Intraday Market Thoughts Archive

2011 August

• 2011-08-31 CHF Jumps to End Month, China PMI Upcoming by Adam Button (Adam Button)
• 2011-08-31 Ashraf's Webinar; Part of the All FX Star Panel September 14 (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-31 GBP Dips as MPC Posen Calls For More QE, ADP Next (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-08-31 Europe CPI in Focus as Market Mulls Next ECB Move (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-08-30 More Fed Members Ready to Take Action (Adam Button)
• 2011-08-30 Focusing on Euro Volatility (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-30 Eurozone Confidence Disappoints, Latest Premium Trades (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-08-30 Euro remains Firm Despite Trichet Dovish Tone (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-08-30 Greek Bank Merger Helps Risk Appetite (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-29 Market Turns to FEDs Preferred Inflation Gauge by Patrik Urban (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-08-27 Bernanke Calms Nerves, CHF Fall, Trichet's Turn Today (Adam Button)
• 2011-08-26 All Eyes on GDP Revision and Bernanke (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-08-26 GBP Awaits GDP Revision, 9 New Premium Trades (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-08-26 Latest Premium Trades Ahead of Benanke (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-25 German Rumours and Bank of America Talk Dominate (Adam Button)
• 2011-08-25 Euro Ignores Another Set of Poor Data (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-08-25 Euro Shrugs Bailout Tensions on New French Budget (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-08-25 Gold Rout Continues, GBP Falls, Premium Trades (Adam Button)
• 2011-08-24 USD Weakens Despite Weak European Data (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-08-24 Europe Divisions Continue ahead of German IFO by K. Morrison (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-08-23 Gold Plunges Amidst Risk Rally (Adam Button)
• 2011-08-23 Euro Stronger Despite Significant Drop in German ZEW Index (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-08-23 European PMI's May Add to Double Dip Fears in Europe (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-23 Financial Worries Boost Gold to $1900 (Adam Button)
• 2011-08-22 German Opposition to Ease on Bond, Premium Trades (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-08-22 Central Banks Preview & Latest Premium Trades w/ Silver Charts (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-08-20 CHF Rides Again, Silver Wakes to Gold Moves, BOC on Sidelines, Weekly Moves (Adam Button)
• 2011-08-19 Removing the Noise off the Euro: An In-depth Look (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-19 Gold Nears $1870, Euro Fails to Gain from German PPI, (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-08-19 German PPI on the High Side, GBP Turns to Finances, Latest Trades (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-08-18 Bank Rumours, Philly Fed Batter Market (Adam Button)
• 2011-08-18 Intermarket Implications of Philly Fed Plunge, New Trades (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-18 UK Sales Disappoint; Gold ABove 1800, Watch Philly Fed (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-08-18 UK Retail Sales May Weigh on Sterling (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-08-17 Buck Slumps on Obama Spending Plan (Adam Button)
• 2011-08-17 Yen May Overtake CHF (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-17 USD Drops Across the Boad as Appetite Returns (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-08-17 Turning to BoE Minutes, Swiss Govt, Premium Trades (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-08-16 Europe Integrating Without Eurobonds, US IP Gains (Adam Button)
• 2011-08-16 Sarkozy, Merkel Low on Substance, US Data Mixed (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-16 EUR Struggles Post-German GDP, Markets Turns to UK CPI, Merkel/Sarkozy (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-08-15 3 GBP Trades, as well as EURUSD, EURUSD & silver. (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-15 Risk Rebound Continues, RBA Minutes Could Boost AUD (Adam Button)
• 2011-08-15 Swissy Continues To Depreciate (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-08-15 Europe Remains in Focus as Tremonti Calls for Euro Bond Solution (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-08-13 Desperate Measures from Everywhere, Sentiment at 30-year lows (Adam Button)
• 2011-08-12 SNB Not Being Frank on Franc Peg to Euro (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-12 Euro Pressured as France. Italy Eye Spending (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-08-12 10 New Intermarket Trades for a Nervous Friday (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-11 A Peg in CHF? Highly Unlikely by Adam Button (Adam Button)
• 2011-08-11 The One Chart that Matters (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-11 Aussie Shaken by Jobs, Gold Resilient Despite Margin Hikes (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-08-11 Quick Pre-Aussie Jobs Trading Strategy (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-10 SocGen Rumours Damage Markets, Latest om Premium Trades (Adam Button)
• 2011-08-10 Ashraf's Sterling Charts Video Analysis on Cantos (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-10 BoE Inflation Report Expected to Downgrade UK growth (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-08-10 Not End of USD Yet, Latest Premium Trades (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-09 Why Risk Rebounded and Why China's Done Hiking By A. Button? (Adam Button)
• 2011-08-09 A Few Pre-FOMC Thoughts (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-09 Ashraf's Silver Charts Analysis on Cantos Video (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-09 European Equities Set for Another Plunge (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-08-09 S&P500 Takes out Key Average, as Markets Await Bernanke, New Trades (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-08 Downgrade Torpedoes Market, China Data on Tap (Adam Button)
• 2011-08-08 Metals & Tuesday's FOMC Decision (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-08 Latest IMT & Monday's Premium Trades (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-08-06 S&P Goes First to Downgrade the US (Adam Button)
• 2011-08-05 Adding 2 More Premium Trades (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-05 Markets Ignore Better than Exp US Jobs (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-05 Struggling Euro Awaits Italy GDP. New Trades Posted (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-08-04 Pure Liquidation Grips Markets (Adam Button)
• 2011-08-04 Stock markets plunge on solvency fears (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-08-04 Japan Drives Yen Lower as Markets Look to ECB (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-08-04 Updating Wednesday Premium Trades After Thursdsy Asia Action (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-04 SNB Boosts Franc, QE3 Talk Helps Stocks (Adam Button)
• 2011-08-03 Latest HotChart - Take a Look at these ISM Charts (Manuf vs Services) (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-03 Sentiment Remains Negative Ahead of PMIs (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-08-02 Sentiment Turns Ugly by Adam Button (Adam Button)
• 2011-08-02 Ashraf's CNBC, Al Arabiya & ALJazeera TV Interviews (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-02 From US Debt Ceiling to Europe's Bond Spread Ceilings (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-02 RBA Unchanged Citing Uncertainty, PMIs Next (Kyle Morrison)
• 2011-08-02 RBA Preview: Hawks May Boost AUD (Adam Button)
• 2011-08-01 Debt Ceiling Deal Set, Focus Shifts to Economy (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-01 Cyclicality of USDJPY Trends (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2011-08-01 UK Manufacturing PMI drops; US ISM Manuf is next (Patrik Urban)
• 2011-08-01 Market Relief on Debt Ceiling Deal (Kyle Morrison)