Asian stocks between rise and fall as year 2009 approach its end »

Asian stocks between rise and fall as year 2009 approach its end

Sun, Dec 20 2009, 10:42 GMT
by ecPulse.com analysis team
As the dollar strengthened and this year is about to end, markets were affected by what can be called “the end of the year’s fever”. We can see world equity markets fluctuating and moving in undetermined sides, while the U.S dollar managed to [...]

Asian Session: Pakistan Coup Denied but Scares Markets »

Asian Session: Pakistan Coup Denied but Scares Markets

Fri, Dec 18 2009, 08:25 GMT
FX markets were choppy in the Asian session, as the thin liquidity amplified small moves. Asian equities were slightly weaker, with Shanghai down -2.0% following yesterday’s drops across Europe and the US . Risk appetite was damaged as rumors of a Coup in Pakistan sent traders into [...]

Asian Session: Waiting on the FOMC »

Asian Session: Waiting on the FOMC

Wed, Dec 16 2009, 10:34 GMT
The USD was able to hold gains in the Asian session. The EURUSD started the session at 1.4535, as growing concerns over European sovereign risk and Austrian banking sector, combined with the hawkish shift in FOMC expectations, after strong US data (including NFP, Retail Sales, PPI and [...]