Spread betting and contracts for differences on U.S. stock indices
Spread bets and CFDs on the U.S. stock market should consider that stock indices are likely to open lower today. U.S. stock futures are sliding on the news out of China. Higher inflation has investors concerned that China will try to rein in its growth, leading to a general slowdown in global economic recovery.
Yesterday, the U.S. stock market managed to hold…
Spread bets and CFDs on Chinese markets
Spread betting and contracts for differences on world markets should consider that inflation in China is rising. Prices have shown a marked increase, and this is leading to concerns that China may need to clamp down. It is also leading to speculation that the yuan will be allowed to appreciate relative to the U.S. dollar.
There is also some interest in the fact that the…
Spread betting and contracts for differences on currencies
Spread bets and CFDs on the spot forex market should continue that the sterling remains unable to post gains. Indeed, the pound continues to drop on the latest news.
Production data is poor, which means that momentum isn’t building in economic recovery. This is especially troubling, since economic activity is vital to offsetting the huge deficits run up by the British government in response…
Spread bets and CFDs on oil prices
OPEC has increased its oil forecast, prompting some to believe that oil prices will be rising again soon. Spread betting and contracts for differences on commodities should consider the effect that an increased oil forecast will have on prices.
Earlier, this forecast resulted in gains to oil futures. However, some of those gains have been pared, due to uncertainty. There is some hope amongst oil…
Spread betting and contracts for differences on European markets
Earlier in the session, the euro struggled in forex trading against the U.S. dollar. In large part, this was due to the weak trade numbers coming out of Germany.
As the largest economy in Europe — and the euro zone — Germany is very influential in terms of how the euro does in spot forex trading.
However, this weaker trade data has been gotten…
Spread bets and CFDs on U.S. stocks
Spread betting and contracts for differences on the U.S. stock market should consider that futures are slightly higher just ahead of the open. U.S. stocks barely finished in the black yesterday, with the Dow closing just 12 points higher.
Today, investors appear to be trying for optimism. China has reported an increase in exports and imports — a larger increase than expected. This is providing…
Spread bets and CFDs on the U.S. stock market
Spread betting and contracts for differences on U.S. stocks should consider that futures are pointing to a lower open today. Global equities are struggling today, and it looks as though U.S. stocks are poised to follow suit.
Right now, gold prices and oil prices are heading lower, with a strong U.S. dollar providing pressure. Often equities move with commodities as investors move toward…
Spread betting and contracts for differences on oil prices
Spread bets and CFDs on commodities should consider that oil prices are heading lower today, dropping below $81 a barrel. Unexpectedly, oil supplies are on the rise, meaning that demand for oil is just not there. The global economy just hasn’t recovered enough for demand.
Another issue is the fact the U.S. dollar strength on the spot forex market is pressuring oil. Gold…
Spread bets and CFDs on gold prices
Gold prices are lower today in commodities trading, thanks to dollar strength and comments made by Chinese officials. Spread betting and contracts for differences should consider the effects of comments made by Chinese officials with regard to foreign reserves.
Even though China has upped its holdings of gold in recent years, the country still claims to rely heavily on a diverse portfolio in U.S. dollar,…
Spread betting and contracts for differences on the spot forex market
Spread bets and CFDs on currencies should consider that China is thinking about dropping its U.S. dollar peg. For years, China’s currency, the yuan, has been pegged to the greenback. Now, though, China is thinking of moving away from that.
Comments made by a central bank governor indicate that the yuan peg to the dollar is unusual, and that things may…