07:30 TradeTheNews.com Asia Market Update:  Asian equities trade mixed ahead of Fed decision; Heavy day for JP and CN earnings;  AU dollar and yields decline after CPI data General Trend. - Financials trade generally higher after rise in 10-yr UST yields [banks lag in Shanghai] - South Korea’s Kospi lags [Hynix declines after issuing results/guidance; Samsung is due to issue final results on Thursday (April 29th); LG Display and LG Chemical may report later today] - S&P ASX 200 has risen after the flat open [Consumer Staples index lags after update from Coles; Mirvac Group rise ..read more

07:30 TradeTheNews.com Asia Market Update: Asian equities trade modestly lower after mixed US session; Corporate earnings continue; Commodity currencies decline after prior gain General Trend: - Shanghai Composite declined during the morning session after the flat open - S&P ASX 200 has extended declines [Consumer indices decline; Resources index rises amid strength in Shanghai Copper prices] - Hang Seng opened modestly lower, currently trades near the opening level; HSBC reported Q1 results above ests; WH Group and Sinopharm are due to report later today - Nikkei has moved slightly lo ..read more

07:30 TradeTheNews.com Asia Market Update: Asian markets see modest moves ahead of upcoming central bank decisions and earnings General Trend: - Asian equities trade generally higher after recent US gains - Nikkei is trading higher [Topix Air Transportation and Iron & Steel indices have outperformed after earnings] - Japan corporate earnings remain in focus [ANA and Tokyo Steel rise; Canon Inc is due to report later today] - Shanghai Composite rose during the morning session [Consumer Discretionary index rises as China is planning measures to increase consumption during the May holiday ..read more

24 Apr - Barron’s Weekend Summary: In Barron’s Big Money poll, 67 percent of the respondents were bullish on the outlook for stocks in the next 12 months. Source - TradeTheNews.com  Cover Story: “The nationwide rollout of Covid-19 vaccines, the persistence of ultralow interest rates, and expectations for torrid economic growth have convinced America’s money managers that the stock market still has more room to rise”; Among professional investors surveyed in Barron’s spring Big Money poll, “67 percent call themselves bullish on the outlook for stocks in the next 12 months. About ..read more

TradeTheNews.com Asia Market Update: Asia trades mixed after losses on Wall St, modest moves have been seen General Trend: - Hang Seng has extended gains after the higher open [TECH index rises over 2%; Property firms trade generally lower after Q1 earnings from Vanke]. - Nikkei has lagged after outperforming during prior session, currently trades near the opening level [Financials move generally lower; Automakers resume declines; Topix Iron & Steel index declines ahead of earnings from Tokyo Steel; Nidec falls over 5% after issuing results/guidance]. - S&P ASX 200 has moved modes ..read more

European cash equity markets have pulled back from their best levels this afternoon, led by sharper declines in Italian stocks and more specifically the banking sector (FTSE -0.7%, DAX +0.2%, CAC -0.1%, FTSEMIB -1.1%). US cash equity markets are little changed at the closing although outperformance in technology stocks has helped the NASDAQ to a new record high (DJIA -0.1%, S&P +0.1%, NASDAQ +0.4%). (Reports by Sigma Squawk) European Closing Report Italian government bonds also turned lower with 10-year yield up around 21 basis points after the new PM Conte laid out his intentions for th ..read more

European cash equity markets have held higher this afternoon to close firmly in the green (FTSE +0.2%, DAX +0.8%, CAC +1.2%, FTSE MIB +1.5%, IBEX +1.6%). US cash equity markets are higher at the closing bell, led by the material and technology sectors (DJIA +0.9%, S&P +1.1%, NASDAQ +1.5%). (Reports by Sigma Squawk) European Closing Report Spanish and Italian stocks have led gains as investors welcomed reduced political uncertainty and a modest pullback in yields. We did see a small uptick in Italian yields however after reports emerged that 5-Star and League MEP’s had voted for an amen ..read more

The Trade Academy, one of the world’s fastest growing trading education companies, is due to partner with an iconic Formula One team this week. Both, The Trade Academy and the Formula One team (the name of which is to be disclosed shortly) place great emphasis on innovation and technology. They also share core values of mentorship, hard work, persistence and integrity, all being the key ingredients for success.     Formula One has tremendous global reach and with this partnership The Trade Academy will have the exposure and opportunity to bring financial education and expertis ..read more

The Trade Academy, one of the world’s fastest growing trading education companies, is due to partner with a legendary Premier League Club for a 3 year partnership. The Trade Academy will be the first ever sleeve sponsor, with the logo prominently appearing on the shirt sleeve during all of the club’s Premier League and domestic cup matches. The logo will also be featured on the shirts of the Women's team and the Under-23s team, and on the pitch side of every home game, broadcast to billions of spectators across the world. The Premier League Club (the details of which are to be disclosed shor ..read more

Week of 10th of Feb. EURGBP, USDJPY, XAUUSD. EUR/GBP  The EUR/GBP is currently trapped in a hallway of sideways consolidation awaiting a market correction in trend. If current trends hold the EUR/GBP will move to test resistance level 0.84461 before moving to 0.83359. Shown in Chart A.  USD/JPY  Following a pullback to retest the year high set in the third week of January 2020 the USD/JPY could not reach resistance level and year high 110.187. If the USD/JPY can not maintain above resistance level 109.623 then the USD/JPY will move and continue to test resistance level 108.862 ..read more