BONDS 8 minutes to read

Weekly Bond Update: No season to cheer

Althea Spinozzi
Fixed Income Specialist
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    FOREX

    Mood sours on weak Chinese data, fresh Brexit woes

    John Hardy
    China reported much weaker than expected Industrial Production figures overnight and the EU has cancelled plans on formulating Brexit deal reassurances after finding Theresa May’s proposals unrealistic.
    MORNING CALL

    Morning Call: Renewed weakness in Asia sends equities lower

    Michael McKenna
    Soft Chinese retail sales and industrial production data saw Asian markets lower overnight, with the Nikkei down 2%, USDCNY at 6.90, and the S&P 500 futures toying with the key 2,635 area.
    COMMODITIES

    WCU: From synchronised growth to synchronised sell-off

    Ole Hansen
    Ordinarily, liquidity dries up and markets coast calmly into year-end. Not this year. In 2018, December is seeing stocks and bond yields head south while USD soars in the opposite direction. Commodities, consequently, are broadly struggling.
    FOREX

    NY Open: 'Continuing confidence with increasing caution'

    Michael O’Neill
    The European Central Bank lived up to expectations. It left rates unchanged and repeated that rates are likely to stay unchanged at least through the summer of 2019 which is identical to the October statement.
    COMMODITIES

    Silver could be gearing up for a 2019 rally

    Ole Hansen
    Although silver is currently down by 13% on the year, signs of strength are emerging and it may be readying for a breakout to the upside.
    CRYPTOCURRENCIES

    Crypto Update: Company capitulation

    Jacob Pouncey
    Cryptocurrency firms are cutting costs and closing doors as market conditions weigh on mining profitability and prices continue to slide lower into year-end.
    EQUITY OPTIONS

    Weekly Options: The why and the how

    Gary Delany
    Options that expire weekly are now a popular instrument on US exchange-listed equity option exchanges. Here’s how they work…
    FOREX OPTIONS

    Webinar: FX Options at year-end 2018

    Dan Larsen
    Join Saxo Head of Forex Options Dan Juhl-Larsen as he examines the state of play in the FX Options space, as well as key trade strategies and setups, as we head into year-end.
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