A volatile first quarter for US equities, which grappled with not only an inflation-fighting Federal Reserve but also increased geopolitical tensions.
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Cross Asset Forecasts for Q2 2022
Cross asset fundamental and technical forecasts to prepare you for Q2 2022.
Technical Analysis: Support and Resistance
Support and
resistance is THE most popular and used technical analysis concept. It’s based
on the fact that price tends to react to certain levels and those same levels
can be traded as the price gets rejected.
resistance is THE most popular and used technical analysis concept. It’s based
on the fact that price tends to react to certain levels and those same levels
can be traded as the price gets rejected.
So, if traders expect a level to hold,
they will trade
Germany would back EU ban on Russian coal, but only if done gradually – source
This relates to the likely imminent announcement from earlier here.The matter is still being discussed as the details are yet to be sorted out but it will be the first foray by the EU into sanctioning Russian energy, although it doesn’t touch on oil and gas just yet – which are the more important on
Moscow declines to comment on progress of talks with Ukraine
Does not reject possibility of Putin-Zelensky meetingBut only possible once there has been an agreementRussia not in a rush to switch all payments in rubles for exportsWell, negotiations continue to drag on and it remains to be seen if an agreement can be struck between the two sides. For now, marke
French stocks fall, election risks starting to kick in?
The CAC 40 index is down 1.3% on the day now with French government bonds also slipping further on the day. 10-year French bond yields are up 9 bps to 1.10% currently as it appears that investors are waking up to looming election risks.One of the latest opinion polls shows that far-right candidate,
EU to step up sanctions on Russia
To ban all coal imports from RussiaTo ban export to Russia of semiconductors, high-tech machinery, LNG extraction tech, other equipmentExport ban represents value of €10 billion per yearTo ban import from Russia of wood, cement, rubber, chemicals; estimated €5 billion per yearTo add dozens of other