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- Weekly Trading Forecast: All Eyes on Jackson Hole Symposium August 19, 2017Financial markets may be singularly focused on the Fed's annual conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming amid a lull in top-tier data flow but politics remain a wildcard.Ilya SpivakMichael BoutrosDavid SongPaul RobinsonTyler Yell, CMTJames StanleyRenee MuMartin Essex, MSTANick CawleyDavid Cottle
- Crude Oil Between A Shale Rock And A Hard Place On Third Weekly Decline August 19, 2017WTI Crude Oil ended the week with a strong rebound and hope remains for Bulls when looking at the physical market demand despite falling for the third week on threats of rising U.S. output.Tyler Yell, CMT
- Gold Prices Rally to Fresh Yearly ahead of Jackson Hole August 19, 2017Prices are closing lower on the week after pressing to fresh yearly highs with all eyes on next week’s economic symposium. Here are the updated targets & invalidation levels that matter next week.Michael Boutros
- S&P 500, Global Markets to Start Week on Edge August 19, 2017Global markets will start out for a second week in a row on the brink of breaking down, how they trade early-on could set the tone for rest of the week.Paul Robinson
- Yuan Torn Between Liquidity Shortage, Growth Concerns August 19, 2017China’s monetary policy is back to spotlight this week. To curb risks or to maintain the growth, that is a question.Renee Mu
- USD/CAD to Eye 2017-Low on Dovish Fed as Focus Shifts to Jackson Hole August 19, 2017Headlines coming out of the Fed Economic Symposium may push USD/CAD back towards the August-low amid narrow bets for another 2017 rate-hike.David Song
- NZD Boosted by Risk-on Sentiment But Weakness Remains August 19, 2017The New Zealand dollar benefitted from a bout of risk-on sentiment this week while mixed producer price data was largely ignored. ButKiwi weakness still remains the favored theme.Nick Cawley
- Becalmed Australian Dollar May Need Left-Field Impetus August 19, 2017The Australian Dollar may struggle for direction this week as neither the domestic nor the international economic news schedules have very much to offer investors.David Cottle
- Yen Remains Strong as Risk Aversion Trumps GDP: Inflation on Deck August 19, 2017While second quarter GDP came-in quite a bit stronger than expected, markets appeared to care little as the larger overall theme of risk aversion continued to garner attention.James Stanley
- GBP: Another Difficult Week Coming Up August 19, 2017August has been a difficult month so far for the British Pound and its weakness looks set to continue in the week ahead.Martin Essex, MSTA
China News
- Here’s how China’s ageing will narrow income gaps in West August 21, 2017In recent years politicians and thinkers in the developed world have found themselves struggling to explain three trends that have gripped advanced economies: the long-term fall in real interest rates adjusted for inflation, the fall in workers’ real wages, and the sharp rise in inequality between rich and poor. In truth, these three trends are […]Tom Holland
- China Unicom to resume trading after confirming $11.7bn private placement plan August 21, 2017
- How expats are cashing in on China’s internet celebrity boom August 21, 2017THE FICKLE AND often fleeting business of internet celebrity is booming in China – and not just for the locals. Social media personalities generated more than US$7.9 billion in revenue last year, according to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and foreigners are helping themselves to a growing share of the pie. Take David Gulasi, […]Coco Liu
- Fast Asia Open: Thailand Q2 GDP, Taiwan export orders August 20, 2017
- China focuses on deep-sea mining to fuel rare metals ‘gold rush’ August 20, 2017Beijing seeks control of mineral resources for high-tech electronics industry
- China has most to lose in US trade showdown, says report August 20, 2017Little impact on developed economies but spill over could mean pain for US consumers
- Trump loses loudest but not the only economic nationalist voice August 20, 2017President and other trade hawks focus on less radical agenda
- Hong Kong presents a test of China’s good faith August 20, 2017Beijing would be wrong to assume that its clampdown carries no cost
- China to rev up bullet train revolution with world’s fastest service on Shanghai-Beijing line August 20, 2017China will officially start operation of the world’s fastest train service next month, knocking an hour off the 1,318km journey between Beijing and Shanghai. Seven pairs of bullet trains – named Fuxing, which means rejuvenation – will start operating from September 21, Thepaper.cn, a government-controlled news website, reported on Sunday. National rejuvenation is a slogan […]Sarah Zheng
- How a humanitarian naval mission is boosting China’s global ambitions August 20, 2017In a few days, the PLA Navy’s hospital ship Peace Ark will arrive in Djibouti as part of a ritual charm offensive of the Chinese military. This will be the PLA’s sixth “harmonious mission”, an operation during which a ship initially built to treat wounded soldiers in wartime provides free medical services to citizens in […]Mathieu Duchatel
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