Intraday Market Thoughts Archive

2011 December

• 2011-12-31 New Year's Message (Adam Button)
• 2011-12-30 Euro Ends 2011 With a Whimper, Net Shorts Hit Record (Adam Button)
• 2011-12-30 EURJPY at 10-Year Low Under 100, Quiet Markets (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-12-30 EUR Rebounds From 15-Month Low, China PMI in Focus (Adam Button)
• 2011-12-29 Euro Underperforms Equities Amid Mixed Italy Auction (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-12-29 EUR/JPY Falls to 10-Year Low in Risk Rout, Italian Auctions in Focus (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-12-28 EURUSD Little Changed Despite Robust Italian Auction (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-12-28 EUR Creeps Higher in Quiet Market (Adam Button)
• 2011-12-27 Consumer Confidence & Latest Premium Trades (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-12-27 China-Japan FX Pact Rouses Quiet Market (Adam Button)
• 2011-12-23 10 Year Gilt Yield At Record Lows Below 2% (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-12-23 QE Talk From the ECB, Holiday Doldrums Begin in Asia (Adam Button)
• 2011-12-22 US Consumer Weighs on Growth Revision (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-12-22 Discussion on Gold, Euro, Central Banks & Trader Sentiment (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-12-22 Onto Final UK Q3 GDP, RIsk Appetite Holding (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-12-22 LTRO Falls Flat, New Zealand GDP Upbeat (Adam Button)
• 2011-12-21 Euro Tries to Hold on to Strong LTRO Boost (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-12-21 Moody's Warns on UK, ECB's LTRO Awaited (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-12-20 Euro Trails in Risk Rally, BOJ Decision Upcoming (Adam Button)
• 2011-12-20 1 English & 1 Arabic Interview Discussing FX, Debt & Central Banks (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-12-20 Latest Premium Trades Ahead of ECB's LTRO (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-12-20 Quiet Markets Await IFO, CBI (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-12-20 AUD Higher After RBA Minutes, IMF Funds Fall Short (Adam Button)
• 2011-12-19 Awaiting Draghi's Testimony (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-12-19 Nth Korea's Leader Dies, Adding to Markets Rating Overhang (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-12-19 France Rating Affirmed, Belgium Downgraded, US Avoids Shutdown (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-12-16 Falling FX Volatility Boosts Risk Trade,New Premium Insights (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-12-16 Appetite Rebounds, Italy Passes Austerity, CPI Next (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-12-16 Fitch Downgrades US & EU Banks, Italy Austerity Vote Awaited (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-12-16 No Love Reaction to US Data Surprises, RBI Only BRIC Standing (Adam Button)
• 2011-12-15 FX Stabilizes Ahead of Busy US Session (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-12-15 Eurozone Flash PMI Edge Higher, China's Contracts, SNB Defends 1.20, UK Sales Decline (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-12-15 Falling Commodities Nervously Await China Flash PMI (Adam Button)
• 2011-12-14 New Premium Trades After $1.30 & Latest on Aussie (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-12-14 EURUSD at 1.2960, Rumours of French Downgrade (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-12-14 UK Jobless Next, USDX Holds on Above 80 (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-12-14 Euro Tests $1.30, Fed Stands Pat, Rating Agencies Awaited (Adam Button)
• 2011-12-13 How will Markets Handle Lack of New FOMC Stimulus? (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-12-13 Will FOMC Inaction Hurt Metals Some More? (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-12-13 Awaiting UK CPI, German ZEW (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-12-13 Euro Nears October Lows on Ratings Worries, Gold -50 (Adam Button)
• 2011-12-12 Ashraf Laidi on AlArabiya w/ English Synopsis on Gold & Euro (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-12-12 A Look at Thursday's EUR Warning/Charts (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-12-12 Euro Adds to Losses, Swiss Premium Piece (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-12-12 Moody's Warns, Euro Drops, Gold Slammed (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-12-11 S&P Awaited, UK Won't Back United States of Europe (Adam Button)
• 2011-12-09 Latest HotChart on Soaring Net EUR Spec Shorts vs $EURUSD Spot (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-12-09 Ashraf on Eurozone Impact on MENA Region on AlArabiya w/ English Synopsis (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-12-09 EUR Rebounds on Looming Treaty Deal (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-12-09 EU Leaders find IMF Financing Loophole, EUR Struggling (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-12-08 Draghi Weighs on Comms FX; China CPI on Deck (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-12-08 Draghi's Bazooka Fails to Impress, Latest Premium Trades (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-12-08 BoE Holds, ECB Cuts, Yen Outperforms, Draghi Next (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-12-08 No Surprise Seen from BoE, ECB Awaited (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-12-07 Confusion on European Bailouts; RBNZ Holds, Aussie Jobs Next (Adam Button)
• 2011-12-07 Bringing Back USDJPY to the Premium Trades (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-12-07 Euro Slips on German Comments; GBP Strong Despite Weak Data (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-12-07 Awaiting UK Data, German Auction, Latest Premium Trades (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-12-07 Ashraf with AlArabiya's Nadine Hani & Carina Kamel (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-12-07 Euro Consolidates Despite Rumours, New Premium Trades (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-12-06 EURCHF Bounces on Swiss CPI, BoC Statement, Ivey Awaited (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-12-06 RBA Cuts, Swiss CPI Deflates Further, Ezone GDP Due (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-12-06 S&P's Stealth Warning & New Premium Trades (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-12-05 S&P Tests Key MA, New Premium Trades (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-12-05 US Services ISM Looking to Defy Eurozone After UK Bounce (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-12-05 Eurozone PMIs Remain In Contraction, Merkozy Awaited (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-12-02 Here's Ashraf's CNBC Interview Looking Ahead (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-12-02 Watch Ashraf on CNBC-Closing Bell Today 15:30 EST, (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-12-02 CAD Jobs Disappoint, Onto US, New Premium Trades (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-12-02 Awaiting Merkel on Treaty Change, Ezone PPI (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-12-02 A Recording of Ashraf's Webinar is Now Available (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-12-01 Ashraf's Webinar Due Shortly TODAY - Register here (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-12-01 Euro Set for Another 1.35 Break (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-12-01 Onto Spain & France Auctions, Ezone PMIs, China PMI FInally Contracts (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-12-01 Ashraf's Free Webinar Thursday - Register here (Ashraf Laidi)