Intraday Market Thoughts Archive

2012 January

• 2012-01-31 EURCHF Approaching Floor; New Premium Trades are out (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-31 Papademos Boosts Risk Trades Despite Sluggish Ezone Data (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-31 Bonds Sending Negative Messages, Japanese Jobless Rise (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-30 Ashraf's London Seminar this Saturday, Feb 4th (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-01-30 Onto Another EU Summit, US Inflation in Focus (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-01-30 Italian Auctions in Focus, Greece Nears PSI Deal (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-29 Euro Cracks 1.32, Despite Downgrades, Specs Add Shorts (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-01-27 Latest: Stocks Thump Yields as Growth Looks on (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-01-27 Euro Firms Despite Higher Portuguese Yields, US GDP Next (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-27 Yen Storms Back, Draghi in Davos (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-27 Euro Slips With ECB Playing Hardball, Japanese CPI Drops Again (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-26 Post-Fed ZIRP Premium Trades (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-01-26 USD Extends Slide; Italian Auction Comes out Strong (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-01-26 Euro Above $1.31, Italian Auction Upcoming (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-26 Fed's Low Rate Outlook Thumps Dollar, Lifts Metals (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-25 UK Contracts; FOMC New Line-up / Schedule (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-01-25 UK GDP May be Negative, German Ifo Next (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-25 Ashraf's New Role at City Index/FX Solutions (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-01-24 Obama and Australian CPI on Deck, Euro Stationed Above at $1.30 (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-24 EURUSD Little Changed Despite Decent Data & Auctions (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-01-24 BoJ Downgrades Forecasts, Onto Eurozone PMIs (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-24 Considering Dual Funds, New Premium Trades are up (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-23 USD Hit by a Risk-on Monday, Awaiting EcoFin (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-23 Flat Markets Await EcoFin Meetings (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-22 Euro Drops Below 1.29 as Greek Deal Remains Elusive (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-20 Euro Stabilizes, Awaiting US Home Sales (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-01-20 China PMI Stuck Under 50, UK Retail Sales and Greek PSI in Focus (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-20 Latest Premium Trades Recall Oil Positioning (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-01-20 USD Deepens Selling, Yen Gets Moving, China PMI on Deck (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-19 Solid Spanish and French Auctions Lifted EURUSD Above 1.29 (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-01-19 Surprise Aussie Jobs Drop, Spain & France Auctions Next (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-18 Euro Rallies as Greek Deal maybe Reached by Weekend (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-18 Eurozone Auctions Decent, IMF to Increase Lending (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-01-18 Onto UK Job Figures, German & Portuguese Auctions (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-18 Latest Premium Trades Ahead of Tentative Greece Deal (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-01-17 Greece Nears Deal, S&P500 Hits Highest Since July (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-17 Positive Eurozone Data Lifts EURUSD to 1.28 (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-01-17 Chinese GDP Beats Expectations, UK CPI Slows, Spanish Bills and ZEW on Tap (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-16 EFSF Risks Downgrade, Troika Turns to Greece (Kyle Morrison)
• 2012-01-15 Ashraf's CNBC Interview on Euro, BRICS & Fed (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-01-14 S&P Cuts up Europe, Shorts at Fresh Record (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-13 Ashraf on CNBC Closing Bell w/ Maria Bartiromo (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-01-13 EURUSD Under 1.28 After Mixed Italian Auctions (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-01-13 Euro Set to Extend Gains on Auctions (Kyle Morrison)
• 2012-01-13 Draghi Boosts Euro, Data Weighs on USD (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-12 Latest Premium Trades (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-01-12 BoE, ECB Keep Steady, Draghi's Outlook is Next (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-01-12 Onto Italian Auctions & BoE, ECB Decisions (Kyle Morrison)
• 2012-01-12 Awaiting China CPI, French Downgrade Rumours Reappear (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-01-11 Franc Peg will Stay, But How to Play it? (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-01-11 Euro Struggles at 1.27 as Fitch, EU Meetings Loom (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-01-11 Commodity Currencies Surge, More Meetings in EU (Kyle Morrison)
• 2012-01-11 Greece on the Brink, EURUSD Back to $1.2730s (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-10 Adding 4 Charts to Latest Premium + 2 Silver Trades (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-01-10 USD Fades as Stocks Extend Towards 5-Month Highs (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-01-10 Fitch Sees no 2012 France Downgrade, Italy at Risk (Kyle Morrison)
• 2012-01-10 EUR Stabilizes Despite Looming Risks, AUD Rebounds in Asia (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-09 AUDNZD Dips to 1.30 in Battle of High Yielders (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-01-09 ECB Deposits at New High, German Bills Hit Negative Yield, Aussie Worst Performer (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-01-09 Another Merkozy Date, While Sarkozy Pushes Tobin Tax (Kyle Morrison)
• 2012-01-08 Euro Opens Below $1.27, Shorts Piling On (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-08 Ashraf Previews 2012 on AlArabiya - English synopsis in "Description" Tab (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-01-06 How US Data Upside Weighs on Appetite (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-01-06 Markets Steady As Focus Shifts To NFP (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-01-06 Eurozone Retail Sales, German Orders Awaited (Kyle Morrison)
• 2012-01-05 US Data Upside vs the Rest; Latest Premium Trades (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-01-05 Falling German Sales Add to Euros Sub 1.29 Drop (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-01-04 European Worries Mounting, US Optimism Growing (Adam Button)
• 2012-01-04 EURUSD Back Below 1.30 as Appetite Pauses for Steam (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-01-03 Optimism Grows on ISM Data (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-01-03 European Data Surprises to Upside, Lifting Sentiment, Turn to US (Patrik Urban)