The Lunar New Year is upon us
That will impact liquidity conditions in Asia, so just be mindful of that as Chinese markets will only reopen on Wednesday, 17 February next week.

The dollar pushes higher after earlier declines
EUR/USD has given up most of its advance and falls to 1.2114 from 1.2144 earlier while we are seeing USD/JPY hold a slight bounce from its 100-day moving average near 104.40 to post a session high of 104.75 currently.

The yen is extending gains in the major currencies space
Oil has turned around gains to keep lower with WTI falling from $58.60 to $57.75, down 0.4% on the session at the moment. European equities are also keeping slightly lower while S&P 500 futures are pushed to session lows, down 0.2%.

Latest data released by NFIB – 9 February 2021
The actual reading misses on estimates and falls to an eight-month low as outlook for business conditions deteriorate further in the US – a third straight drop.

Silver is one of the better performers in European morning trade
Precious metals are showing a solid bounce this week, with gold advancing towards $1,850 and silver now up by nearly 2% on the day and closing in on $27.80 as the dollar is seen weaker across the board in European trading.

10-year Italian bond yields fall to 0.50%
but the market is certainly liking the idea of Italian politics having a familiar figure at the helm.
The ECB also has a helping hand in all of this

The dollar is struggling once again in trading today
Things are getting rather dicey for the dollar this week as we now see EUR/USD hit 1.2100 upon rebounding from its 100-day moving average (red line) at the end of last week, with .

Gartman speaks to Bloomberg
During his prime, Gartman was known as the commodities king but now he just offers a couple of thoughts on the market since in 2019.

GBP/USD falls to a session low of 1.3686 as the dollar keeps firmer on the day
After having slipped in Friday trading, the dollar is coming back into favour today as Treasury yields keep higher in the European morning. That is now seeing the greenback push to sesion highs against a couple of major currencies, with

The euro’s shine at the end of last year is starting to look more dull now
The miss on the Sentix investor sentiment earlier may be but one data point but it is starting to reflect weaker conditions overall in the euro area to start the new year. Let’s take a trip back to the euro