March, 2017 | Forex, Commodities & Index Analysis

Dear traders,

I will be starting to post various live signals to this blog. Some of these will be tradable, with some of them just giving information. All should be considered educational only.

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Sam

Dr Sam’s Financial News Feeds

Wall Street stocks down as US bond yields hit new highs April 20, 2018

The three main US indices closed lower on the last day of the week. The S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq all closed below their 50-period simple

WTI crude above $68.00 unfazed by Trump's attack on OPEC April 20, 2018

Crude oil WTI is trading at around $68.38 per barrel virtually unchanged as the commodity traded mainly sideways on the last day of the week but still

USD/MXN: Mexican peso rally ends abruptly, worst performer of the week April 20, 2018

The Mexican peso ended the week as the worst performer among the most-traded currencies. It dropped sharply during the last two days and the slide...

Eurozone: Data and ECB meeting on the agenda next week - Danske Bank April 20, 2018

According to analysts from Danske Bank, next week, the European Central Bank will keep rates unchanged and they see that the flash PMI will indicate w

Canada: Retail Sales data consistent with softer GDP growth - NBF April 20, 2018

Jocelyn Paquet, an analyst at National Bank of Canada, points out that the Canadian February Retail Sales report will no be enough to salvage the...

NZD/USD hits 2-week lows, back to 0.7200 handle amid stronger US dollar April 20, 2018

The NZD/USD is trading at around 0.7206 down 0.88% on Friday. The NZD/USD is falling for the fourth day in a row and has now tested its 100-period si

ECB Preview: Asset Purchases program to end by the end of 2018 - Wells Fargo April 20, 2018

According to analysts from Wells Fargo, the European Central Bank will keep rates unchanged on Thursday. They see the end of the QE program by year-en

US next week data: Q1 GDP, PMI and Goods Orders - Danske Bank April 20, 2018

Data to be released next week in the US includes GDP, PMIs, and capital goods orders. Analysts from Danske Bank, look for US Q1 GDP to be around....

AUD/USD slide finds support near critical level April 20, 2018

The AUD/USD pair dropped sharply on Friday for the second-day in-a-row. In a few hours, the pair erased April’s...

Brazil: USD/BRL projected to end year at 3.30 - Rabobank April 20, 2018

Mauricio Oreng, Senior Brazil Strategist at Rabobank, points that they project USD/BRL at 3.30 for the end of this year and 3.70 for the end of next...

USD/JPY fails to break above 107.90 amid drop in US stocks April 20, 2018

The USD/JPY is trading at around 107.55 up 0.18% as bulls made an attempt to break above April 13 high in the late European session. The yen is stro

GBP/USD weakness persists, close to 1.4000 amid a barrage of BoE dovish comments April 20, 2018

The GBP/USD is trading at around 1.4028 down 0.42% on Friday. The GBP is under great pressure as market participants wonder if a rate hike is indeed

UK Q1 GDP: growth slowed, the question is by how much - Danske Bank April 20, 2018

Analysts from Danske Bank, estimate that next Friday, GDP data from Q1 will show an annual growth rate of 1.4%...

Eurozone Consumer Confidence: April is a mixed bag - ING April 20, 2018

Bert Colijn, Senior Economist at ING, explained that Eurozone consumer confidence rebounded in April but warned that underlying data reveals...

Canada: Weak inflation in March - NBF April 20, 2018

According to Matthieu Arseneau, National Bank of Canada’s analysts, weakness seen in the March inflation report, is not the beginning of a new...

EUR/USD below 1.2300 handle, remains under pressure April 20, 2018

The EUR/USD is trading at around 1.2275 down 0.58% on Friday’s trading as the European forex session is slowly coming to an end. The spot just saw p

Gold extends slide to $1,334 as USD remains strong April 20, 2018

Gold dropped further and bottomed at $1,334.95/oz, the lowest level since last Friday. It was hovering near the lows still under pressure. From Wednes

Crypto Weekly - Apr. 20 April 20, 2018

Bitcoin and altcoins remained trending upwards for most part of this week, save for occasional whale sightings that caused brief periods of sharp declines. The most remarkable was a drop of over $200 in the Bitcoin price in under 30 minutes to around $7,860 at about 4 am ET on Tuesday. A whale dump is […]

WTI drops to session lows near $67.50 ahead of rig count April 20, 2018

Prices of the barrel of the West Texas Intermediate are prolonging the correction from recent tops and are challenging the area of 2-day lows in the m

CAD/JPY softens below 85.00 on weak Canadian inflation April 20, 2018

The Canadian inflation data in Canada released at 12:30 GMT on Friday was a disappointment for CAD bulls. The CAD/JPY is trading at around 84.62 down

Month: March 2017

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