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Main Macro Themes In 2019
After a stellar year in 2017, investors were taken aback by the massive swings in the markets in 2018. The turmoil in the financial markets has created an environment of panic and fears about a global recession. Even though the risk of a recession is not on the horizon yet, we do expect 2019 to remain volatile. Prudent investors will likely fa...
The Causes of Today’s Flash Crash
Today’s flash crash in the FX markets was surprising to many of us. The triggers behind the slump in the currency’s markets are vague, and everyone was left wondering about a reasonable explanation. First of all, we think it is important to note that we are in a low volume trading environment and any reaction/news can be exacerbated in such t...
What Has Moved The Markets So Far This Week?
December started on a positive note, though it was short-lived. During the G20 meeting, there was more optimism in the financial markets than the market participants had anticipated. Investors were therefore hopeful that December would be promising. Post G20 Reactions – Bullish Gaps Monday started on a buoyant note with a few bullish gaps, a...
QZ Fx Mine formally launches MetaTrader 5
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – 25 September 2018. QZ Fx Mine is pleased to launch MetaTrader 5 (MT5) to its suite of platforms. Traders can now download, and use QZ Fx Mine MT5 along with QZ Fx Mine MT4, as well as QZ Fx Mine’ Webtrader, on any device or browser. Chief Executive Officer, Christopher Gore, noted that while he continues to see solid dem...
QZ Fx Mine Expands eFX Network with oneZero Collaboration
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – 13 November 2018. Veteran derivatives provider QZ Fx Mine Pty Ltd has integrated with technology provider, oneZero Financial Systems in a bid to expand their institutional offering in LD4. Head of Trading, Tom Williams said: “The popularity of our API offering has naturally led us to expand our distribution channels and ...
A Pivotal Moment For Sterling
GBPUSD - Has Cable run out of steam? Looking at GBPUSD, we can see the month of November has kicked off with some impulsive moves higher off the back of potential Brexit deals concluding behind closed doors. In the short-term, we might be witnessing the tail end of the recent rally as price action is showing signs of exhaustion, particula...
How to Access QZ Fx Mine Complimentary VPS
If you're an existing QZ Fx Mine client, simply get in touch with a member of our Support Team and we'll help you get set up. How it works: QZ Fx Mine offers complimentary monthly VPS subscription to clients who have completed a minimum trade volume of US $1 Mil per calendar month (approximately 5 round turn FX lots). A service fee starting f...
Weekly USD Round-up: 08/10/18
Last week's ATR: 95-96.1 From the daily chart below, we can see that the US Dollar Index is currently testing its right shoulder, and I have marked the left and right shoulders by two red rectangles. It will take weeks for the price to tumble around the rectangle area, and there might be a lot of fake movements occur, thus it is still too soon to...
What Lies Ahead For Japan
In the midst of Wednesday afternoon's global bond sell-off, we saw government bond yields rise across the board and in one particular 10-year bond we saw a significant level approached and then surpassed. Japanese Government Bond – 10-year yield The Japanese government's 10-year bond yield rose to and then surpassed 0.145 percent, a significant...
The Most Traded Currencies In The World
The Forex market is the largest in the world with around $5 trillion average daily trade volume. It dwarfs the daily trade volume of the New York (NYSE), Tokyo (TSE), and London Stock Exchange (LSE) which stands at around $22, $18 and $8 billion respectively. In this article, we will take a look at the top 5 most traded currencies in the world. ...
Global Financial Markets: Dispersions and Catalysts
On GFC’s 10-year anniversary, one cannot help but wonder about the current dispersion in the financial markets. Developed Markets (DM) equities are now divided between US and non-US, with the US outperforming every other major market. S&P is hovering around its all-time highs whereas DM are still well below their 2018 highs. S&P 500 (Whi...
Countries Using The US Dollar
The US Dollar is the most traded currency in the world and paired with all other major currencies. It acts as the intermediary in triangular currency transactions, held by almost every central bank around the world. Unofficially, US Dollar utilization occurs in over 30 countries worldwide and officially; it gets used as a legitimate currency in ...
EURUSD, GBPUSD and AUDUSD Forecasts
All three pairs had a volatile year. Trade and geopolitical tensions have put significant bearish pressures on those pairs. EURUSD, GBPUSD and AUDUSD have seen new lows in 2018, and if the negative environment persists, we might see fresh lows. EURUSD Fundamental Analysis The EURUSD pair was able to find some support on Brexit news and some posi...
Emerging Economies – Growth Potential
GDP Dominance The United States dominates the world when it comes to having the largest economy by Gross Domestic Product (GDP), however, there are countries around the world which are showing major signs of economic growth and expected to overtake current world economic leaders, such as the United States and the United Kingdom. As mention...
Jackson Hole Symposium: Why Is It Important?
All eyes will be on the Jackson Hole in Wyoming this week, where the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium will be held by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. This years symposium will take place from 23rd until the 25th of August and the topic for the upcoming event will be “Changing Market Structure and Implications for Monetary Policy”...