URR News and Press, Morgan Stanley ZC SP REDEEM 30/04/2020 USD 40 From 09/16/20

Overview: The dollar has been sold against nearly all the world's currencies ahead of what is expected to be a dovish Federal Reserve, even if no fresh action is taken. The Scandis and Antipodean currencies are leading the majors. The South African rand and Mexican peso are leading the emerg...

By Jeff Weniger, CFA Can Europe ever catch a break? We are coming up on 13 years of nearly relentless outperformance by U.S. equities relative to counterparts in Europe, owing to the former's sector skew toward Tech and Communications Services stocks, among other things. From November ...

Overview A flurry of deals, including the still-evolving Oracle ( ORCL )-TikTok ( BDNCE ) tie-up, helped lift equity markets in the Asia-Pacific region. South Korea's Kospi, and Indonesia, which had been battered last week, led the advance. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose for the third cons...

Often, there seem to be one or two drivers of the foreign exchange market, but now there are several cross-currents. Sterling's weakness is a phenomenon of its own making. US-China tensions continue to run high as Washington has ratcheted up pressure on China and is insisting on the Septembe...

Central banks to be called upon again The final months of the year are going to be extremely challenging for the global economy, with experts predicting another significant wave of COVID-19 which risks further restrictions around the world at the expense of businesses that are already strugg...

The British Pound Sterling finally begun to fall in September 2020, after the currency staged a significant and apparently unceasing comeback from its March 2020 lows. GBP/USD has prominently risen to exceed its previous highs of this year, however most recently GBP has weakened as Brexit head...

Near the end of August, it appeared as though the EUR/USD had been meeting resistance. With signs of a second wave of COVID-19 now appearing in Europe, I made the argument that there would be less of a case for upside in the euro from here even if we see some further short-term growth - wh...

Overview: Yesterday's roller-coaster price action has not had much impact on today's activity. The slide in US equities after early gains failed to prevent Japanese, Chinese, and Hong Kong equities from advancing, though other markets in the region were not as resilient. It is the first back...

Some European Central Bank officials urged President Christine Lagarde to take a slightly more optimistic tone on the economy in her statement after the Governing Council's meeting today, Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the discussion. More news on: Invesco CurrencyShares ...

Overview: A strong recovery in US stocks, a softer dollar, and higher gold and oil prices may signal the end of the brief though dramatic correction, but the market is in a bit of a holding pattern ahead of the ECB meeting. Most of the major equity markets in the Asia-Pacific region stabiliz...