Vaccine news and robust Asian data see’s risk-on sentiment return to markets. Moderna reported its vaccine effectiveness is 94.5% from its phase 3 trials, joining Pfizer and BioNTech, and Britain’s AstraZeneca is also conducting a phase 3 trial. China’s industrial output exceeds expectatio...

Equity markets up, US$ is flat and oil prices slip as COVID-19 case surge globally and US political uncertainty continues. The rising virus cases across the US and Europe and the prospects of the economic fallout has tempered the initial market enthusiasm from the vaccine news. The US$ stalls and ri...

The US$ steadies as US election uncertainty continues and vaccine enthusiasm ebbs. President Elect Biden focuses on the transition & COVID-19, as the White house initiates legal challenges to the election results. Markets refocus on the coronavirus as global virus deaths hit records +1.28mio, gl...

The US election count continues and the US$ remain under selling pressure. Markets are now betting on a clear win for Biden, a peaceful transfer of power and raising expectations of further US$ weakness. The Fed Chair spoke yesterday stating that the pace of US recovery has moderated, he highlighted...

Risk-on sentiment returns seeing the US$ testing 1-week lows ahead of the US election results. Equity and currency markets rally, while oil prices steady as pundits are predicting a Biden victory. Markets view a Biden win with Reps holding the US Senate would prevent action on more extreme policies ...

Market volatility increases as the US election proves too close to call. The US President initially claimed victory, but with votes still to be counted rival Biden expressed confidence he will win. The US election remaining too close to call, the US President saying they will go to the Supreme court...

Risk-on sentiment returns with almost 100 mio votes cast, investors speculate on a decisive victory in the US elections. Equity, commodity and currencies strengthen ahead of today’s US election as investors anticipate a clear Biden poll win. Markets are betting on a decisive result in the US Elect...

US Election uncertainty and coronavirus lockdowns across Europe continue to dominate investor sentiment. France, Germany, the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands and other EU countries have announced new lockdown measures to reduce pressure as hospital intensive care units. The US$ index tested fresh 1-mon...