Fundamental and Technical 4Q Outlook: Will Markets Transition from Quiet to Active?
We have closed out one of the most subdued quarters of trading in recent memory. However, the congestion isn't likely to last for much l...
US Dollar Faces Election, Fed Waffling, Risk in 4Q
The previous quarter marked one of the most extreme periods of inactivity for the global markets in decades. Despite the narrow ranges for e...
British Pound Weakness to Abate on Less-Dovish BoE
The long-term outlook for the British Pound remains tilted to the downside as the U.K. remains on course to depart from the European Union (...
Gold at Risk on Fed Outlook But Bank Crisis May Interfere
At first blush, the landscape looks treacherous for gold prices in the fourth quarter. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen all but promised a...
Oil Market Looks to Benefit From First OPEC Output Cut in 8 Years
The Oil Market failed to follow through to the upside last forward and carry forward what was an impressive rebound in Q2 that saw the price...
As of October 01, 2016 at 03:05AM, 1 EUR equals 1.4638 AUD.
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Japanese Yen Poised to Gain Further For Three Key Reasons
The Japanese Yen heads into the end of 2016 trading near multi-year highs versus the US Dollar, and economic developments suggest the JPY ma...
Picking Up Pennies in Front of the Steamroller
The Federal Reserve wants to raise interest rates. At this point, that much should be clear. But this doesn’t come without costs, or risks, ...
EUR/USD Coil Grows Tighter as Central Banks, Politicians Face Credibility Deficit
2016 started with a ‘whimper' for EUR/USD, but as we head into Q4’16, it may very-well end with a ‘bang.’ from DailyFX - Forex Market...
10/02/2016 - Three Major Market Drivers
* Fundamental Recap: Three Major Market Drivers * Market Movers: Weekly Technical Outlook * Look Ahead: Stocks * Look Ahead: Commodities ...
How Did Smithsonian Curators Pack 200 Years of African-American Culture in One Exhibition?
The curators of the Cultural Expressions exhibition collected stories and artifacts and brilliantly packed 200 years into one round room f...
How Did Smithsonian Curators Pack 400 Years of African-American Culture in One Exhibition?
The curators of the Cultural Expressions exhibition collected stories and artifacts and brilliantly packed 400 years into one round room f...
Yuan Enters SDR - Why its Reserve Currency Status Matters to Traders?
The Yuan has officially been inducted into the IMF’s SDR basket. The Yuan’s rise as a global currency is not only important to China but may...
China’s Market News: PBOC Releases New Policy Targets at 3Q Meeting
Amid the increasing risk of price bubbles in Chinese financial markets, China’s Central Bank sets new policy targets. from DailyFX - Fore...
Top Three Themes for Global Markets as We Approach Q4
With the third quarter set to close at the end of today, we're taking a look at what could be three of the most pertinent themes for glo...
Looking Ahead to Q4, Volatility for EUR, USD, GBP Seems Certain
The US data today will do little to change Fed rate expectations, but Q4 should change the complacent state of the market. from DailyFX -...
A Photographer's 40,000-Mile Journey to Find What Peace Means to Americans
John Noltner has driven across the country in an effort to document the many definitions of peace from Travel | Smithsonian http://www.smi...
Go Waist Deep Into the Largest Sunflower Farm in Northern Taiwan
Sunflower season is in full bloom in Taoyuan from Travel | Smithsonian http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/go-waist-deep-largest-sunflowe...
The trans-Atlantic quest to find a winning combination of cancer drugs
The trans-Atlantic quest to find a winning combination of cancer drugs Fri, 30 Sep 2016 11:14:27 GMT An exciting new partnership will s...
US Dollar to Join Yen Rally as Deutsche Bank Sours Sentiment
The US Dollar is set to join the Japanese Yen on the upside as insolvency fears plaguing Deutsche Bank heat up, triggering market-wide risk ...
Gold Prices May Rise on Deutche Bank Woes, Blurring US PCE Impact
Gold prices may rise as Deutsche Bank continues to fuel bank sector instability fears, obscuring any would-be impact of US PCE inflation dat...
Oil Supported by OPEC Announcement, Equities Weighed Down by Banks
Energy prices extended gains as the market was still thrilled by OPEC's announcement to cut/ freeze production. This was despite the who...
As of September 30, 2016 at 03:01AM, 1 EUR equals 1.4706 AUD.
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EUR/JPY Responds to Long-term Slope Support into Close of Q3
A near-term slope keeps the focus higher but heading into the week, month & quarter closes, things could get choppy. Here are the update...
China’s Market News: PBOC Tightens Onshore Yuan Liquidity, Unusual before Holiday
Normally, China’s Central Bank will increase cash injections ahead of a major holiday; however, this time is different. from DailyFX - Fo...
NZD Bucks Comm. Bloc. Weakness, USD/JPY Retail Sentiment Snaps Back
NZD outperforms against its commodity bloc. counterparts going into the end of September, while USD/JPY retail sentiment has snapped back fr...
Finders, Keepers: Five of the Best Places to Go Gem Hunting in the U.S.
From diamonds to emeralds, the United States is full of buried bling from Travel | Smithsonian http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/hidden...
The Hyperreal Magnetism of the Truly Huge "Big Man"
Sculptor Ron Mueck's showstopper returns to the exhibition floor from Travel | Smithsonian http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-i...
Quarterly Outlook video: Don the helmets
How will the US presidential contest between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump shape Q4? Steen Jakobsen chief economist at Saxo Bank explains...
Oil, Yen and the Prospect of Fresh Trends
Both Oil and Yen have been big movers with aggressive reversals this year. But with long-term trend-lines coming into play in each of these ...
Quarterly Outlook: Don the helmets
The breakdown of the social contract could send Trump to victory and exacerbate volatility throughout markets. Yet from extreme disruption c...
Crude Oil Prices May Struggle to Extend OPEC-Triggered Rally
Crude oil prices rose as OPEC unveiled the outlines of an output cut accord but follow-through may prove lacking. Gold prices may fall furth...
From the Floor: Risk riding high on Opec deal
News of a production cut deal among Opec nations has sent both crude and risk sentiment soaring higher but the headline masks a great many r...
Yen Falls on OPEC Deal, US Dollar May Rise on Fed Rates Outlook
The Japanese Yen sank after OPEC unveiled the loose outline of an output cut deal. The US Dollar may rise as hawkish Fed-speak and revised G...
Morning Markets: Iran calls Saudi bluff on oil
Opec stunned the market overnight with a deal to cut oil production by an approximate 700000 b/d. Iran is celebrating as it earns an exempti...
Opec cuts but can it deliver?
Opec shocked the markets overnight agreeing to A cut in oil production for the first time in eight years. While the cut is not huge it is th...
OPEC Cuts...
OPEC surprised the market by announcing to cut production from November. This sent energy prices much high. The front-month WTI crude oil pr...
Third wave breakout due for Lundin Petroleum
With oil prices moving up it's worth looking at oil stocks. Lundin Petroleum is a strong candidate and as with oil itself the bulls are ...
As of September 29, 2016 at 03:06AM, 1 EUR equals 1.4576 AUD.
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Finders, Keepers: Five of the Best Places to Go Gem Hunting in the U.S.
From diamonds to emeralds, the United States is full of buried bling from Travel | Smithsonian http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonianma...
China’s Market News: PBOC Steadies Guidance on Yuan ahead of SDR Entry
China’s Central Bank signals intention to stabilize Yuan rates before the currency’s official SDR inclusion. from DailyFX - Forex Market ...
AUD/USD Stuck in Holding Pattern; NZD/USD Bearish Pattern Persists
AUD/USD may continue to consolidate within a narrow range as the pair appears to have made a failed attempt to test the monthly opening rang...
On laws that forbid the carrying of arms
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The Burmese Monument That Appears to Defy Gravity
On the peak of Mount Kyaiktiyo is a mind-bending Buddhist monument: a 25-foot rock that balances precariously on the edge of a cliff from ...
Squawk: As the doors have been closed on the informal Opec...
As the doors have been closed on the informal Opec meeting in Algiers the EIA has released its weekly petroleum status report. US inventorie...
Price Action Setups for a Meandering Dollar
The US Dollar has spent much of 2016 building into a longer-term symmetrical wedge pattern. With Five Fed speakers on the docket for today, ...
US Dollar May See Some Turbulence with 5 Fed Speakers Today
While four FOMC voting members are speaking today (and one non-voter), there are only two that are really worth paying attention to. from...
US Dollar May Rise as Hawkish Fed Comments Boosts Rate Hike Bets
The US Dollar may rise as hawkish comments from Fed Chair Yellen and other central bank officials fuel December interest rate hike speculati...
Gold Prices Drop on Easing Deutsche Bank Jitters, Fed-Speak in Focus
Gold prices fell as Deutsche Bank shares recovered, seemingly reflecting ebbing credit risk. Hawkish Fed commentary may compound selling pre...
Gold’s safe-haven status on hold
The precious metal has been in a tight range says Saxo Bank’s head of commodity strategy Ole Hansen and gold has failed to break higher. f...
Dismal U.S. Durable Goods Report to Spark EUR/USD Rebound
A marked slowdown in demand for U.S. Durable Goods may spark a near-term rebound in EUR/USD as signs of a slowing recovery drag on interest-...
Why I’m trading EuroStoxx (Dec 16): Lucas
Steve Lucas of 3cAnalysis with a technical chart analysis explains his thoughts behind shorting EuroStoxx 50 (Dec 16). from Tools feed htt...
Why I’m trading EuroStoxx (Dec 16): Lucas
Steve Lucas of 3cAnalysis with a technical chart analysis explains his thoughts behind shorting EuroStoxx 50 (Dec 16). from Tools feed htt...
Crude Oil Prices Plunged as Saudi Damped Hopes of Output Freeze Deal Again
Energy prices continued to trade with high volatility as oil producers meet in Algeria. Sentiment was dampened as Saudi Arabia signaled no e...
As of September 28, 2016 at 03:04AM, 1 EUR equals 1.4602 AUD.
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The Jonker
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In the Early 19th Century, Firefighters Fought Fires ... and Each Other
Fighting fires in early America was about community, property and rivalry from Travel | Smithsonian http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithson...
AUD/USD Remains Constructive Above 7570- U.S. Durable Goods on Tap
The Aussie rally looks vulnerable near-term heading into key US data tomorrow. Here are the updated targets & invalidation levels that m...
From Star Trek to Killer Baby Unicorns, Five Over-the-top Themed Corn Mazes to Visit This Fall
from Travel | Smithsonian http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/unusual-corn-mazes-180960592/
NZD/USD Risks Near-Term Reversal as H&S Formation Remains Intact
NZD/USD remains at risk for further losses as the pair appears to be carving a head-and-shoulders (H&S) formation. from DailyFX - For...
Central Banks at Full Throttle, DB Starting to Wobble
European banks remain a focal point for markets, and a recent fine from the Department of Justice to one of the bigger players raises fresh ...
Squawk: Stocks under pressure bonds racing higher BUT gold and silver...
Stocks under pressure bonds racing higher BUT gold and silver instead reacts to a slightly stronger dollar. Safe-haven status on hold for no...
US Dollar Turns to Fed Speakers Next Two Days for Help
The US Dollar is off a bit today, but with Fed Vice Chair Stanley Fisher due up in a few hours, that could change quickly. from DailyFX -...
Oil market taken hostage by soundbites from Algiers
Crude oil continues to whipsaw as the informal meeting between Opec members in Algiers on Wednesday approaches. The near-binary nature of th...
Yen Drops, Commodity Dollars Rise as Market Sentiment Recovers
The anti-risk Japanese Yen fell while the sentiment-linked Australian, Canadian and New Zealand Dollar rallied as risk appetite recovered ac...
Squawk: The informal Opec meeting on Wednesday is due to kick...
The informal Opec meeting on Wednesday is due to kick off at 16:00 CET. Crude oil is trading lower today as expectations are once again lowe...
Support in crude a launch pad for more upside
The longer-term trend in Brent Crude is still pointing higher and with the late July low in place it is now about finding interesting risk/r...
Equities Slumped as Led by too-Big-to-Fail Deutsche Bank
Energy prices rebounded with both crude oil benchmarks gaining more than +3%. The International Energy Agency forum has begun in Algeria and...
As of September 27, 2016 at 03:01AM, 1 EUR equals 1.4759 AUD.
from http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=EURAUD=X
Gold Prices Await Fed Guidance, Crude Oil Eyes OPEC Meeting
Gold prices continue to tread water as traders wait for fresh Fed policy guidance. Crude oil prices bounced as markets eye a much-anticipate...
China’s Market News: Yuan Index Drops, Onshore Borrowing Cost Rises
The Chinese Yuan heads into the final week before its official SDR inclusion on October 1st. from DailyFX - Forex Market News https://www...
How the Laffer curve really works
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Webinar: Fed Rhetoric to Keep USD Crosses in Focus Post-FOMC
Webinar highlighting featured setups we’re tracking on SB Trade Desk. Here are the updated targets & invalidation levels that matter thi...
Technical Analysis - webinar
Join Kim Cramer-Larsson technical analyst at Saxo Bank as he plots a path through the sometimes tricky journey of understanding how to make ...
Squawk: Gold comments I made to Reuters earlier today: - Demand...
Gold comments I made to Reuters earlier today: - Demand from hedge funds and investors ... has been absent in recent weeks. This despite a b...
GBP-crosses Revisiting Brexit Lows, JPY Poised to Strengthen
The Japanese Yen has proved resilient in the face of a rising tide of risk appetite. from DailyFX - Forex Market News https://www.dailyfx...
Trading tips week 39 - technical analysis
James Kim sales trader at Saxo Capital Markets Australia examines trading strategies during week 39 in a technical analysis of charts for fo...
Yen Soars as Sentiment Deteriorates Across Financial Markets
The Japanese Yen soared as assorted headlines citing the BOJ, Deutsche Bank and various Brexit-related jitters conspired to trigger market-w...
From the Floor: Turkey woes threaten EM spillover
Turkey's lira was downgraded overnight and with the Philippines peso also in dire straits there could be some emerging-markets spillover...
COT: Short-selling of oil jumps ahead of Algiers meeting
Hedge funds reduced bullish commodity bets by 4% with heavy selling of WTI Crude oil gold and corn more than offsetting buying of HG copper ...
COT: Aussie long liquidation while MXN hits record short on Trump
Hedge funds increased bullish IMM dollar bets by 14% in the week to September 20. Against the eight IMM currency futures tracked in this the...
Hennes & Mauritz long-term opportunity setting up
HMb:xome is now looking quite interesting and a larger low might be in place. The situation in Hennes & Mauritz is possibly much like th...
Fed Speeches Unveiled How Divided the Members are
We learnt last week that a more divided Fed committee decided to leave the policy rate unchanged. The focus now turns to the chance of a rat...
Crude Oil Drops as Output Deal Hopes Dim Before OPEC Meeting
Crude oil prices moved sharply lower amid dimming hopes for an output management accord to be agreed at this week’s OPEC meeting. More of th...
Euro Turns to ECB Policy Speeches for Direction This Week
Without exogenous interference from the Bank of Japan and the Federal Reserve, the Euro should be driven by factors more closely related to ...
As of September 26, 2016 at 03:05AM, 1 EUR equals 1.4737 AUD.
from http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=EURAUD=X
As of September 25, 2016 at 03:00AM, 1 EUR equals 1.4663 AUD.
from http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=EURAUD=X
Live: Watch the National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Dedication Ceremony
Watch the live stream of today's museum opening from Travel | Smithsonian http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/live-w...
Weekly Fundamentals - Hopes of Crude Oil Output Freeze Dissipate
Energy prices slumped last Friday as Saudi Arabia "predicted" that there would not be any decision at the unofficial meeting in Al...
Crude Oil Weekly Technical Outlook
Crude oil's corrective fall from 48.75 last week continued and stay bounded in near term falling channel. Deeper decline would be expect...