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Market Talk- April 4th, 2017

Core Asian markets seemed to be dragged lower by the weight of the Nikkei today as Yen buying returned. Always difficult to gauge sentiment when half the core...

Market Talk- April 3rd, 2017

The first topic on dealers lips this morning was President Trumps comment that America is willing to tackle North Korea alone unless China were to apply necessary...

Market Talk- March 31, 2017

China’s PMI released a tad better than previous months, but the Shanghai index was the only green amongst the core Asian indices today. Although the Hang Seng...

Market Talk- March 30, 2017

It was all reverse today with the DXY trading above par, the JPY back into mid 111’s, and stocks all negative after the BREXIT concerns were claimed. Asian...

Market Talk- March 29, 2017

A solid close in the US session helped Asia open on a firm footing, but were reluctant ahead of the Brexit trigger to take the markets too far in either direction....

Market Talk- March 28, 2017

An impressive performance on Monday for US core indices as they recovered into the close that lead to a bounce for Asia and the return of Yen weakness. With healthy...

Market Talk- March 27, 2017

The result of the pulled Healthcare vote late on Friday trading was a weak Asian open, with many concerned this may be the beginning of US Dollar weakness. The...

Market Talk- March 24th, 2017

Most core Asian markets recorded positive returns today and even saw the JPY trade back above the 111 level. Banking and Consumers were the leaders in the pack with...

Market Talk- March 23rd, 2017

  After an early dip, Asia moved back to close with gains across the board. The Nikkei played with the 19k level for most of the day but eventually closed...

Market Talk- March 22nd, 2017

Having seen a 1% decline from the US session, Asia started weak and never looked back. The Nikkei lost over 2.2% with the JPY rallying into the 111’s. The session...