US election uncertainty and surging coronavirus cases is keeping pressure on equity, commodity and currency markets. The US on Thursday set a new daily virus record at 87,100 case, with global cases approaching 45.5mio. The risk-off sentiment has seen the S&P is set for its worst week since June...

US election uncertainty and rising COVID-19 cases boosts US$ safe-haven demand. The US$ has held onto its gains as Europe announces more coronavirus lockdowns which will further impact the already fragile EU economic recovery. Investors continue to scale back risk-on positions and adopt a wait-and s...

Rising coronavirus restrictions and fading hopes of a US stimulus deal saw risk off sentiment return to the markets. Equity, oil & currency markets came under fresh selling pressure as covid-19 hit across the EU hit new records and Spain announced a state of emergency. In the US coronavirus case...

The US$ is set for a weekly loss as markets remain focused on US fiscal stimulus and US election developments. House Speaker Pelosi said negotiations were making progress with the White House administration and that legislation could be hammered out “pretty soon”. As global Covid-19 cases approa...

US Stimulus hopes causes the US$ to weaken prompting risk currencies to rally. House Speaker Pelosi said talks with the Treasury Secretary Mnuchin on Tuesday were productive, but Senate leader McConnel warns the White House against dividing Republicans with rushed covid-19 stimulus deal. The US$ ind...

Renewed US stimulus hopes, and strong Chinese data helps currency and equity markets strengthen. The House Speaker sets Tuesday as a deadline to reach a stimulus deal, but highlighted lack of agreement by then would mean no stimulus deal before the election. Chinese GDP grew Qtr vs Qtr, Industrial P...