10/23/2016 - After ECB/BoC Volatility, Markets Look to Fed and Election

* Fundamental Recap: After ECB/BoC Volatility, Markets Look to Fed and Election
* Market Movers: Weekly Technical Outlook
* Look Ahead: Stocks
* Look Ahead: Commodities

This past week brought some pronounced movements in currencies after two major central bank events prompted traders to run for the exits when it came to the euro and Canadian dollar. At the same time, the US dollar renewed its surge, which compounded the moves for both the EUR/USD and USD/CAD currency pairs. Looking forward, the key events on the immediate horizon that will be important for a broad range of markets, including currencies, commodities, and equities, will be the next Fed meeting on November 2 and the US presidential election on November 8...

Looking back at the EUR/USD breakdown this week, the European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday kept its monetary policy and stimulus program unchanged, as widely expected. However, during the press conference that followed, ECB President Mario Draghi gave dovish indications when he left the door open for further stimulus measures possibly to be implemented at the next ECB meeting in December.... Full text »

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