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Week in a Glance: earnings season, Chinese GDP, EU, OPEC and panThe past week was exceptionally rich in all sorts of events: the start of the earnings season in the United States, meetings of the three leading world central banks (Banks of Japan and Canada, as well as the ECB), the OPEC + meeting, the EU summit, China's GDP, as well as news from Moderna, continued growth of bankruptcies in the United States; and much more. Central banks decided to leave the parameters of monetary policy in the Eurozone, Japan and Canada unchanged. At the same time, the Bank of Japan has significantly worsened its own forecasts for economic growth. The main positive news of the week can be considered information from Moderna about the next successful round of testing a vaccine against coronavirus, as well as statistics on China's GDP, which not only did not slip into a recession, but also showed results much higher than analysts' expectations (+ 3.2%). But this positive is so far covered by pandemic news: the total number of cases in the world has exceeded 14.5 million with 600K+ deaths, and last week was characterized by new highs in the number of new cases, both in the world and in the United States. As a result, California (the largest US economy and the 5th largest economy in the world among all countries in terms of GDP) went into lockdown # 2. The key event for the oil market was the OPEC + meeting. There will be no further record reduction of 9.7 million barrels per day. From August, the voluntary cuts will drop to 7.7 million barrels per day. And although OPEC tried to sweeten the pill (a number of countries will increase the size of reductions in order to fulfill the obligations violated in May-June, and Saudi Arabia promised not to increase exports in August), this news is generally negative for the oil market. So, this week we will be looking for points to sell oil. We will also continue to sell in the US stock market. The earnings season, which kicked off last week, doesn't look as disastrous as it could have been. But the banks' reservation of billions to cover future loan losses suggests that businesses are preparing for a further deterioration in the situation. And there are enough reasons for this: if Congress does not extend payments to the unemployed and small businesses (the current aid expires next week), then the United States risks facing a real picture of the crisis. However, the continuing increase in the number of bankruptcies of large companies (retailers, restaurants, oil workers, etc.) suggests that the situation is already very negative. Last week ended on a very minor note: the EU summit, at which the fate of the 750 billion aid fund was decided, failed again. This is a very serious blow to the euro. So today we will sell it against both the dollar and other currencies.
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by Trade24Fx
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China's GDP, US unemployment and the European aid fundThe main event of yesterday in terms of macroeconomic statistics was the publication of data on China's GDP for the second quarter. The data came out significantly better than forecasted (+ 3.2% vs. analysts' expectations of 2.1%). Formally, the news is simply great and should have led to a surge of optimism in the stock market in China and the world in general. But by the end of yesterday, the key index of the Chinese stock market has lost almost 5%. Yes, this can be attributed to weak data on retail sales in China. But it seems to us that the markets are just ripe for a correction. This is also supported by information from UBS that the bank's richest clients, who took huge loans in March to buy shares, are now actively fixing profits and planning to move from equities in favor of other assets. The ECB, as expected, did not change the parameters of monetary policy yesterday. Nevertheless, the euro, which in the first half of the day faced serious difficulties after the announcement of the results of the ECB meeting, rose sharply, only to then decline again at the end of the day. However, the main news for the euro this week is the results of today's EU summit. If the aid fund of 750 billion euros will be approved, then the euro may well go above 1.15. Otherwise, the week will likely end below 1.13. But let’s get back to yesterday. Data on retail sales and figures on jobless claims in the United States. Retail sales were a pleasant surprise (+ 7.5% m / m against the forecast of + 5.0% m / m), but the figures on jobless claims were rather mixed. In general, the situation in the labor market continues to be disgusting and the reopening of the economy has not yet radically changed it. The steadily overwhelming number of people receiving unemployment benefits is now doubly dangerous, since there will be no additional checks of $ 600 per week since August. And if the government does not propose alternatives, the US economy may face very serious problems in this regard.
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by Trade24Fx
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Central banks, OPEC +, earnings season, dollar and ECBYesterday started with the Bank of Japan. As we have already noted, the parameters of monetary policy (rates and quantitative easing program) were left unchanged. But at the same time, the Central Bank lowered its own forecast for the country's economic growth in the current fiscal year (ends in March 2021): GDP will decrease by 4.5% -5.7% (previously the range was 3% -5%), that is, outlook is worsened very significant. The Bank of Canada also did not change the status quo: the parameters of monetary policy were left unchanged. Among other news, it is worth noting the results of the OPEC + meeting. As we predicted, the voluntary 9.7 million b / d cut for August was not extended. This means that in a couple of weeks, the supply in the oil market may immediately grow by 2 million b / d, which is a very strong bearish signal. On the other hand, OPEC + assures that the overall reduction in August and September will be not 7.7 million bpd, but about 8.54 million bpd over the next two months, since Iraq, Nigeria, Angola, Russia and Kazakhstan will compensate for previous non-compliance. Otherwise, markets continued to be in risky mode following the announcement of Moderna vaccine trials. We have note once again that this news does not solve the current problems in any way, even if we forget that this is a very early stage of testing and more than one month will pass before the vaccine appears on the shelves. However, this temporary optimism boosted equity markets and also weighed on the dollar. As a result, the Dollar Index tried to break the key support 96. So far, we cannot state unambiguously that the level has been taken, which means that all our recommendations for buying the dollar remain relevant. But if a breakdown does occur, then it makes sense to turn into dollar sales across the entire spectrum of the foreign exchange market. The earnings season, meanwhile, continues and yesterday's reports can be treated as good ones for the current conditions. However, the growth of equity markets was very limited. This is largely due to the fact that those companies whose results turned out to be better than forecasted had their own unique reasons for improving performance, which, moreover, were of a rather one-step nature. In general, stock markets are clearly losing momentum. For example, today the data on Chinese GDP came out better than forecasted, but the Chinese stock market is in deep red. Today we are preparing for new reports from US corporations (Netflix, Johnson and Johnson, Morgan Stanly, Bank of America and others), as well as the ECB's decision on the parameters of monetary policy in the Eurozone.
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by Trade24Fx
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Lockdown 2.0 in California, weak data and central banksThe main news of yesterday can be considered the introduction of lockdown №2 in California. Yes, this is a milder version of restrictions (food in take-away restaurants, banning bars and public events), but California is still the main generator of US GDP, and indeed the world as a whole (6th place among all countries in the world level of GDP). So, everything is serious, very serious, especially considering that the situation with the pandemic in the US is getting worse. And not only in the USA: Hong Kong tightens restrictions, Tokyo is a step away from introducing a new state of emergency, Iran is closing schools, etc. In general, yesterday can be safely written in the liabilities of the global economy. In addition to the lockdown in California, there were many depressing macroeconomic data. For example, industrial production in Japan (-26.3% in May compared with the same period last year) and the UK (6%, which is actually equivalent to a strong drop, since these data are relative to the previous month, manufacturing production in the metric year / year decreased by 22.8%), Singapore's GDP in the second quarter fell into the abyss (-41.2%), and in the UK the situation is slightly better (1.8% compared to the previous month is all almost a 20% drop compared to the same period last year). The data from the Eurozone was not very pleased either (economic sentiments, according to ZEW data, was much lower than forecasts), which, however, did not prevent the euro from growing (expectations of EU summit on Friday). Yesterday, the earnings season began in the United States. Banks started with their financial reports. The overall results can be summarized as follows: those who had large trading departments were able to relatively withstand the lockdown (JPMorgan), but those who were totally dependent on the traditional banking business suffered more than noticeably (Wells Fargo). In general, the losses of banks from traditional business are enormous - almost each of the banks wrote off about $ 8 billion for possible loan losses. These are the highest marks since the global financial crisis. Today promises to be no less eventful. The Bank of Japan has already announced the results of its meeting: the rate was left unchanged. The Bank of Canada will announce its decision later. In addition, we are waiting for data on inflation in the UK, as well as industrial production in the United States. From the conditional positive of yesterday, at least for the oil market, we can consider the OPEC report, in which the cartel was relatively optimistic about the market prospects in the foreseeable future. But this positive can be dispelled today by the decision of OPEC + to increase production by 2 million bpd. Yes, and the markets traditionally took the opportunity to increase optimism - the news about the next round of vaccine trials from Moderna.
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by Trade24Fx
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UK GDP and other data, bank earnings, OPEC outlookAs we noted in yesterday’s report, this week is going to be exceptionally eventful. Yesterday's events in the US stock market - a clear confirmation of this. And this is just the beginning. Tuesday should be another proof, because today fully starts the earnings season and many important macroeconomic statistics will be published. As for the data, China has already reported international trade data (imports grew by 2.7% and exports by 0.5%), which once again indicates that the Chinese economy is feeling yourself relatively good. This cannot be said about Japan: industrial production in May collapsed by 26.3% compared with the same period last year. Next, we are waiting for data on UK GDP and industrial production for May (do not flatter yourself with forecasts that expect growth rates: this growth relative to the previous month, and relative to May last year, it will most likely be a decrease of 15-20%). Recall that our position on the pound is to look for points for its sales in the foreign exchange market. This can be done both against the dollar and against the euro. The day will continue with data on consumer inflation in Germany and USA, as well as industrial production in the Eurozone. In addition, OPEC is due to release its monthly oil market review on Tuesday. Considering that the OPEC + meeting will take place in the middle of the week, at which they will decide to extend the reduction by 9.7 million b / d further or not, this week will be difficult for the oil market. Our expectations are that they will not extend (this means that since August the supply in the oil market will grow by 2 million bpd), and the report will have concerns about the growth of oil demand, which together gives reason to recommend oil sells from current prices. And finally, the earnings season. According to analysts, it will become the worst since the global financial crisis (and maybe even worse). Today, before the markets open, banks will report and it is very likely they will set the pace for this week and even the entire earnings season.
DJ:DJIShort
by Trade24Fx
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Week in a Glance: optimism, pandemic and earnings season aheadThe main result of the week was new historical highs in the Nasdaq Index. The reason for the sharp rise in optimism on Friday was information from Gilead Sciences about the latest test results for remdesivir, which, according to their data, reduces the risk of death from coronavirus by 62%. Oil was added to the fire by Biontech, saying that they are ready to provide the vaccine by December (meaning to submit it to regulatory authorities). All this, of course, is great. But buyers clearly do not ask themselves one simple question: what to do here and now, when last week a new absolute maximum was recorded in the number of new cases in the world and the USA in particular. Today this is more urgent issue, since a week or two of such a tendency and lockdown No. 2 will become real. Also, none of the buyers seem to be interested in the dynamics of bankruptcies: their number continues to grow and we are not talking about small companies, but about entire networks of retail trader, restaurants, gyms, etc. Last week, the legendary Brooks Brothers filed for the Bankruptce, and Ascena Retail Group Inc (Ann Taylor, LOFT, Lou & Gray, Justice, Lane Bryant, Catherines and Cacique brands) plans to file for bankruptcy. Other names include Rosehill Resources Inc., Sur La Table, Lucky Brand Dungarees, Muji, G-Star RAW USA and many others. This week will be fulfilled with important events: ECB, Bank of Japan and Bank of Canada will provide us with their decisions. In addition to important macroeconomic statistics such as China’s GDP for the second quarter, UK GDP for May, US retail sales for June, we are waiting for the start of the earnings season in the US for the second quarter. The earnings season promises to be the most disastrous in history. That is why we have until recently recommended and still recommend sales in the US stock market despite its growth. Total overvaluation, multiplies by disastrous data of corporations will become the last straw that will fill the cup of patience and the bubble will go to the stage of collapse. Traditionally, banks will be the first to report. Recall that last quarter, the drawdown in their profits ranged from 50% (CitiGroup) to 90% (Wells Fargo). And this is according to the results of the quarter, when the US did not yet have an epidemic and lockdown. So there is every reason to expect losses in the second quarter, when the economy showed the largest drop in history.
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by Trade24Fx
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Jobless claims, Lockdown #2 and earnings season aheadFrom the point of macroeconomic statistics, the main event of yesterday was the publication of weekly data on jobless claims in the United States. New applications were submitted by 1.3 million, while the total number of unemployment beneficiaries is still above 18 million. What these numbers are talking about is basically: there is no quick economic recovery. Recall that the labor market is one of the most sensitive segments, and weekly jobless claims are in fact the most closest to real-time data, and they say that a month after the start of the reopening of the US economy, the situation in labor market continues to be unprecedentedly bad. So we continue to swim against the tide and recommend sales in the US stock market. Well, recall that the earnings season in the United States starts next week, which will almost certainly be the worst for all time observations. It will be extremely interesting to observe the actions of bulls in the US stock market. How easy will it be for them to buy at historic highs when companies report a fall in profits of 50% or even 100%, as well as a two-digit decrease in revenue. And let’s not forget about the pandemic. The number of new cases in the world yesterday showed a new absolute maximum. The situation in the USA continues to raise concerns of “lockdown No. 2”: for two consecutive days, the number of new cases there has exceeded 60K. According to the chief infectious disease specialist Faucci, the situation is developing exponentially again, which means that his forecast of 100K, announced last week, remains relevant. Our trading positions for today are unchanged: we are looking for points to buy the dollar, especially against the British pound, we will sell in the stock markets, as well as in the oil market.
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by Trade24Fx
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Gold records, US unemployment, oil status quo Looking at the dynamics of stock markets, it seems that the global economy is experiencing its best times. At the same time, an analysis of macroeconomic statistics indicates that times are just the worst in history. Who is right? We propose to use gold and the dynamics of its prices as an arbiter. So yesterday, the asset rose above the $ 1800 mark (the highest prices since 2011). In our opinion, this is vivid evidence in favor of the fact that everything is far from being as good in the “Danish kingdom” as it seems, if you look at the dynamics of stock markets. Recall that gold is traditionally considered a safe haven asset and a sharp increase in demand for it (the inflow of funds into gold ETFs this year has already exceeded the maximum levels recorded in 2009) is one of the signs that investors are scared. And given that gold has approached historical highs, investors are apparently very scared. Another reason for concern, the markets may receive today after the publication of data on jobless claims. The increase in the number of unemployed will be a serious reason for the growth of fears. In our opinion, this is quite a likely scenario, given that many states are curtailing programs to open economies. According to official data, US oil reserves grew by 5.6 million barrels for the week, but given that they fell by 7.2 million barrels last week, markets did not use this data as a reason to sell the asset. In general, the status quo in the oil market is maintained, and we continue to recommend sell oil at current prices with small stops. As for the other positions, we note that the dollar came close to its lower limits against most currencies, so the sale of EURUSD, GBPUSD or AUDUSD seems to us to be great deals today. But with small stops, since a breakdown of the lower border of the dollar could provoke massive selloffs.
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GBP/USD: Fundamental and Analysis: More bullish yet!!!Hello, in this technical analysis the conduct of Sterling is so bullish for mid-term as short-term. Studying the fundamentals, there are a nice favorable of this currency while the bad fundamentals for US Dollar. So, in Daily we are into the making a pull back and then I proyect that easily Sterling it''s can to reach at the mark of $1.28 USD, and why not to above of $1.30 USD. So, guys in mid-term we see a Sterling so bullish about the speculation of Brexit and UK is prepare about this speculation. Now, in H4 timeframe we continue up and this morning I entry in the $1.2538 for long position until the $1.28 USD to find up 264 pips in some days. So, Sterling Pound is so bullish so so but so bullish for mid-term about and based in my fundamentals that I write on my notebook. So, the fundamentals to take in noticed is down here: 1. Fortnight lows for EUR to Pound Exhange Rate ahead of UK summer statement 2. EUR to Pound exchange rate steadies lower ahead of UK Chancellor's Statements 3. There are a fears of a second round of coronavirus infections continue to rise, and this is weighing on the EUR to Pound Sterling exchange rate. 4. But still, EUR outlook remains stronger than the pound outlook so these losses may prove temporary 5. Otherpoint is that EUR exchange ate steadying lower as market await European Union fund developments 6. Concerns that the coronavirus recovery won't be as much of a rebound as previously hoped have been withing on the EUR over the past week. 7. As signs of a secound wave amid surges of infections in the US and some parts of Australia, investors have been less optimistic about a global recovery. 8. Pound exchange rates edging higher on Brexit Speculation 9. Since last week, fresh speculation that UK-EU relationship about the brexit negotiations is could see productive developments this month have been supporting sterling 10. Pound to US Dollar exchange rate dips as risk sentiment of drops on rising US covid 19 cases more yet. So, in my conclusion, that fundamentals make a Pound so bullish then another pars: 1. EUR/GBP: Bearish sentiment 2: GBP/USD: Bullish sentiment 3: GBP/JPY: Bullish sentiment 4: GBP/AUD: Bullish sentiment 5: GBP/CAD: Bullish sentiment So, technically are bullish the GBP all pars, but some important that maybe of these list there are not bullish, but some important is always to make a technical analysis. But in based on fundamentals, GBP is so bullish for mid-term about the bad news that leave of US covid 19, speculation of brexit is prepared to trade the UK and European Union relationship, and othepoint to take in noticed!!!
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