Equities
Asian markets traded mostly higher, encouraged by the Fed’s commitment to keep interest rates unchanged through 2014. The Hang Seng soared 1.6% as Hong Kong’s markets returned from the Lunar New Year Holiday, although volume was light, since China’s markets will remain shut until Monday. The Kospi edged up .3% despite weak 4th quarter GDP data. Meanwhile, the Nikkei skidded .4% to 8849, and markets in Australia were closed
European markets posted strong gains on hopes that Greek debt negotiations were progressing. The DAX surged 1.8%, the CAC40 …
Markets
Markets had a quiet day on friday. This coomes as traders are uneasy after some weak earnings reports.
All three major US indices we up adding two percent for the week. This comes as ongoing trepidation over the Euro zone debt crisis. The Dow Jonesrose96.50 points, to close at 12,720.48. The S&P 500 rose0.88 points to close at 1,315.38. The Nasdaq lost 1.63 points to finish at 2,786.70.
DJIA CHART
FOREX
The US Dollar lost much ground this week. The Euro …
ECONOMIC NEWS
Out of europe, debt ridden Greece is in talks with private creditors over the details of a haircut on some of its bonds. Out of the US, existing home sales rose 5 percent in December. This gauge is now hitting a 11-month high. it is also seeing its third-straight month of an increase.
THE WEEK AHEAD
MONDAY: EU finance ministers meet in Brussels
TUESDAY: 2-yr note auction, FOMC meeting begins, Obama’s State of the Union address
WEDNESDAY: Weekly mortgage apps, FHFA house price index, pending home sales, oil inventories, FOMC …
Yesterday we highlighted that there were plenty of “pot holes” ahead of the markets and some of the perils of running a ZIRP policy. Today markets namely US equity markets seem to be fading the Fed moves and after a 5% rally in January so far with peak returns for the month of 6.8% and …
For the first time trader, knowing what Binary Options to trade can seem a bit daunting. More and more assets are on offer and a good Binary options broker will have a variety of Stocks, Currencies, Commodities and …
One of the big advantages of trading binary options is that just simple yes/no type decisions are made enabling traders of every level, including complete novices, to stand a good chance of claiming the payouts of up to 90%, after just 15 minutes of making the trade. A good way to enhance the probability of...
So you’ve finished reading about binary options, learned about the terms used in the industry and have started chosen the market you want to invest in. Now your next step is to learn how you can make profits in binary options trading! But how exactly do you do that? How do you make high returns...
If you’re looking for a good way to grow your money without increasing the risk on your portfolio, then binary options is the best solution. With binary options, traders with little or no knowledge of the different financial markets can bet on the stock market, commodities, Currencies and even the main indices....
Thanks to the improvement of internet technology, trading in the financial markets has never been easier. Now, individual investors no longer need thousands of dollars to trade, and they can even have a low-risk method of doing it. By trading binary options, investors can earn as much as 81% of their starting capital. And because...
Even though through the course of our discussions, we have been talking as if there is only just one type of binary option, in essence there are several different types that one can deal in. This article will focus on what are the different types of binary options that a binary options trader can transact...
Before you start trading binary options you should learn as much as you can about the subject. This section of the site gives you a full strategy guide to learn the basics and the more advanced binary options trading techniques....
This guide is the definitive guide to binary options strategy. New financial products are constantly appearing in the market. Some of these actually represent an improvement over those which are in existence already. Others have faded away on their own...