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DAILY REPORT - 12th Aug 2020
Dow futures were trading higher by 0.16% at 27,659.00 and S&P 500 futures rose 0.06% to 3332.00 respectively while Nasdaq 100 futures inched up 0.25% to 10,906.00, at the time of writing.DAILY REPORT - 12th Aug 2020
On the earnings front, Lyft and Cisco Systems are scheduled to report their quarterly results on Wednesday.
Overnight, Markets tumbled amid growing uncertainty over whether the U.S. lawmakers would agree on an additional round of big fiscal stimulus to support an economy still struggling with the novel coronavirus.
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics will report CPI (MoM) for July on Wednesday. The Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the changes in the price of goods and services, excluding food and energy. The CPI measures price change from the perspective of the consumer. It is a key way to measure changes in purchasing trends and inflation. The market forecasts the reading to remain unchanged at 0.2%.
European equities were trading in positive territory. In Cash Markets, the CAC 40 was trading higher by 2.41% at 5027.51 and the DAX inched up 2.04% to 12,946.89, at the time of writing.
The UK Office of National Statistics will report the GDP for Q2 on Wednesday. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measures the annualized change in the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced by the economy. It is the broadest measure of economic activity and the primary indicator of the economy’s health. The previous stood at -2.2% while the consensus estimates the reading to come lower at -20.9%.
Asia-Pacific cash markets were trading in mixed territory on Wednesday. The ASX 200 declined 0.40% and was trading at 6114.30. The Nikkei inched up 0.25 % to 22,808.24 and the Shanghai Composite shrank 1.97% to 3274.30, at the time of writing.
Over in Australia, The Australian Bureau of Statistics will report the Employment Change for July on Wednesday. Employment Change measures the change in the number of people employed. Job creation is an important indicator of consumer spending. The market forecasts the reading to come lower at 40.0K than the previous reading of 210.8K.
US Dollar Index futures inched up 0.23% to 93.812 and British Pound futures declined 0.26% to 1.3032 while Euro futures shrank 0.20% and were trading at 1.1730 and Japanese Yen futures inched down 0.06% to 0.9373, at the time of writing. The dollar was up on Wednesday morning in Asia, with higher U.S. yields and rising hopes of a U.S. economic recovery from COVID-19 supporting the greenback.
In Commodity Markets, Silver declined 7.25% to $24.155 and Gold inched down 2.74% to $1892.20 while the Brent oil price advanced 0.52% to $44.73, at the time of writing. Oil was up on Wednesday with the American Petroleum Institute (API) forecasting a larger than expected inventory draw. API figures released on Tuesday showed a larger than expected draw in crude inventories for the week to Aug. 7, with an actual draw of 4.4 million barrel versus a 3.2-million-barrel forecast.
In Cryptocurrency Markets, Bitcoin declined 5.18% to 11270.00 and Ethereum inched down 6.89% to 369.68 respectively in the last 24 hours. In news related to the cryptocurrency markets, According to Vgudok, Sergey Vinogradov, the general director of the Scientific Research Institute of Railway Transport, blockchain may have a place in the national transport system. An advisor to Russian Railways, the country’s national rail operator, praised the rise of blockchain technology and hinted that it could be implemented as part of the country’s rail network.
TECHNICAL SUMMARY
EUR/USD
EUR/USD D1
TRADE SUGGESTION- SHORTSELL AT 1.17570, TAKE PROFIT AT 1.16967 AND STOP AT 1.8058
USD/JPY
USD/JPY D1
TRADE SUGGESTION –BUY AT 106.760, TAKE PROFIT AT 107.162 AND STOP AT 106.496
EUR/JPY
EUR/JPY D1
TRADE SUGGESTION- BUY AT 125.450, TAKE PROFIT AT 126.000 AND STOP AT 125.090
AUD/USD
AUD/USD D1
TRADE SUGGESTION- SHORTSELL AT 0.71250, TAKE PROFIT AT 0.70969 AND STOP AT 0.71524
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL GAS D1
TRADE SUGGESTION- BUY AT 2.130, TAKE PROFIT AT 2.234 AND STOP AT 2.086
GOLD
GOLD D1
TRADE SUGGESTION- BUY AT 1928.00, TAKE PROFIT AT 1970.50 AND STOP AT 1884.50
NASDAQ
NASDAQ D1
TRADE SUGGESTION- SHORTSELL AT 10970.00, TAKE PROFIT AT 10761 AND STOP AT 11154
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