50% Off! Beat the market in 2025 with InvestingProCLAIM SALE

Dollar Breather; Draghi Today

Published 28/11/2016, 11:19
EUR/USD
-0.06%
USD/JPY
0.07%
XAU/USD
0.08%
XAG/USD
0.03%
JP225
-0.26%
AUS200
0.45%
DX
0.09%
GC
0.04%
HG
0.48%
SI
0.29%
CHINA50
0.98%

Today's Highlights

Francois Fillon

Dollar Breather

Draghi Today

Please note: All data, figures & graphs are valid as of November 28th. All trading carries risk. Only risk capital you're prepared to lose.

French Politics

Congratulations to Francois Fillon for taking the Republican party nomination for President of France beating out his rival Alain Juppe by a monstrous margin of 68.5% to Juppe's 31.6%.

According to the polls, Fillon will most likely face Marine Le Pen, who is largely seen as the French answer to Donald Trump. Le Pen is also a yellow haired populist who wants to deport all the illegals and slow down globalization to a trickle.

The elections aren't until May and this is hardly the only thing influencing the euro at the moment, but we can see the EUR/USD rallying with the prospect that the French, unlike the United States, had the foresight to put a candidate in play that at least has a chance to block the populist movement.

Market Overview

The euro isn't the only thing to kick the dollar this morning. In fact, we're seeing a major dollar retracement across all assets today, especially in the currency markets, which are looking a bit one-sided today...

1 Day Relative Performance USD

Gold and silver are also breathing again with gold above $1192 and silver pushing $16.80 an ounce. Copper looks unstoppable regardless of what all the other markets are doing. Copper is up 1.79% so far today.

Copper Chart

Stocks are moving everywhere but not in the same direction. The Aus200 is down 0.79%, the China 50 is up 0.47%, and the Jpn225 is nearly flat for the day as the Japanese try to stomach the stronger yen.

3rd party Ad. Not an offer or recommendation by Investing.com. See disclosure here or remove ads.

What's happening today?

Today is Cyber Monday in the United States. For those of you who are not familiar, this is the Internet's version of Black Friday where all of the online stores offer massive discounts in the hopes of driving big business.

Black Friday was a bit of a flop with shoppers spending an average of $290 each, which is down from $300 last year. Wall Street is now praying that Cyber Monday picks up the slack, citing that people are doing more of their shopping online these days. Either way, we won't need to wait long to find out.

Also, ECB President Mario Draghi will be speaking again today. Nothing grand is expected but Draghi has been known to move markets before so it pays to pay attention. Particularly, it will be interesting to hear what he has to say about the Brexit's impact on the Union.

Keep your eyes on this dollar pullback. The USD has traveled very far very fast, so even a 10 or 20% retracement could have a significant impact if you're trading on high leverage.

Also, keep your ears open for any updates about OPEC's deal. The big day is on Wednesday.

This content is for information and educational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice or an investment recommendation.

Past performance is not an indication of future results. All trading carries risk. Only risk capital you're prepared to lose.

Which stock should you buy in your very next trade?

AI computing powers are changing the stock market. Investing.com's ProPicks AI includes 6 winning stock portfolios chosen by our advanced AI. In 2024 alone, ProPicks AI identified 2 stocks that surged over 150%, 4 additional stocks that leaped over 30%, and 3 more that climbed over 25%. Which stock will be the next to soar?

Unlock ProPicks AI

Latest comments

Loading next article…
Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.
© 2007-2024 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.