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Pound Jumps on Brexit News
The Pound is getting a nice boost on the news that a deal has been agreed upon in principle. Headlines report Britain and the EU to develop an ambitious, broad, deep and flexible partnership. Theresa May will be making an announcement at 2:30pm London time. Audio update Tags #brexit
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Collapsing Crypto May Get Some Relief Soon
Cryptocurrencies have been beaten up in a big way over the past week or so. Bitcoin is off over 20% since extending to a fresh 2018 low last week, while Ether is off by about the same since extending to its own 2018 low, just the other day. Audio update Tags #crypto #bitcoin
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The Lag Effect
On the surface, it’s understandable that the market wouldn’t have reacted all that much from Jerome Powell’s early Thursday appearance, but we believe there were some subtleties in the Fed Chair’s words that should be carrying more influence. Audio update Tags #global
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Raab Steps Down – Pound Needs Positive Catalyst
The Pound has been rocked on news of the resignation of Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab, the front man in the negotiation process for Theresa May. This is a big blow and something will need to happen fast, to stop the bleed, perhaps something so drastic that it more than offsets and turns things the other […]
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Fed Decision – Thoughts and Insights
The Fed will deliver its decision on policy today, and while this event is always tops on the calendar, relatively speaking, it isn’t an event that is expected to produce too many fireworks. There shouldn’t be any adjustments to rates. There will be no updated economic projections, and there will be no press conference. Audio […]
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Election Reflection: Fundamentals and Market Cycles
Market forces tend to be a lot more reliant on cycles and mean reversion than anything else. The point here is that if the cycle dictates a market is stretched and needs to unwind from stretched levels, the market will find a way to lean in the direction of the fundamentals that support the cycle. […]
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US Jobs Report Preview
When considering volatility around the US jobs report, it’s critical one understands the jobs report of today, is not the same as the jobs report of old. It used to be that things like nonfarm payrolls and the unemployment rate were the things that could trigger markets volatility. But today, this is no longer the […]
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BOE Decision – Need to Knows
The Bank of England policy decision is the highlight of the day, though the central bank is widely expected to leave policy on hold. Most of the market reaction is likely to come from any new insights that can be gained from the BOE’s sentiment towards Brexit developments and the accompanying risks. Audio update Tags […]
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Bitcoin Celebrates 10th Birthday
It’s been ten years since the birth of a famous and mysterious paper that would introduce the idea of a trustless, anonymous, peer to peer currency running on a decentralized, distributed ledger, known as the blockchain. Ten years later, we wish Bitcoin a happy birthday and take some time to reflect on the life of […]
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ECB Decision: Preview and Insights
The ECB decision is due and the market will be watching with interest, as it always does. There have been a number of developments since the last meet that have many wondering if there will be any big changes to the central bank’s outlook. Here’s a closer look at the event risk along with some […]
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