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Apple lost almost $200bn in market valuation in just two days on the news that China would ban iPhone usage in government offices and state-backed companies. We discuss what will be the real impact of the ban for Apple, and whether the market reaction was exaggerated.
Of course, when a tech giant like Apple, with a market cap of nearly $2.8 trillion sneezes, the whole market catches a cold. The S&P500 fell for the third day to 4451 yesterday, while Nasdaq 100 slipped below its 50-DMA.
Zooming out, the US small caps were also under pressure yesterday, the Russell 2000...

Strong ISM data bolstered the speculation that the Federal Reserve (Fed) could opt for another rate hike before the year end and keep the rates at restrictive levels for longer. The US 2-year yield advanced above 5%, the 10-year yield is around the 4.30% mark.
The US dollar index extends gains toward the 105 level. At 105.40, traders will decide whether the dollar deserves to reverse its yearly bearish trend, and step into a medium-term bullish configuration. But countries around the world react to the dollar’s appreciation. Japanese in particular warn that they will soon step in to stop the...

While Bitcoin might drop to 22'000 USD, Maker is eyeing the Solana Blockchain to migrate, but does it really make sense? And how will the Ethereum Community react to this?

00:00 Intro
00:22 Preview
00:38 Bitcoin
04:19 Ethereum
05:58 ETH & MakerDAO
07:16 Charts
08:03 Subscribe & Good bye

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Released yesterday, the European services PMI data came in softer than expected in all major euro area locations. The data showed that services sector in Italy and Spain slipped into the contraction zone in August - a month of big summer holidays where people flock to Italian and Spanish cities and beaches. The soft PMI data fueled the European Central Bank (ECB) doves and pushed the EURUSD under a bus yesterday; the pair fell to the lowest levels since the beginning of June and flirted with the 1.07 support on idea that the ECB can’t raise interest rates next week...

European markets were silent on Monday, as the EURUSD remained offered below its 200-DMA today, although the softening Federal Reserve (Fed) expectations make more sense than softening ECB expectations, provided that the ECB is NOT in a comfortable place to call a pause at this month’s meeting amid the uptick in latest inflation figures.
In equities, the European stocks have less potential than their US peers, but the FTSE 100 could surf on the rising energy prices in H2.
On the flip side of the world, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept its cash rate unchanged at 4.1% at...

Last week ended on a positive note, and this week started with a solid risk appetite, as the US jobs data hinted at a finally loosening jobs market, while Chinese stocks rallied on further measures deployed by the Chinese government to support the country’s faltering property market.
But the European stock markets aren’t in a good position to benefit from the news as activity slows while inflation remains high due to rising energy prices.
The EURUSD sank below 200-DMA, as the barrel of US crude traded past $86pb, as oil bulls continued buying the tight supply narrative from OPEC+.
Also,...

August ended on a downbeat note for the S&P500 and on an upbeat note for the US dollar as, even though the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) favourite gauge of inflation, PCE, came in line with expectations in July for both the core and headline figures, while the euro-area CPI disappointed due to rising energy prices. The barrel of US crude rallied past $84pb.
Today, all eyes are on the US jobs data (with hope of some loosening) and on final PMI figures.
In China, today’s Caixin PMI showed that it stepped into the expansion zone in August, whereas the Chinese services...

X is the new Twitter and they want to become the everything app. Everything will potentially also include financial transactions hence why X is trying to get a licence to issue digital currencies, such as cryptos. Let's see what the fuss is all about!

00:00 Intro
00:24 Preview
00:34 Bitcoin
05:52 Ethereum
08:04 Subscribe & Good bye

#crypto #cryptonews #cryptotrading #swissquote

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America had another ‘bad news is good news’ moment yesterday; softer-than-expected ADP and growth data further fueled expectations that the Federal Reserve (Fed) is – maybe – good for a pause.
The S&P500 gained for the 4th consecutive session yesterday, as US 2-year yield settles below the 5% level on expectation that the Fed has no reason to push hard to hike rates; it could just wait and see the impact of its latest (and aggressive) tightening campaign.
In the FX, the softening Fed expectations are weighing on the US dollar, but keep in mind that the seasonality is on...

Yesterday was a typical ‘bad news is good news’ day. Risk sentiment in the US and across the globe was boosted by an unexpected dip in US job openings to below 9 mio jobs in July, the lowest levels since more than two years, and an unexpected fall in consumer confidence in August.
Today, all eyes are on the US ADP report and the latest GDP update. The ADP report is expected to reveal below 200K new private job additions in August, while the US growth is expected to be revised from 2% to 2.4% for the Q2 with core...