Microsoft to launch trading platform
By Jeremy Grant and Steve Lodge at Financial Times
Microsoft and Saxo Bank of Denmark will this week launch an online platform for individual traders to capitalize on investors’ increasing desire to take control of their finances.
Confidence in investment managers in some mature markets took a hit in the wake of the global credit crisis. The “flash crash” in the US – when the Dow Jones average plunged and rebounded in less than one hour – damaged confidence and has led to large equity fund outflows.
The availability of low-cost internet-based financial dealing services has also helped shift investors towards “self-directed” investing, also called “execution only” (XO) dealing services, offered by firms such as Barclays Stockbrokers and TD Waterhouse.

Arguments for ECB to hike in 2010 by Danske Bank
* The focus of the ECB now appears to be shifting from whether to implement more stimulus measures to when to begin withdrawing them.
* We believe that the euro area next summer will have recovered so much that the ECB will consider interest rates at historical lows as being inappropriate and will start hiking.
* When the ECB starts hiking it will probably deliver about 0.5 percentage points each quarter, which was the average hiking speed seen in the 2000-01 hiking cycle.
* The exit strategy is likely to begin with alterations of the conditions for the long-term refinancing operations.
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o The latest IMM data shows that net long USD positions were scaled back significantly in the week from 7 to 14 April.

o Speculative investors have reduced their bets that GBP will depreciate. Net short GBP positions were trimmed by USD0.7bn following strong GBP performance in recent weeks. During April, GBP has gained close to 5% against EUR and close to 3% against USD. While reduced, net short GBP positions remain significant and there is thus still the potential for a move higher in GBP/USD to be catalysed by position unwinding.

o Long positions in AUD and NZD were built further, while net short CAD positions were reduced. Both AUD and CAD continued their recent strong performance during the week to 14 April, while NZD underperformed against the other dollar-block currencies.

o Net long EUR positions were also extended, though positions are still modest by historical measures. The euro has seen broad-based pressure since the IMM data was collected on 14 April.

o Speculative investors are net long in AUD, EUR and NZD against USD, while net short in GBP, CAD, JPY and CHF against USD.
Speculative investors scale back long USD positions

When you have some spare time, give it a look… It is always wise to have fundamentals in mind when trading…

Economic and Financial Outlook, 2009 Q2 by Danske Bank

Francesc

Hope they are right….

Global Scenarios - Moving away from the abyss by Danske Bank

Francesc

Too late my friend….

ECB to cut 50bp again in April by Danske Bank

Francesc

Could this change the view of David Solin that EURUSD is getting close to a large upmove towards 1.4715?

EUR/USD: Reserve balancing by Russia likely to add downside pressure on EUR/USD by Danske Bank

Francesc

Interesting…

EUR/GBP Bearish trend resumed by Danske Bank

Francesc

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Francesc

Since end of October EURUSD has been trading in a range between 1.2330 and 1.3100. That range was
broken this morning when EURUSD took out its November high at around 1.3081. A new bullish trend is established with a year end target of 1.3808 which is a major resistance area. If broken there is room for a
move to 1.4140 (minor resistance) and 1.4700 which is next major resistance area. A trough below 1.2550
reverses the trend.
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