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As is often the case with central bank meetings in the era of communication-as-a-policy-tool, the Bank of England’s “decision” (read: no change) on interest rates was already telegraphed well in advance. But for the always forward-looking markets, there was still plenty to digest from this morning’s BOE statement. …read more From:: Resource Investor

OPEC speculation and a strong dollar on trade war fears is providing highs and lows on the crude oil market. Oil was rallying on a big 5.9 million barrels draw in inventory, and a record-breaking week for U.S. refiners as they ran a seasonal record 17.7 million barrels a day crude oil last week according

Al Brooks provides bar-by-bar analysis on a five-minute chart of the previous day’s prices action in the E-mini S&P 500. This is his analysis for Wednesday, June 20, 2018. …read more From:: Resource Investor

On Wednesday night, June 20, CME Group and BarclayHedge honored managed futures leaders at their seventh annual managed futures Pinnacle Awards. …read more From:: Resource Investor

A daily summary of high-profile members of several complexes. …read more From:: Resource Investor

Markets have calmed down since yesterday’s big risk asset selloff, but that doesn’t mean that there’s nothing exciting on the horizon for traders. Namely, tomorrow’s Bank of England meeting should provide some important insights into Mark Carney and company see policy unfolding moving forward. …read more From:: Resource Investor

The U.S. dollar has jumped to its strongest level in nearly a year, raising questions about how a strong greenback could act as a drag on debt and oil demand in much of the world. The U.S. Federal Reserve announced another rate hike a few days ago, which helped edge up the dollar to a

The outlook for sterling remains tilted to the downside, especially when factoring in how Brexit-related uncertainty and political risk may force the Bank of England to delay monetary policy normalization this summer. …read more From:: Resource Investor

Global equity benchmarks are ripping back this morning as trade tensions have found a way into the back seat of investors’ minds. In fact, the small-cap and domestically focused Russell 2000 notched a record high on Monday, matched it yesterday and extended such gains in today’s session. …read more From:: Resource Investor

Al Brooks provides bar-by-bar analysis on a five-minute chart of the previous day’s prices action in the E-mini S&P 500. This is his analysis for Tuesday, June 19, 2018. …read more From:: Resource Investor