URR News and Press, Morgan Stanley ZC SP REDEEM 30/04/2020 USD 40 From 06/05/20

Overview: The modest loss in the S&P 500 and NASDAQ yesterday did not signal the end of the bull run. All the markets in the Asia-Pacific region rallied, with the Hang Seng among the strongest with a 1.6% advance that brought the week's gain to around 7.8%. South Korea's Kospi was not fa...

In response to the pandemic-related downward revision to inflation over the European Central Bank's projection horizon, the ECB  is boosting its pandemic emergency purchase program by €600B ($676B) to €1.35B and extending the PEPP to at least the end of June 2021. ...

Overview: After several days of aggressive risk-taking, investors are pausing ahead of the ECB meeting. Equities were mostly higher in the Asia-Pacific region, though China was mixed, and Indian shares slipped. Europe's Dow Jones Stoxx 600 is snapping a five-day advance, and US shares are tr...

All eyes today will be on ECB's latest policy decision at 7:45 a.m. ET (Christine Lagarde will speak 45 minutes later). More news on: Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Trust ETF, iShares MSCI Germany ETF, ProShares UltraShort Euro ETF, Top stock market news, Global news and forex, News on ETFs, ...

I recently wrote an article covering EUR/USD, which expresses the value of the euro (also known as the common currency) in terms of U.S. dollars. In this article , I expressed a generally bearish view. This was based on the fact that as concerns over market functioning and liquidity have abat...

Overview: Two recent trends continue. Equities are moving higher, and the dollar remains heavy. Equity markets in the Asia Pacific region rose at least one percent, and South Korea, Singapore, and Malaysia rallied 2-3%. Europe's Dow Jones Stoxx 600 is up more than 1% for the third consecutiv...

Overview: Liquidity trumps everything else. US equities shrugged off the national guard being called into action in nearly a third of US states, and the S&P 500 closed yesterday at nearly three-month highs. Asia Pacific markets followed suit. Most markets in the region rose by more than ...

Overview: US stocks extended their gains ahead of the weekend after President Trump shied away from specific actions against China-Hong Kong, and today Hong Kong shares recovered smartly from last week's 3.6% slide. The Hang Seng rose 3.3% today, and the Shanghai Composite gained over 2%. Al...

The dollar had a difficult week, falling against all the major currencies but the Japanese yen appeared to break out of its recent trading ranges against the euro, Canadian and Australian dollars. Only a handful of emerging market currencies fell against the dollar. Among these were the Chin...

Overview: The S&P 500 gapped higher yesterday, above the recent ceiling and above the 200-day moving average for the first time since early March. The momentum faltered, and it finished below the opening level and near session lows. The spill-over into today's activity has been minor. Th...