[caption id="attachment_366033" align="alignleft" width="300"] Economies reopening[/caption] Lockdowns are beginning to be eased in several countries around the globe. Australia, New Zealand, America, England, and a mixed basket of others have all been talking about starting…
Working at the Reserve Bank for the people of New Zealand is a privilege and at a time like now there is no shortage of motivation. We are working both as a skeleton crew at our…
EURUSD, “Euro vs US Dollar” The currency pair has broken away from the level of 1.1865 upwards. The market has used a trend continuation pattern and, rising, reached the local goal of 1.1919.The market is…
A traders week ahead playbook & implied volatility matrix In terms of markets, the epi-centre of the world revolves around the US bond market - it is everything. On Friday we saw nominal bond yields…
Overnight Gold pushed past $2000.00 per ounce, and we are already seeing gold lovers talking about the $2100 and $3000 levels. It truly is a remarkable run for gold, this year alone it has had…
Equity Markets European stocks edged higher on improving economic data despite the resurgence of coronavirus cases and mixed corporate earnings reports. In the US share market, earnings reports are relatively buoyant and the tech rally…
Equity Markets European and US stocks edged higher on improving manufacturing data, earnings reports and hopes of stimulus packages despite rising number of coronavirus cases and geopolitical tensions. Risk sentiment remains fragile and dependent on…
Current Highs Gold has steamrolled straight through the 2011 highs, with silver following suit though not nearly as spectacularly as gold. The rise of gold in 2020 has truly been a sight to behold, the…
Summary: Risk aversion intensified as the coronavirus spread spiralled higher amidst rising US-China tensions and signs of stalling economic progress. FX responded by purchasing European (EUR, CHF) currencies while selling those associated with risk (AUD,…
Trader thoughts - gold eyeing all-time highs It’s been a fairly sanguine affair in markets, where calm has descended with mixed moves across asset class. Our flow has taken further aim at the precious metals complex,…
