Japan’s GDP sent equities higher this morning. Reports showed that Japan’s GDP rose 0.2% in the fourth quarter of 2016. The growth derives from an increase in exports due to a weaker yen however, the data shows that domestic demand is lagging. Japan had a 1% GDP growth for 2016. This suggests that the Bank of Japan will not change its monetary policy in the near future.
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Read MoreAs earning reports trickle out, markets have become stronger. Gold hit a three-month high yesterday, but as the dollar advances, it knocks the safe-haven off its pedestal, however, will the downward trend last?
Read MoreDollar is steering higher as Treasury prices wane. The euro is faltering under the weight of the geopolitical risks laid out for the bloc of nations.
Read MoreThe stronger dollar has sent gold and oil lower. The euro is weighed down as geopolitical risk pushes European equities lower.
Read MoreStraight from Washington – US president Donald Trump plans to take executive action to reduce the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act’s hold on the financial sector. In an effort to dissolve regulation on the banking sector, Trump wants to dismantle the 2010 efforts, made by the Obama administration, to avoid a repeat of the 2009 financial crisis.
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