DRAGHI PREPARES MARKETS FOR MONETARY EASING & FURTHER EURO DEBASEMENT Draghi outlined during the ECB’s annual conference in Sintra, Portugal that: The current EU outlook “remains tilted to the downside,” More stimulus will be needed if the outlook doesn’t improve. More interest-rate cuts and more QE are part of the central bank’s arsenal. Risks […]
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HOW BOND DIFFERENTIALS & SHIFTING SENTIMENT ARE DRIVING GLOBAL CURRENCY PAIRS
HOW BOND DIFFERENTIALS & SHIFTING SENTIMENT ARE DRIVING GLOBAL CURRENCY PAIRS A PUBLIC SOURCED ARTICLE FOR MATASII (SUBSCRIBERS-RESEARCH & PUBLIC ACCESS ) READERS REFERENCE MATA: DRIVERS – CURRENCIES SOURCE: 10-07-18 – Investopedia – “Bond Spreads: A Leading Indicator For Forex” YOUR MATASII RESEARCH TAKEAWAYS: The US Bond Yield has fell dramatically in the last 90 days yet the […]
THE BIGGEST MARKET WARNING YET!
THE BIGGEST MARKET WARNING YET! A PUBLIC SOURCED ARTICLE FOR MATASII (SUBSCRIBERS & PUBLIC ACCESS) READERS REFERENCE SOURCE: 12-28-18 – Alhambra, Jeffrey Snider – “Uh Oh; In A Month Of Big Warnings, The Biggest Yet” YOUR MATASII RESEARCH TAKEAWAYS: Major Market participants are growing concerned about a future problem that they feel requires some increasing level of […]
GOLDMAN: THE MOST LIKELY OUTCOME OF THE TRUMP-XI G-20 DINNER IS MORE ESCALATION
GOLDMAN: THE MOST LIKELY OUTCOME OF THE TRUMP-XI G-20 DINNER IS MORE ESCALATION A PUBLIC SOURCED ARTICLE FOR MATASII (SUBSCRIBERS-RESEARCH & PUBLIC ACCESS ) READERS REFERENCE MATA: DRIVERS – CURRENCIES – USDCNY 11-30-18 – “Goldman: The “Most Likely” Outcome Of The Trump-Xi Dinner Is More Escalation” MATASII TAKEAWAYS: Market participants are intensely focused on the leaders’ meeting as […]
WORRIES OF EURO CURRENCY WEAKNESS DUE TO INCREASING SIGNS OF ECONOMIC SLOWING
WORRIES OF EURO CURRENCY WEAKNESS DUE TO INCREASING SIGNS OF ECONOMIC SLOWING Euro may fall as low as $1.15 in two months: Eurizon’s Staines Danske recommends tactical short position targeting $1.21 SOURCE: 04-24-18 Bloomberg – “Euro Bulls Feel the Fatigue as Economic Woes Cloud ECB Path” — Some euro bulls are wondering if the party […]
DON’T BE DISTRACTED – THE JPYUSD IS RESTRICTING THE JAPANESE CARRY TRADE
US STOCK & BONDS: THE JPYUSD IS RESTRICTING THE JAPANESE CARRY TRADE REMEMBERING THESE PREVIOUS POSTS AT MATASII DOLLAR SWAPS STATUS SHOWS WHAT IS GOING ON – EURODOLLAR CHANGE DUE TO JAPAN’S ABSENCE Inflation hysteria in some places hasn’t just faded, it has disappeared almost entirely. The old saying is that shooting stars burn out […]
EURO SPECULATORS AMASS GREATEST LONG POSITIONING EVER!
EURO SPECULATORS AMASS GREATEST LONG POSITIONING EVER! — SOURCE: 01-17-18 ZeroHedge – “Euro Speculators Amass The Greatest Long Positioning Ever” — The last week saw speculators in the EURUSD FX futures market add dramatically to their long positions. In fact, as Bloomberg reports, hedge funds and other speculative investors have amassed the heaviest long positions […]
CURRENCIES EURUSD: NEW PAIN IN THE EURO MAY HAVE JUST BEEN LAUNCHED BY DRAGHI?
CURRENCIES EURUSD: NEW PAIN IN THE EURO MAY HAVE JUST BEEN LAUNCHED BY DRAGHI? — SOURCE : 10-27-17 ZeroHedge – “Why For Euro Bulls The Pain Is Only Just Starting” — Judging by the 200 pip tumble since the ECB’s meeting on Thursday, the EURUSD was at 1.1614 moments ago, the unexpectedly dovish taper clearly […]
2017’s DOLLAR COLLAPSE THE WORST SINCE 1985
2017’s DOLLAR COLLAPSE THE WORST SINCE 1985 — SOURCE: 08-02-17 Authored by Steven Vannelli via Knowledge Leaders Capital blog, The USD is off to its worst start since 1985, down about 9%. In the chart below (courtesy of Bianco Research), it appears the USD is tracing its performance in 1985 quite closely. Of course, 1985 was the worst year […]
MAJOR CURRENCY REALIGNMENTS APPEAR UNDERWAY
MAJOR CURRENCY REALIGNMENTS APPEAR UNDERWAY Shift Away from US/Canadian Dollar to Euro/Pound BACKDROP As the MACRO SURPRISE INDEX fell dramatically and aggregate Treasury complex positioning (in 10Y equivalents) shifted back into bearish territory in the last two weeks — The Eurodollar shorts (bets on rate hikes) increased back near record shorts… However, while Eurodollar shorts (rate […]