Article by IG Senior Market Analyst Axel RudolphFTSE 100, DAX 40, Dow Jones Analysis and ChartsFTSE 100 still hovers above supportThe FTSE 100 continues to precariously range trade in low volatility above its March and July lows at 7,228 to 7,204 which represents...
EUR/USD on the brink as PMI data weighs on the euro
EUR/USD daily chartThe drop in the euro today comes as traders are also pulling back on odds of a 25 bps rate hike by the ECB next month. That has been trimmed to ~51% now from around ~65% before the PMI data. In turn, this is all weighing on the euro with EUR/USD now...
Copper Technical Analysis – The sellers are in control
Copper continues to be tightly correlated with what happens in China, which is not surprising given that China makes up for more than 50% of world imports. In fact, we saw how the stimulus hopes raised the price of Copper, and weak economic data and lack of major...
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BDSwiss takes pride not only in offering best-in-class services to its clients but also in hiring high-calibre professionals to drive its mission forward. The Forex and CFD industry leader has proved that client success starts from the top. With two co-chief...
Sterling’s turn to feel the PMI heat
Cable is now down to fresh lows on the day at 1.2675 after having fallen initially from around 1.2750 to 1.2725 after the poor euro area PMI readings, and then now from there after the less worse but still bad UK PMI readings here.GBP/USD daily chartIf anything else,...
UK August flash services PMI 48.7 vs 51.0 expected
Prior 51.5Manufacturing PMI 42.5 vs 45.0 expectedPrior 45.3Composite PMI 47.9 vs 50.3 expectedPrior 50.8From one troubled economy to another, these are some poor PMI readings for the UK in August. The services sector is seen slumping into contraction territory and...
Eurozone August flash services PMI 48.3 vs 50.5 expected
Prior 50.9Manufacturing PMI 43.7 vs 42.6 expectedPrior 42.7Composite PMI 47.0 vs 48.5 expectedPrior 48.6The services and composite readings are at 30-month and 33-month lows respectively. That is the key thing to note as the euro area economy is slumping further in...
GBPJPY Technical Analysis – Key support in sight
UK:The BoE hiked by 25 bps as expected. The central bank seems to be leaning more on the less hawkish side as a key line in the statement was tweaked to indicate the propensity for a “higher for longer” stance rather than keeping with additional rate hikes. Recent...
PMI data gives the ECB a major headache ahead of September
Just looking at the headlines, it is a bad one especially for the German economy. Europe's backbone is seeing its steepest decline in business activity since May 2020 and that does not bode well for the region, especially with services activity now also slumping hard...
Bond yields slump as ECB rate hike bets ease after PMI data
In particular, the ugly one is Germany's set of PMI data as it reinforces the risks of a recession in Europe's biggest economy. 10-year German bund yields have now fallen by over 10 bps on the day to 2.55% and that is leading to a broader drag on yields across the...
Euro slides lower as Germany PMI slumps heavily
The prospects of a rate hike for next month are being cut now, falling to ~52% from around ~65% before we got to the PMI readings today. The euro is sliding lower especially after the German PMI data here, which shows the steepest decline in business activity since...
Germany August flash manufacturing PMI 39.1 vs 38.7 expected
Prior 38.8Services PMI 47.3 vs 51.5 expectedPrior 52.3Composite PMI 44.7 vs 48.3 expectedPrior 48.5Ouch. That services reading is really awful as German business activity suffers its steepest decline since May 2020. Now both the manufacturing and services sectors are...
Market Update – August 23 – Waiting for Nvidia, PMIs & Jackson Hole
On a day when Monday’s optimism had already faded in US markets, weighed down by both a new downgrade of the banking sector’s credit rating – this time by S&P – and the pullback of NVDA, one of the most interesting movements was the USD....
WTI Crude Oil Technical Analysis – Another drop in sight?
The summer rally in Crude Oil seems to be coming to an end as the sentiment turns sour due to the weakening global economy and the expectations of a big stimulus from China waning. In fact, despite the very weak economic data and an ailing economy, the PBoC delivered...
France August flash services PMI 46.7 vs 47.5 expected
Prior 47.1Manufacturing PMI 46.4 vs 45.0 expectedPrior 45.1Composite PMI 46.6 vs 47.5 expectedPrior 46.6The fall in services sector is the thing to note here, with the headline reading being a 30-month low. In the context of the French economy, that matters more than...
FX option expiries for 23 August 10am New York cut
There are a couple to take note of, as highlighted in bold.The first ones being for EUR/USD, which I would say the expiries at 1.0800 would be more of a significant factor if we do see price action roam towards that level in the session ahead. Such a play would be...
USDCHF Technical Analysis – Watch this key resistance area
US:The Fed hiked by 25 bps as expected and kept everything unchanged.Fed Chair Powell reaffirmed their data dependency and kept all the options on the table.The US economic data keeps on surprising to the upside, but inflation expectations and CPI readings continue to...
EUR/USD sellers eye PMI data for push towards next key technical support
The pair is stuck in a measly 15 pips range so far today, though sitting at the higher end of that at 1.0859 currently. It comes as the dollar is marginally weaker but nothing significant as we look towards European trading. Instead, the euro is the one which will be...
Houses are for living in, not for speculation – China state media
The editorial says that the phrase insisted by China's leaders in 2016, being "houses are for living in, not for speculation" should continue to carry more weight especially now. The phrase was removed from the Politburo statement last month and could be interpreted...
PMI data the focus in Europe today
It is a slower start to the day after the more mixed showing in markets yesterday. The dollar also traded somewhat more mixed with the euro losing ground while the yen advanced as Treasury yields are holding more tentative after having seen 10-year yields move to its...