FXS News and Press, Invesco CurrencyShares Swedish Krona Trust Rydex Investments From 02/10/20

Overview The global capital markets have begun the new week on a cautious tone as investors seek to assess the latest news on the new coronavirus. Nearly all the markets in Asia fell but China. European bourses are lower as well, with the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 off about 0.3%. US shares are sof...

Overview: The S&P 500 gapped higher and surged 1.5% yesterday, the most since in six months, helping set the stage for a continued recovery in global equities, and stoked risk appetites more broadly. An experimental antiviral treatment is to begin clinical testing. All of the markets in ...

Overview The ongoing concerns about the geometric progression of the new coronavirus continues to swamp other considerations for investors. Risk continues to be unwound as the World Health Organization meets to decide if this is indeed a global health emergency. Several large equity markets ...

Overview The S&P 500 lost less than 0.3% yesterday, even as the first case of the Wuhan virus was found in the US. The relative subdued US reaction may have helped stabilize the capital markets today. Nearly all the major markets in the Asia-Pacific regions rose, including a more than 1%...

Overview News that US tariffs on China will remain until through at least the November US election and continued US attempts to stymie China (e.g., more curbs on Huawei under consideration and stepped-up efforts to force it to cut subsidies to business) have taken some momentum from the push...

The dollar index measures the value of the US currency against other leading global foreign exchange instruments. The futures contract that trades on the Intercontinental Exchange has the following composition: Source: ICE The chart shows that the euro, Japanese Yen, and British pound co...

Overview The holiday has already shut several markets, and those that are open are lightly traded. Equity markets are mixed but little changed in the Asia-Pacific region, while the European benchmark, the Dow Jones Stoxx 600, was hovering around the record high. Benchmark bond yields are sli...

Overview In light volume, equities are trading with a heavier bias, bonds are mostly firm, and the dollar is softer against the major currencies. China's equities stand out, with the Shanghai Composite falling over 1%. The South Korea, Australia, and Indian markets eased, but most of the sma...

Overview It is risky to read too much into the price action in holiday-thin markets, but inflation fears are beginning to surface. The price of January WTI is around $61, having tested $50 a barrel in Q3. The CRB Index made new highs for the year yesterday and is up almost 9% for the year. T...

Despite a weakening economy, Sweden's Riksbank has swam against the tide of global monetary policy by hiking its benchmark repo rate by a quarter point to 0.0%. More news on: iShares MSCI Sweden Capped ETF, Invesco CurrencyShares Swedish Krona Trust ETF, News on ETFs, Top stock market ne...