Month: August 2024

US ISM Services PMI rose from 48.8 to 51.4 in July, matched expectations. Looking at some details, business activity/production rose from 49.6 to 54.5. New orders rose from 47.3 to 52.4. Employment jumped from 46.1 Read more…

Bill Ackman has a big reputation as a risk taker.  He shorts and wages war on stocks he thinks are fraudulent. He invests in some companies that crash and burn. He campaigned against college presidents Read more…

AUD/USD has been the worst performer among the major currencies in the past 4 weeks due to a double whammy slow-down growth effect from the US and China. RBA’s “hawkish hold” monetary policy stance on Read more…

Global markets fell into a tailspin Monday, led by the biggest single-day decline for stocks in Japan since 1987, as investors pulled trillions from risk-asset markets amid concerns tied to U.S. recession fears, overpriced tech Read more…

Daily Pivots: (S1) 145.40; (P) 147.59; (R1) 148.76; More… Intraday bias in USD/JPY remains on the downside for the moment. Current fall from 161.94 should target 140.25 support next. On the upside, above 146.40 minor Read more…

Daily Pivots: (S1) 0.8523; (P) 0.8631; (R1) 0.8689; More… Intraday bias in USD/CHF remains on the downside at this point. Current fall from 0.9223 should target a retest on 0.8332 low. On the upside, above Read more…

Daily Pivots: (S1) 1.2729; (P) 1.2784; (R1) 1.2861; More… Range trading continues in GBP/USD and intraday bias stays neutral for the moment. Further decline is in favor with 1.2863 resistance intact. On the downside, below Read more…