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Landing soon – Airbnb IPO
Uber, the world’s largest taxi company, owns no vehicles. Facebook, the world’s most popular media owner, creates no content. Alibaba, the most valuable retailer, has no inventory. And Airbnb, the world’s largest accommodation provider, owns no real estate. Uber, Facebook, and Alibaba have all gone public, but Airbnb has not. But that is a...
December 10, 2020Read More >OPEC and allies reach a compromise
The oil industry has remained pressurized by a supply glut and the ongoing uncertainty on the demand outlook with respect to the structural changes in the energy market and the pandemic. The recent vaccine updates and hopes that the pandemic may soon be under control, is providing support to a fundamentally battered energy market. As the year com...
December 4, 2020Read More >Australian economy bounces back from recession
The Australian economy experienced its first recession in almost three decades having contracted for two consecutive quarters. Back in June, the economy slumped by 7% and encountered the worst fall on record. As other global economies, Australia was heavily impacted by an unprecedented raging pandemic. The fall in the June quarter was driven by p...
December 2, 2020Read More >November: US Election mayhem, second wave of lockdowns, and promising vaccine updates
An election-driven month With just a few days to month's end, the dynamics driving markets have changed compared to a few weeks ago. Risk sentiment was sliding under the influence of politics, mostly by the uncertainty around the US Presidential Election. More recently investors have breathed a sigh of relief on a series of positive vaccine updat...
November 27, 2020Read More >Year to Date: ASX200 Back in Positive Territory
The Australian share market erased 2020 losses today following a strong performance on Wall Street on Tuesday which caused the blue-chip gauge to top 30,000 for the first time. Amid a series of recent positive vaccine updates, the US share market was buoyed by hopes that there is a less chance of a contested election: The state of Michigan off...
November 25, 2020Read More >What is Nonfarm Payroll (NFP)
NFP is a significant economic indicator released monthly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive overview of the employment situation within the United States, making it one of the most closely watched economic reports in the financial world. Understanding NFP The Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) report serves as a gauge in ...
October 25, 2020Read More >Crude Oil Market
An oil price war and the pandemic struck the crude oil market at a time where the industry was already faced with a simultaneous demand and supply shock. Put simply, crude oil prices were already under pressure due to a flood of supply at a moment of diminishing demand. A Supply Glut which is mainly driven by US shale producers and a Weak Oil D...
October 16, 2020Read More >COTD: GBPAUD – Pound Finding Bearish Territory
GBPAUD - Hourly GBPAUD - We saw GBPAUD attempt a stronger recovery last month, but it appears the Pound may not have the resolve to push higher as we enter into October. In today's Chart of The Day, we examine the hourly chart using the Ichimoku method. In the shorter-term, it appears the latest weekly pivot points of 1.80 and 1.77 play...
October 1, 2020Read More >COTD: AMZN – Can Amazon Continue To Ride Pandemic Waves?
AMZN - Daily Amazon.com (AMZN) - As a retail conglomerate, it doesn't get much bigger than Amazon listed on the US Nasdaq exchange. Despite all the pandemic problems, AMZN found itself uniquely positioned to be one of the few companies able to maintain the status quo and even thrive amongst an already weakened retail sector. At the be...
September 29, 2020Read More >Inner circle Video – Using Autochartist for trade set ups and risk management
We were privileged this week to welcome back Autochartist CEO Ilan Azbel, who presented a highly charged, informative and exciting session for those who are interested in using this powerful trading tool to assist with your decision making. You can watch the video below and if you need help in adding Autochartist to your client portal please con...
September 27, 2020Read More >The US Dollar and Gold
Investors generally piled-up in the Gold and the US dollar as those assets are viewed as safe-haven during times of crisis or uncertainties- be it economical, political or policy uncertainties. 2020 has been a year of extreme uncertainty and volatility which saw the world battling an unprecedented and paralleled health and economic crisis in mod...
September 24, 2020Read More >Interest Rates: Ultra Low, Near Zero or Negative?
In a pandemic-induced environment, central banks and governments have absorbed all the shocks of the virus on the financial markets by injecting massive liquidity in the economy, keeping credit flowing and supporting the global economy with huge fiscal stimulus plans to manage an unparalleled health and economic crisis. Governments and Central ...
September 22, 2020Read More >Inner Circle Recording: Precious metals – Current status and outlook
In this session we explored Current state of precious metals after the significant run up in price over the last few months. We examined: -. The four key factors that seem to be driving price now – Considerations when contemplating an investment including those things that could halt the current bullish run. The video can be watch...
August 20, 2020Read More >Inner Circle recording : The next revolution in trading education? – GO Markets mastermind groups
In this session we explored the potential of mastermind groups" with the aim of potentially taking this forward in the coming weeks. Additionally we had valuable input from attendees in helping determine the direction of this initiative. We examined: -. Why the “mastermind’ group approach, often used in a business context, could be ...
August 17, 2020Read More >US Elections: COVID-19, Policies and Markets
The Political Event of the Year 2020 The most-waited political event of the year is fast approaching: the US elections will take place on the 3rd of November. The nominees of the two main political parties - Republican and Democratic party are yet to be announced at the Presidential Nominating Convention. However, the clear frontrunners are Pres...
August 14, 2020Read More >News and Analysis
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