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Morning Commentary & Currency Insights – June 11, 2018
- June 11, 2018
- Posted by: Joey Benedid
- Category: Market News
No CommentsThe G7 Summit ended with little to show for, as Trump departed early from the Summit and trade tensions remain between the US and it’s closest allies. Trump flew to Singapore from Quebec ahead of his Summit with North Korea, which is slated to begin at 9:00PM EST tonight. Trump is confident that he’ll be
Morning Commentary & Currency Insights – June 8, 2018
- June 8, 2018
- Posted by: Joey Benedid
- Category: Market News
The G7 Summit begins today in Quebec, and focus is now on the early departure of Trump as he heads to Singapore ahead of the Summit with North Korea. France and Germany warned the US that they would not sign a joint statement without concessions on trade, the Iranian nuclear deal and the Paris
Morning Commentary & Currency Insights – June 7, 2018
- June 7, 2018
- Posted by: Joey Benedid
- Category: Market News
With the G7 summit slated to start this week in Quebec, some tension is building surrounding the US. French President Macron has sided with Germany in warning the US that he will not sign a joint statement unless the US makes strides on trade, the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris climate accord. Larry
Morning Commentary & Currency Insights – June 6, 2018
- June 6, 2018
- Posted by: Joey Benedid
- Category: Market News
The Dollar is down this morning following hawkish comments from the ECB and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin’s comments to Trump urging that the US drop tariffs on Canadian products. The Dollar is coming back down after a very strong couple of days which was highlighted by last Friday’s employment data, leading to sustained belief that the
Morning Commentary & Currency Insights – June 1, 2018
- June 1, 2018
- Posted by: Joey Benedid
- Category: Market News
Major currencies are trading sideways this morning after the movement we saw yesterday as the market is reluctant to move in any concerted direction. US allies were not pleased with the Trump administration after metal and aluminum tariffs were imposed on Canada, Mexico and the EU. The tariffs should not necessarily come as a shock
Morning Commentary & Currency Insights – May 31, 2018
- May 31, 2018
- Posted by: Joey Benedid
- Category: Market News
The Dollar Index is down again this morning as other majors have been rebounding after seeing multi-month lows throughout the week. Trump applied a 25% tariff on imported steel and 10% on aluminum back in March, but granted Canada, Mexico and the EU reprieve until June 1st. NAFTA negotiations are not progressing as many had
Morning Commentary & Currency Insights – May 30, 2018
- May 30, 2018
- Posted by: Joey Benedid
- Category: Market News
The Dollar Index is down 0.55% to 94.30, moving away from the seven month highs we saw on Tuesday. Trade concerns have resurfaced with China as Trump made an unexpected comment yesterday indicating that the US still held the threat of imposing tariffs on $50 billion worth of imports from China, attempting to leverage this
Morning Commentary & Currency Insights – May 29, 2018
- May 29, 2018
- Posted by: Joey Benedid
- Category: Market News
The Dollar Index did not skip a beat coming back from the US long weekend as it traded as high as 95.03, the highest levels we’ve seen since November of last year. This is primarily due to EUR weakness following the ongoing political concerns within the Eurozone. It appears now that the US-North Korean Summit
Morning Commentary & Currency Insights – May 28, 2018
- May 28, 2018
- Posted by: Joey Benedid
- Category: Market News
With Memorial Day weekend upon us, the US will observe a bank holiday today. Despite the long weekend, Trump was still in action stating that a US team had entered North Korea to reengage in talks surrounding the proposed Summit with Kim Jong Un. With nothing on the calendar for the US today, things will
Morning Commentary & Currency Insights – May 25, 2018
- May 25, 2018
- Posted by: Joey Benedid
- Category: Market News
The Dollar is flat as investors are still digesting the Fed minutes from Wednesday. The dovish tone caught some people by surprise and has been limiting Dollar gains since. The Fed indicated that they are comfortable with another hike, but they are willing to allow inflation to carry above the 2% target for a while.