CFDs - News & Market Analysis

The Euro trended higher on Thursday as the US Dollar fell. It is presently 1.18492 at lunchtime in Europe. The French Unemployment Rate for Q2 printed at 7.1%. The consensus forecast had been 8.3%. German CPI numbers came in as precisely as one...

The British Pound climbed on Thursday. It sits at 1.31038 midday. The Sterling was helped by unexpected strong housing numbers out of the UK today. The RICS House Price Balance for July was reported to be 12%. Analysts had predicted a drop of 5%....

The USD/JPY pair was slightly higher at midday on the European continent. It broke through the 106.800 level. Japan’s CPI figures came in hotter than forecast. PPI for July was up 0.6%, Month-over-Month, and down 0.9%, Year-over-Year....

The Aussie Dollar is higher on Thursday. It sits at 0.71759 midday. Australia reported unemployment data today and it was all better than had been forecast. Employment Change for July was up over 114,000 jobs, beating the consensus forecast of only...

Gold prices were quiet the first half of Thursday. After two wild days the safe haven metal is oscillating around $1931. Investors and traders are watching two stories. First, will there be a viable vaccine in the near future? Russia claims to have...

Crude oil traded in a tight range on Thursday, it is slightly higher than Wednesday’s close at $42.63. Investors are moderately optimistic about rising demand around the globe as hopes for a vaccine rise and economies start to re-open....

The GER30 was slightly lower at Noon in Europe. Adidas and Deutsche Telekom are the largest gainers. Wirecard and Deutsche Boerse are the biggest losers. Germany reported CPI data today and all subcategories were exactly in line with expectations....

U.S. stock futures were essentially unchanged in pre-market trading ahead of the American open. The United States will report Initial Jobless Claims for the past week and other unemployment data Thursday afternoon.

The Turkish Lira stuck to a tight trading channel on Thursday. The pair presently sits at 7.3290, a slightly weaker position for the Lira than yesterday. The Thomson Reuters IPSOS Primary Consumer Sentiment Index for August for Turkey was reported...

The Loonie was moderately stronger against the Greenback on Thursday. The pair fell as low as 1.32200 this morning. There is no economic news expected from Canada today. Like the other major currency pairs the Canadian dollar might be moved by the...