30 results
- 29 Mar 2017
FXTM: Markets Recover after Dow Suffered Longest Losing Streak since 2011
FXTM Chief Market Strategist Hussein Sayed comments on U.S. markets will remain the key driver for global investors. Markets are calmer today after a steep selloff on Monday driven by concerns that…
- 7 Jun 2017
FXTM: Politics Retake Centre Stage in Capital Markets
FXTM Chief Market Strategist Hussein Sayed comments on the markets in light of political tensions in the Middle East and the impending UK general election. Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower on…
- 10 May 2017
FXTM: Markets Directionless After Fear Gauge Hits A 24-Year Low
FXTM Chief Market Strategist Hussein Sayed comments on the CBOE Volatility Index. The CBOE Volatility Index fell yesterday to the lowest level since 1993 to trade in single digits. The implied…
- 8 Mar 2017
FXTM Analysis: Currency Markets in Wait-And-See Mode
FXTM Chief Market Strategist Hussein Sayed comments on the Australian dollar has been the best performing currency so far this year, up by more than 5% against the dollar. The Aussie is outperforming…
- 4 Jan 2017
Forex: Overview on the 2017 Key Market Themes
Hussein Sayed, chief market strategist at FXTM provides an overview on the 2017 key market themes. Whether you consider 2016 a good or a bad year, it was by no doubt the year of surprises. Not just…
- 10 Oct 2019
Mixed Trade Negotiation Signals Rattle Financial Markets
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist, FXTM Investors across the globe are closely monitoring the high-level US-China trade talks, which will kick off today as China’s Vice Premier Liu He sits on…
- 9 Jun 2017
FXTM: Traders Bracing for Big Moves in EuroCable
FXTM Chief Market Strategist Hussein Sayed comments on potential market moves arising from Comey’s testimony, the UK election and ECB meeting. After a slow start to the week, traders are getting…
- 5 Nov 2020
Biden Victory, Divided Government
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM, Markets are continuing to look through the political uncertainty across the pond as measures of volatility collapse while investors find solace in…
- 11 Jan 2021
Global Stocks Retreat from Record Highs; Dollar Extends Gains
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Equity markets kicked off 2021 on a solid footing. Investors clearly shrugged off the global surge in coronavirus cases and the US Capitol…
- 21 Sept 2020
Rising Covid-19 Cases Keep Risk Assets Under Pressure
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Equity markets kicked off Monday on the back foot following three weeks of consecutive declines in US stocks, which marked the longest weekly losing…
- 9 Jul 2020
Record US COVID-19 Cases Can’t Halt the Equity Rally
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Equity markets have pushed higher in Asia following an impressive last hour rally on Wall Street yesterday. The record daily increase in US COVID-19…
- 27 Apr 2020
Unlimited Support from Central Banks Keeps Markets Energise
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Asian equities kicked off Monday trading on a positive note with most benchmarks rising more than 1%, led by a 2.5% rally in the Nikkei 225. US…
- 13 Jul 2016
FXTM: Markets Recovered Post-Brexit Losses, Pound Jumps
The incredible reversal in appetite to risk sent MSCI international world index within a whisker of 2016 highs, as global equity markets recovered almost all losses post the U.K.’s vote to leave the…
- 8 Aug 2017
Opinion: Markets in Sleep Mode
Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM, comments on the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average. Despite the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting record highs on Monday,…
- 12 Jul 2017
FXTM: Investors on the Sidelines Ahead of Janet Yellens Testimony
FXTM Chief Market Strategist Hussein Sayed comments on possible outcomes on Janet Yellen’s Congress testimony tomorrow and the Canadian dollar. With the absence of any top tier news and the markets…
- 14 Mar 2017
FXTM Comments: Why ‘The Greenback’ is Weakening
FXTM Chief Market Strategist Hussein Sayed comments on despite the U.S. wage growth not being robust enough, the continuous improvement in hiring will force wage growth to accelerate and diminish the…
- 31 Jul 2017
FXTM Analysis: Time to Buy U.S Dollar?
FXTM Chief Market Strategist Hussein Sayed comments on the week ahead and what it might mean for the U.S. Dollar. Six months ago it was hard to believe that the Greenback will be plummeting against…
- 22 Aug 2017
Analysis: Politics and Central Bankers Under Investors Radar
FXTM Chief Market Strategist Hussein Sayed comments on why politics and central bankers are Less than a month ago the CBOE volatility index – known as the best indicator of fear in the markets…
- 18 Jan 2017
FXTM Analysis: Volatility Elevated Ahead Of May’s Brexit Speech
Hussein Sayed, FXTM Chief Market Strategist comments on U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s has no interest in partial departure which suggests we’re heading towards a “Hard Brexit”: Financial markets…
- 4 Apr 2017
FXTM Analysis: Xi-Trump Summit in The Spotlight the Week Ahead
FXTM Chief Market Strategist Hussein Sayed comments on the week ahead with Xi-Trump summit on the horizon: Recap The U.S. dollar bulls finally regained some control of the market after three weeks of…
- 15 Feb 2017
Currency Market: Trump Optimism Fails to Send the Dollar Higher
FXTM Chief Market Strategist Hussein Sayed comments on the S&P 500 breaching the $20 trillion market cap: Is 20 your lucky number? After the Dow Jones Industrial Average spent almost two months…
- 20 Jan 2017
FXTM Analysis: Trump vs Yellen & Draghi vs Weidmann
FXTM Chief Market Strategist, comments on the battle between Bundesbank's Weidmann and Draghi on when to end the loose monetary policy: The U.S. dollar has been on a roller-coaster this week. After…
- 5 Oct 2020
Trump’s Covid Infection Increases the Chance of Fiscal Stimulus
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM President Trump’s Covid-19 diagnosis caught markets by surprise on Friday and they sold off aggressively on the news, with the Dollar ticking higher…
- 12 Nov 2020
Global Equities Take a Breather Following Massive Vaccine-related Moves
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM, Pfizer and BioNTech’s announcement on Monday that their Covid-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective in preventing the virus has led to big market…
- 29 Jun 2020
More Market Volatility Ahead as Virus Spreads
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM “Coronavirus deaths topped 500,000 worldwide”, is the first headline to grab investors’ attention this morning. The mission is unaccomplished and the…
- 2 Apr 2020
Market Turmoil Resumes as Virus Fears Deepen
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Investors have suffered a tough start to the second quarter due to the coronavirus pandemic. After climbing 17.9% from its low in the past seven…
- 20 Apr 2017
Investors Dump Risky Assets in Favour of Treasuries, Pound on the Radar
FXTM Chief Market Strategist Hussein Sayed comments on the after-effects of U.K. PM’s election announcement on the Pound. Asian equity markets fell across the board on Wednesday, following a…
- 28 Mar 2017
FXTM: Reflation Trade Took Its First Hit, Is Trumps’ Honeymoon Over?
FXTM Chief Market Strategist Hussein Sayed comments on the impact on equities as Republicans pull healthcare bill: U.S. equities suffered their worst weekly performance since the U.S. election back…
- 31 Mar 2017
FXTM Analysis: The Post-Brexit Pound, Bears Vs Bulls
FXTM Chief Market Strategist Hussein Sayed comments on the EU will not sacrifice the achievements of a 76-year project based on short-term losses. Wednesday marked the official countdown of UK’s…
- 19 Apr 2017
FXTM: Mixed Messages On U.S. Dollar & Who Should You Listen To
FXTM Chief Market Strategist Hussein Sayed comments on the on-going developments in Gold. The U.S. dollar continued to recover from a five-month low against the Yen early Tuesday, after testing…