Frank Walbaum
FX Strategies.Asia
Important news for the day
- Fri, 14th, 08:00 CET UK Gross domestic product.
- Fri, 14th, 15:00 CET US Prelim. consumer sentiment.
US shutdown
A potential shutdown in the US might still happen. Democrats stated that they would not agree to the US budget and hence the situation might remain tense. Yet, the leader of the Democrats, Chuck Schumer, pointed out that a shutdown would only help to support Donald Trump and furthermore harm American families. The new budget needs to be adopted by the Senate, where Republicans in general have a majority but still need some votes of the Democratic party. The Dollar might hence continue facing a volatile time for now.
Market talk
Yesterday ended with the continuation of bearish market sentiment. The S&P 500 index went lower and crossed the support zone based on the weekly chart, without a correction in the making for now. Yet, the German DAX seems trading strongly higher. All recent slight corrections have ended in a dip, where investors went back in causing the market to rise again. The current development on the monthly chart might suggest that caution should be applied. If the general trend in markets remains shaky, downside could be seen here as well. Similarly the crypto space shows a mixed picture. While BTC and XRP hold steady for the week, other tokens have continued their slide seemingly following the US tech market.
Tendencies in the markets
- Equities sideways, USD weak, cryptos weak, oil positive, Silver positive, Gold strong, JPY weak.
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