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- Weekly Trading Forecast: US-China Trade Talks and a Rebound in Equities Warms Speculative Interest for Next Week August 17, 2018This past week was off to a rocky start with concern of emerging market volatility feeding fear of financial contagion. Yet, with reports of impending talks between the US and China ahead, Turkish markets steadying and little on the docket ahead aside from the Jackson Hole Symposium; can the markets regain their balance and return […]John KicklighterIlya SpivakMichael BoutrosDavid SongPaul RobinsonTyler Yell, CMTJames StanleyRenee MuNick CawleyDavid Cottle
- US Dollar Rally May Resume on Fed Minutes, Jackson Hole Symposium August 17, 2018The US Dollar fell from an 18-month high on hopes for trade war de-escalation. Augusts’ FOMC meeting minutes and the Jackson Hole Symposium may revive the rally.Ilya Spivak
- Chinese Yuan, Hong Kong Dollar Eye on Central Banks’ Defense At Key Levels August 17, 2018The PBOC has stepped in twice when the USD/CNH broke above 6.90; HKMA has intervened eighteen times when the USD/HKD hit 7.85.Renee Mu
- Australian Dollar May Get Some Respite If Only For Lack Of News August 17, 2018The Australian Dollar remains mired by the fact that there are few fundamental reasons to prefer it to its US cousin. However, this week may see its fall slow, if not stopDavid Cottle
- Crude Oil Price Drops for 7th Straight Week on Emerging Market Fears August 17, 2018Commodities often look to demand from emerging markets as developed markets are increasingly tech-driven and the 13% drop in WTI is indicative that EM fears are resurfacing.Tyler Yell, CMT
- EUR/USD Vulnerable to Dovish ECB Minutes, Hawkish Fed Symposium August 17, 2018The Fed’s Economic Symposium may curb the recent rebound in EUR/USD should Chairman Jerome Powell & Co. strike a hawkish forward-guidance for monetary policy.David Song
- GBP: Brexit Concerns Continue to Outweigh Positive Economic Data August 17, 2018The UK’s economy continues to move forward, albeit slowly, with unemployment hitting the lowest level in over four decades. However, the elephant in the room, Brexit, remains difficult to move.Nick Cawley
- Gold Prices Test 2015 Uptrend Support Ahead of Jackson Hole August 17, 2018Gold is down for a sixth consecutive week with price holding just above long-term up-trend support. These are the targets & invalidation levels that matter next week.Michael Boutros
- S&P 500, DAX & FTSE: Will Headlines Trump Summer Doldrums? August 17, 2018Next week brings FOMC minutes, Jackson Hole and potentially other threats, however; if news flow cools so may trading activity in a summer trading environment.Paul Robinson
- USD/CHF Price Outlook: Pending Swissy Technical Breakout August 17, 2018Swiss Franc is trading within a broad consolidation range just below the yearly highs. These are the key targets & invalidation levels that matter on the USD/CHF charts.Michael Boutros
China News
- Chinese credit rating agency Dagong suspended after cash-for-ratings probe August 18, 2018A Chinese credit rating agency has been ordered by Beijing to suspend services in the Chinese market for a year after it was found to have effectively sold good ratings to bond issuers. The uncovering of irregularities at the Beijing-based Dagong Global Credit Rating Co exposed the lack of independent and trustworthy credit ratings in […]Orange Wang
- Taiwan is developing missiles in response to Beijing’s military build-up August 18, 2018Taiwan is responding to China’s arms build-up by developing missiles and interceptors of its own that could reduce Beijing’s military advantage over the self-ruled island, defence experts say. Since President Tsai Ing-wen took office in 2016, Taiwan has deployed one set of missiles, perfected another and sped up production of a third, the analysts say, […]Associated Press
- Hong Kong’s government and the MTR Corp must strive to wipe out the public works blunders plaguing the city August 18, 2018It appears that history really does repeat itself. In 2014, MTR Corporation chief executive officer Jay Walder was forced to resign after mishandling communications pertaining to a delay in the Hong Kong section of the HK$67 billion high-speed railway link to Guangzhou. Four years later, another major railway fiasco has shaken the city, this time […]Ken Chu
- ‘Foreign forces’ can’t control religion, Chinese official says amid Vatican talks August 18, 2018Religious matters in China cannot be controlled by foreigners, Beijing’s most senior official for religion wrote in a Communist Party journal, amid talks with the Vatican to resolve a dispute over the appointment of Catholic bishops. Pope Francis had voiced optimism in June that ties between the Vatican and China were improving, as the two […]Reuters
- Hong Kong’s commercial landlords poised for bonanza from China’s vaccine safety woes as parents flock south for jabs August 18, 2018Angela Young had the shock of her life when China’s drugs regulator revealed that the company which produced the two vaccine shots for her 16-month-old baby also supplied 400,520 doses of substandard DPT combination vaccines to children elsewhere in the country. Alarmed, the Beijing legal clerk consulted two agencies that specialised in arranging offshore health […]Lam Ka-sing, Zheng Yangpeng
- Xi Jinping to visit North Korea next month, report claims August 18, 2018Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Pyongyang next month as ties between China and its close neighbour North Korea improve, The Straits Times reported on Saturday. The South China Morning Post reported last month that North Korea had invited Xi to Pyongyang to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the country’s founding on September 9. The […]Liu Zhen
- Tech talk tops agenda as Malaysia’s Mahathir meets Jack Ma at Alibaba’s Hangzhou HQ August 18, 2018Artificial intelligence driven traffic controls, blockchain-based financial technology and the Internet of Things were at the top of the agenda on Saturday as Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad kicked off his closely watched five-day visit to China with a tour of Alibaba Group’s Hangzhou headquarters. The tech-savvy 93-year-old leader – elected in May on a […]Bhavan Jaipragas
- How the next inter-Korean summit only raises the stakes for South Korea’s Moon Jae-in August 18, 2018Earlier this year, the world eagerly anticipated what was once a rare event: an inter-Korean summit. Following just two previous meetings – involving former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and progressive South Korean presidents Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun, in 2000 and 2007 respectively – current President Moon Jae-in met Kim’s son, Kim Jong-un, on […]Ankit Panda
- China’s patriotism drive risks ostracising its intellectuals August 18, 2018By nature, China’s intelligentsia is by and large a cautious, worrying and cynical lot. For good reason. Throughout Chinese history, they have often found themselves on the wrong side of the ruling class. After the People’s Republic was founded in 1949, Mao Zedong first commanded intellectuals to be “red and expert”, meaning that they needed […]Wang Xiangwei
- Why the trade war won’t prompt Beijing to dump its US Treasuries August 18, 2018With Beijing and Washington continuing to face off over trade, is China likely to sell off its US Treasuries to hurt America? The simple answer is no. A trade war is essentially a competition about who will be more miserable. If China – America’s largest foreign creditor – sells off its US Treasuries, it will […]Zhang Lin
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