• Australian market expected to open higher 23/07/19

    • July 23, 2019

    OPENING CALL: The Australian share market is expected to open higher. The SPI200 futures contract expected to open up 10 points.      The Federal Trade Commission is expected to announce as soon as this week a settlement with Facebook over the company’s privacy practices, according to people familiar with the matter.      The

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  • Currency Point –  Adding to our positions, knocking a pair out

    Currency Point – Adding to our positions, knocking a pair out

    • July 19, 2019

    Our USD thesis is very much holding true. In fact, the fait accompli around the cut to the Federal Funds Rate has been strengthened further by several events of the past week. These been:– New York President John Williams confirming that its ‘better to take preventative measures’– Vice Chair Richard Clarida followed this comment in an

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  • Australian market expected to open lower 18/07/19

    • July 18, 2019

    OPENING CALL: The Australian share market is expected to open lower. The SPI200 futures contract expected to open down 15 points.   U.S. consumers propelled Bank of America’s profit in the latest quarter, though the bank warned it could take a hit from any Federal Reserve rate cuts.   Libra, Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency, is facing

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  • Australian market expected to open lower 17/07/19

    • July 17, 2019

      OPENING CALL: The Australian share market is expected to open lower. The SPI200 futures contract expected to open down 13 points. Top Senate lawmakers questioned Facebook’s plans for its own cryptocurrency, with the banking committee’s leading Democrat saying the social-media giant isn’t trustworthy enough to operate its own digital money. The yield on the

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  • Australian market expected to open flat 16/07/19

    • July 16, 2019

    OPENING CALL: The Australian share market is expected to open flat. The SPI200 futures contract expected to open down 5 points.     European foreign ministers said the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran can still be saved, despite U.S. threats to further tighten sanctions on Tehran.     Citigroup reported that profit increased 7% and

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  • Australian market expected to open lower 15/07/19

    • July 15, 2019

    OPENING CALL: The Australian share market is expected to open lower. The SPI200 futures contract expected to open down 30 points.   The Federal Trade Commission voted this week to approve a roughly $5 billion settlement with Facebook over a long-running probe into the tech giant’s privacy missteps   Volkswagen has agreed to invest around

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  • Currency Point – USD, fait accompli?

    • July 12, 2019

    The USD, from a market perspective anyway, is facing in a very dovish set up; and that’s despite last week’s strong non-farm payrolls (NFP). The NFPs certain throw out a red herring, its strength saw pairs whipsawing away from trend and did in fact knock out a previous trade idea in USD/JPY by hitting our

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  • Australian market expected to open flat 11/07/19

    • July 11, 2019

      OPENING CALL: The Australian share market is expected to open flat. The SPI200 futures contract expected to open up 5 points.   The S&P 500 briefly crossed the 3,000-point mark for the first time after Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled that a rate cut is likely later this month.   Oil prices soared on

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  • Australian market expected to open flat

    • July 9, 2019

    OPENING CALL: The Australian share market is expected to open flat. The SPI200 futures contract expected to open up 1 points. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York says expected inflation was at 2.7% over the next one and three years. Deutsche Bank AG was quick to start firing staff from its investment bank on

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  • Most analysts are also now pricing in two rate cuts from the U.S. Federal Reserve this year.

    • July 5, 2019

    OPENING CALL: The Australian share market is expected to open lower. The SPI200 futures contract expected to open down 2 points. Most analysts are also now pricing in two rate cuts from the U.S. Federal Reserve this year. Gold slipped but stayed above US$1,400 and WTI futures fell. Overnight Summary Market Quotes by TradingView Each

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  • Currency Point – In Safety We Trust

    • July 5, 2019

    Disclaimer: This material contains information from external sources and is intended for education and general information only. It does not constitute financial advice nor does it take into account your investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs. Derivatives can be risky; losses can exceed your initial payment. FP Markets recommends that you seek independent advice.

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  • SPI200 Futures Expected to open up 22 Points

    • July 4, 2019

    OPENING CALL: The Australian share market is expected to open higher. The SPI200 futures contract expected to open up 22 points. The Dow had previously topped that mark in intraday trading last month and again Monday, but it fell back below the record before markets closed. Treasury yields extended their fall amid reports that the

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