Market Quick Take – December 9, 2020

Markets pulled higher yesterday after a rocky start and the positive mood largely continued overnight, especially in Japanese equities. We are noting some impressive extremes in positive sentiment that are a background cause for caution, even if we are at a loss to for any catalyst that could shift sentiment,...

Breakout Identified in AUDUSD

The Breakout Opportunities system has just bought AUDUSD at 0.7434. The system recommends entering this trade at any price between 0.74254 and 0.74488. The signal was issued because the AUDUSD has broken its 24-hour high while our Speculative Sentiment Index was at -2.54156, suggesting that the AUDUSD may have further...

Chart of the Week: China credit impulse

Our 'Macro Chartmania' series collects Macrobond data and focuses on a single chart chosen for its relevance.Click here to download this week's full edition of Macro Chartmania. Here and there, we hear that the market is too optimistic about the recovery and that next year many challenges, from vaccine delivery to...

Market Quick Take – December 8, 2020

Markets are trading sideways to slightly lower as multiple issues are dragging on what has mostly been an optimistic backdrop: the Brexit situation remains uncertain, with the UK and EU leaders set for in person emergency talks in Brussels, Poland and Hungary continue to hold out against approving the EU...

Amazon “buys” Cyprus

Tech giant relocates its EU HQ to Cyprus to avoid a government crackdown.See previous 2021 prediction The Covid-19 pandemic was the best thing that ever happened to Amazon, as a world forced to stay and even work at home drove soaring growth in online shopping, and companies moved to expand...

China’s new digital currency inspires tectonic shift in capital flows

China opens up its capital account, giving foreign investors full access for the first time.See previous 2021 prediction The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) rolled out an advanced digital currency experiment in October 2020. The Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP) will be a blockchain-based digital version of the Yuan (CNY)....