate between ...

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One factor that may affect the S & P’s behavior is the evolution of the ten-year treasury yields of US government bonds. Since mid-July, the yields to 10 years have fluctuated between 1.45% and 1.63%. If increases the prospects of a rise in interest ...

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Yesterday's rise was also fueled by the shortage of liquidity. Most fund managers is still on vacation, and only returned next Tuesday after the Labor Day.

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Unlike what happened in recent years, August has been characterized by a very low volatility. In the last two weeks, the S & P ranged between 2168 and 2193. From a technical point of view, a break of the top of this range would signal the resumption ...

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Oil prices have recovered, even after the Minister of Saudi Energy have calmed down expectations of a strong market intervention by major producers in the talks that will take place next month.

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