Market News & Analysis

U.S. investors were not quite ready to return to risky assets on Thursday morning.

85.10 is the key short-term resistance to watch for CAD/JPY to maintain its minor downward trajectory.

Facebook’s first quarter results could sound an early warning about the vast business of digital marketing that relies on gaming personal privacy.

Further short-term USD weakness. S&P 500 at risk of shaping another downleg to test its key medium-term support at 2585 while Gold remains weak within its medium-term range configuration.

Lloyds Banking Group's exposure to UK economic uncertainties weighed on its shares despite a solid first quarter

Bullish momentum follow through in DAX above 12500/460 key short-term support

Short-term USD strength resurfaces but a minor bounce cannot be rule out for EUR, GBP & AUD. S&P 500 underpeformed against the rest of the major stock indices but still holding the 2670 key short-term support.Further weakness in Gold within medium-term range configuration.

As usual, Alphabet’s quarterly report bordered on surreal

Finally, it crossed the line. For the first time since January 2014, the US 10-year Treasury yield briefly rose above the key 3% level before dipping lower again.

The dollar buying has paused, at least for the time being. After rising for five consecutive days, some bullish traders are undoubtedly booking profit ahead of this week’s key fundamental events.

S&P 500 is still holding above support despite last week onslaught by the bears on Apple and semiconductor stocks.