By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM This week has kicked off with a new precedent. It isn’t the volatile performance of stocks, bonds, or currencies that are grabbing all the
The severity of the credit impact of lower oil prices on oil- and gas-producing sovereigns will vary from country to country, driving divergence in their creditworthiness, Moody’s Investors Service said in a
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Early last week, markets were trying to guess the scale of production cuts by OPEC+ members to combat the steep decline in world Oil
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Explosive levels of market volatility are becoming the new normal, as conflicting themes force the sentiment pendulum to swing between extremes. This phenomenon has
By Han Tan, Market Analyst at FXTM Most Asian currencies are gaining against the US Dollar after the Federal Reserve lowered US interest rates by 50 basis points. The Fed’s surprise move
By Han Tan, Market Analyst at FXTM The sell-off in Asian markets continues on Wednesday, with risk appetite struggling to find a solid footing as the coronavirus spreads. South Korea now has
By Han Tan, Market Analyst at FXTM Most Asian stock indices were advancing on Wednesday, refusing to follow Wall Street’s cues after the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones index declined having
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM The sentiment pendulum swung deeper into “risk-on” territory on Wednesday with Asian shares marching higher, as investors assessed the coronavirus outbreak against speculation around
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Brent crude set a new 13-month low on Monday of around $53.11 on news that potentially deeper OPEC+ cuts may not occur soon. The
By Han Tan, Market Analyst at FXTM Asian stocks were mostly lower on Friday, apparently taking a breather from the 3.7% climb over the past three days and unable to keep pace
