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    • Could the price of pork increase by 78% in China by 2020? - EMEA Brief 18 Apr

      Could the price of pork increase by 78% in China by 2020? - EMEA Brief 18 Apr

      KatherineIG posted a blog entry in Market News,

      The African swine fever disease has reached Southeast Asia and parts of Europe, including the world’s biggest producer of Pork, China. A prediction from the Japanese bank Nomura, is that this could cause prices to rise by 78% in China by 2020, to 33 yuan per kilogram from 18.5 yuan

      Global PMIs come into focus today, with eurozone and US figures released in the wake of a poorer Japanese number this morning. Pinterest has priced its IPO at $19 per share, above the previously indicated range but still lower than in private funding rounds two years ago.
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    • China’s data inspires relief: APAC brief 18 Apr

      China’s data inspires relief: APAC brief 18 Apr

      MaxIG posted a blog entry in Market News,

      China’s data inspires relief: The Middle Kingdom was at the centre of financial market focus yesterday. Informally dubbed the “monthly economic data-dump”, market participants were granted the opportunity to test the thesis that the global economy’s Q1 malaise is turning around. And though it was only one set of numbers, the answer received from the Chinese data to this quandary was to the affirmative. China’s GDP figures beat economist’s estimates, printing at 6.4 per cent against the 6.3 per cent forecast; and the litany of other data-points, most notably retail sales, industrial production and fixed asset investment, all either exceeded forecasts, or showed signs of improvement.

      The global economy’s resurrection? The Chinese data has added further credence to the notion that China’s economy, and therefore that of the rest of the globe, isn’t about to fall off the cliff. Judging by the improvement in the numbers, policymakers intervention and receptiveness to market and economic trouble, not just in China but globally, is apparently feeding through into economic activity. Although global equities, and especially Chinese equities, resisted reacting to the good news – the lower likelihood of greater monetary stimulus can explain that one – growth exposed assets conveyed the market’s greater optimism and risk appetite, boding well for risk-assets into the longer term.
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    • Drag to set your stops and limits on charts before you have placed a deal (and view % change in HLOC)

      Drag to set your stops and limits on charts before you have placed a deal (and view % change in HLOC)

      JamesIG posted a blog entry in IG Product Updates,

      You can now use a 'drag and drop' functionality to set the stops and limits on your chart before you have placed a trade. This is available for anyone who has 'Position Preview' enabled. If you don't have this turned on, simply right click on your charts and make sure 'Position Preview' is ticked.
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    • US Equities Rise as Corporate Earnings Season Continues - EMEA Brief 17 Apr

      US Equities Rise as Corporate Earnings Season Continues - EMEA Brief 17 Apr

      GeorgeIG posted a blog entry in Market News,

      The Dow was up 0.11% as positive news from Boeing boosted the index, the Federal Aviation Administration said that the software update to the 737 Max aircraft is "operationally suitable". The S&P increased marginally by 0.05% whilst the Nasdaq gained 0.3%.
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    • ASX to keep trading on own themes: APAC brief 17 Apr

      ASX to keep trading on own themes: APAC brief 17 Apr

      MaxIG posted a blog entry in Market News,

      ASX to keep trading on its own themes: SPI Futures are presently indicating an 18-point jump at the open for the ASX200. Once again, Australian equities look as though they’ll march to the beat of their own drum today. It comes on the back of a reasonably solid day for the ASX yesterday – though admittedly it was another day of relatively low activity. A general driver for the session’s activity was hard to pinpoint, perhaps fortunately, with the market trading much more on the basis of the myriad micro-concerns impacting individuals shares and sectors. It may be a dynamic that set not to last, as market participants prepare for a significant “macro” day today.

      A dovish tilt from the RBA? Not that such themes were entirely absent in the local market yesterday, just that they proved insufficient to markedly change the narrative for the ASX. The RBA’s meeting minutes were released yesterday, and more-or-less confirmed the suspicions of market participants: the central bank is entertaining the idea of possible interest rate cuts in the future. Always the first to take the conservative route, the RBA was clear to state it merely discussed under what circumstances a rate cut would be necessary and were explicit in their view that such a set of circumstances aren’t present within the Australian economy right now.
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    • Penny Stocks

      Penny Stocks

      williambedwell posted a topic in Shares and ETFs,

      There is a minimum market cap requirement of £10 million to trade UK listed equities on the IG leverage trading platform (however there are options to trade these smaller stocks on the share dealing account). Get involved in the Community chat about Penny Stocks and see if it adds to your trading plan.
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    • Wall Street Slips After Lackluster Bank Earnings - EMEA Brief 16 Apr

      Wall Street Slips After Lackluster Bank Earnings - EMEA Brief 16 Apr

      JoeIG posted a blog entry in Market News,

      Wall Street ended in the negative on Monday as investors digested mixed results from the latest batch of bank earnings. Goldman Sachs reported better than expected earnings, however its shares fell 3.8% due to first quarter numbers showing net profits fell by 21% YoY. Citigroup earnings also beat expectations, although saw a 2% fall in overall revenue. 
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