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    • Hurricane season in the US - Where to look for trading opportunities

      Hurricane season in the US - Where to look for trading opportunities

      IG-Andi posted a blog entry in Market News,

      Hurricane Michael is already regarded as one of the strongest hurricanes ever to hit US. The worst hit areas of Florida’s northwest coast saw significant damage to residential property, along with President Trump authorizing FEMA to step in and coordinate disaster efforts. 

      Even though the worst might have already passed, the 2018 North Atlantic hurricane season is likely to have sizable effect for the next seven weeks. The effect on the markets can be notable around this time, with the following sectors likely to see an increase in volatility.
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    • UK Data to forecast stability going into Brexit talks? - EMEA Brief 16 Oct

      UK Data to forecast stability going into Brexit talks? - EMEA Brief 16 Oct

      JoeIG posted a blog entry in Market News,

      U.K. monthly average earnings and monthly unemployment release today at 9:30 BST. Earnings forecast to be stable at 2.6% whilst the unemployment rate is forecast to be 4%. The releases could be an important signal to the current economic health of the UK.
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    • Does volatility affect IPOs?

      Does volatility affect IPOs?

      DanielaIG posted a blog entry in Market News,

      The music entertainment arm of Tencent, which has 800 million users across a variety of platforms in China, had originally planned to go public in the United States imminently. The IPO was initially set to launch as soon as this week but has now reportedly been delayed because of the recent global sell-off. It is not the first company to pull out or postpone an IPO in the recent weeks, and whilst Tencent have declined to comment on the decision, it’s likely to be on the back of volatility seen in the equity markets.
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    • How will the next Brexit talks affect the pound and UK economy?

      How will the next Brexit talks affect the pound and UK economy?

      JamesIG posted a blog entry in Market News,

      This week sees Brexit negotiations between the UK and EU come to the forefront once more. IG's own Sara Walker will be joined by Simon French, Chief Economist to UK merchant bank Panmure Gordon, and Nick Cawley from Daily FX to discuss how the meetings outcome could affect the FX market. Get involved with the #IGForexChat and put your questions to Simon and Nick. Submit your questions on Community. 
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    • Have risk trends turned? Are trade wars improving? Beware European risks - DailyFX Key Themes

      Have risk trends turned? Are trade wars improving? Beware European risks - DailyFX Key Themes

      JohnDFX posted a blog entry in Market News,

      Market’s suffered a painful correction this past week. From peak-to-trough, the benchmark I like to refer to as a measure of hold-out enthusiasm, the S&P 500, dropped nearly 8 percent. That is still a ways from the technical ‘bear market’ designation which is a 20 percent correction from peak highs, but that scale of loss from a seemingly indefatigable climber rattles confidence. To be clear, the slump in sentiment was not isolated to the US equity market. That was just among the more remarkable victims of the speculative swoon owing to its typical outperformance. Looking across the other capital markets with a risk bearing, there were meaningful losses registered from foreign shares, carry trade, emerging market assets and more.
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    • Bitcoin Breakout

      Bitcoin Breakout

      Caseynotes posted a topic in Cryptocurrency and Blockchain,

      Bitcoin is on a rip this morning in an attempt to break up out of the long term triangle pattern.
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    • Turbulent IMF talks impact Asian Equities - EMEA Brief 15 Oct

      Turbulent IMF talks impact Asian Equities - EMEA Brief 15 Oct

      IG-Andi posted a blog entry in Market News,

      IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde commented that U.S. stock valuations have been “extremely high”, possibly implying a correction. On a similar line, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin insisted that the stock sell-off wasn’t “surprising”, while insisting that U.S. fundamentals remain strong. Lagarde also advised to be ready for more market volatility
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