Intraday Market Thoughts Archive

2011 June

• 2011-06-30 Sentiment Rages Again on Greece and Chicago PMI (Adam Button)
• 2011-06-30 Ashraf's Discussion on Yahoo Finance ! about FX, Oil & QE (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-06-30 Markets Consolidate Gains; US Chicago PMI (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-06-30 EUR Hits 1.45 Ahead of CPI and 2nd Greek Vote (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-06-30 EUR Tests $1.45 & what It means for other Trades (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-06-29 Is Quarter-End and QE2 the Real Driver? (Adam Button)
• 2011-06-29 Ashraf's Interview on Yahoo FInance's "Breakout" (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-06-29 Greece Passes Vote, CAD Jumps on CPI, US Home Sales Next (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-06-29 Sterling Hurt by Consumers Retrenchment, Greece on Watch, Canada CPI Due (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-06-29 Greece Austerity Vote Looms & Latest Trades (Adam Button)
• 2011-06-28 Euro Shrugs Greece, Sterling Drops on more Disapp Data (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-06-28 Sterling Dragged by Fading Rate Expectations (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-06-28 What has changed since Friday? (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-06-27 Euro Rebounds on Greek Plan B (Adam Button)
• 2011-06-27 French Banks to Reinvest Greek Debt; US Inflation Edges up (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-06-27 Another Chinese Pledge for Europe (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-06-25 Moodys to Review Italian Banks, CFTC Says EUR Longs Cut (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-06-24 Watch Ashraf's 2 interviews today on CNBC & BNN (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-06-24 In order to understand the SPR release, we must go back to (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-06-24 Euro Consolidates Gains; Market turns to US Durable Goods (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-06-24 EUR up on IFO, Greek Austerity Agreement (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-06-24 Greek Deal Salvages Euro's Fall (Adam Button)
• 2011-06-23 From SPR to Greek Interventions; 6 New Charts (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-06-23 USD Stronger Across The Board; Euro zone PMI disappoints (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-06-23 Growth Weighs on Appetite After FOMC & Disappointing China PMI (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-06-22 Dollar Strengthens as Fed Refrains From More Stimulus (Adam Button)
• 2011-06-22 MPC Minutes Send GBP sharply lower; All Eyes on FOMC (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-06-22 Sterling Fears Upcoming Bank of England Minutes (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-06-21 Greece Survives Confidence Vote (Adam Button)
• 2011-06-21 Euro Ignores Disappointing Data; Focus Turns to US Housing (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-06-21 Adding Oil to our Premium EUR, SPX, Silver Trades (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-06-21 GBP Awaits Fisher & Fiscal Balance, EUR Onto ZEW, Greek Confidence (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-06-20 EUR Drifts off Highs on Greek Focus, RBA Minutes Next (Adam Button)
• 2011-06-20 Decision on Next Tranche of Greek Aid in Early July; Sovereign AUD Support (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-06-20 Greek Budget Debate Begins, IMF Cuts US Forecast (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-06-20 EURUSD Holds Above 1.42, Greek PM Pleads for New Govt, Fitch on Aussie (Adam Button)
• 2011-06-17 See How to Use the Euro's Volatility Chart (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-06-17 Merkel/Sarkozy Help Spark a Risk Off Rally (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-06-17 Greece Agreement Awaited as Merkel & Sarkozy Meet (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-06-16 Euro Regains $1.42 on Looming Mini-Bailout & Phillly Fed Contraction (Adam Button)
• 2011-06-16 Greek Situation Pushes EUR Lower; UK Retail Sales Disappoint (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-06-16 UK Retail Sales Expected to Drop after April Pop (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-06-16 Euro Slaughtered on Greek Uncertainty (Adam Button)
• 2011-06-15 EURUSD breaks back below 1.43 on prolonged Greek debt negotiation deadlock. (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-06-15 GBP Drops After Weak Jobs, US CPI, IP Next (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-06-15 GBP Awaits Jobless Figures, Moody's Watches French Banks (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-06-15 Commodity Currencies Ride Risk Rally, NZ Sales Jump (Adam Button)
• 2011-06-14 Risk Rebound: Noise or Substance? (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-06-14 UKCPI as expected, US Retail Sales Next (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-06-14 Hot China Inflation Lead to More Tightening, UK CPI Next (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-06-13 EUR @ 55 dma, Weale Remains Hawkish, Chinese CPI Upcoming (Adam Button)
• 2011-06-13 Consolidation of Last Weeks Moves; Some Levels to Watch (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-06-13 Euro Still Weighed by Sovereign Fears (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-06-13 Kiwi Falls as Earthquake Strikes New Zealand (Adam Button)
• 2011-06-10 What To Do With Stocks Falling (Adam Button)
• 2011-06-10 GBP Awaits NESR Fcst, CAD Jobs Figs Mixed (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-06-10 See Latest Oil Trades, via the CRB Index in Premium Service (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-06-09 Commodities FX Ride Risk Appetite, Euro Falls, China Data Ahead (Adam Button)
• 2011-06-09 Vigilant Trichet, Uncertain Bernanke Maintain Metals & Euro Upside (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-06-09 Awaiting Trichet; US Trade, Jobless Data (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-06-09 Aussie Drops on Jobs Disappointment, EUR Regains 1.46 (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-06-08 OPEC and Debt Pull Markets, Aussie Jobs Upcoming (Adam Button)
• 2011-06-08 German Data Disappoints, Moody's Thinks about UK Rating (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-06-08 Yen Stronger on Risk Aversion, USDJPY Below 80 (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-06-07 Bernanke Frustrated With Recovery, No Hints of Action (Adam Button)
• 2011-06-07 Falling USD Awaits Bernanke, Euro up on Retail Sales (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-06-07 RBA Preview: A 16% Chance of a Hike (Adam Button)
• 2011-06-06 S&P500 Breaks Below 1290, EUR Shaken but not Stirred (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-06-06 EUR Consolidates, CAD Data Next & Negative UK Econ Studies (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-06-06 AUD Ahead in Early Trading, New PM For Portugal (Adam Button)
• 2011-06-05 Join Ashraf's Tuesday Talk in London on Intermarket Dynamics (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-06-04 EUR Surges on Bailout, USD Tumbles on Poor Jobs, CFTC Shows Yen Shorts (Adam Button)
• 2011-06-03 Another 200-pip Friday Jump for the Euro (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-06-03 Updated Trades Ahead of NFP (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-06-03 Traders Searching for Clues on Greece, Awaiting NFP (Adam Button)
• 2011-06-03 Euro Soars on Bailout Report (Adam Button)
• 2011-06-02 Here are Two EURUSD Charts Ahead of Tomorrow's NFP (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-06-02 Reversal in sentiment sends USD lower (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-06-02 AUD Stronger After Retail Sales, NFP Forecasts Cut (Adam Button)
• 2011-06-01 Risk Off as Greece and Growth Hammer Sentiment (Adam Button)
• 2011-06-01 Moody's Downgrades Greece to Caa1, Mkts Slump on US Data (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-06-01 GBP Drops after Disappointing PMI; CHF Surges, ADP, ISM Next (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-06-01 Join Ashraf's Talk Next Tuesday at the MTA London Chapter (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-06-01 AUD Rallies Despite GDP Drop, PMIs Upcoming (Adam Button)