GBPUSD - Double Top in Place, Downtrend to Resume?Bloomberg article released today speculates October Brexit deal unlikely.
November also unlikely perhaps and deal being pushed into December.
Chances are we get no deal whatsoever. GBP attracting some sellers on this.
This may open up the downside again, so go over the GBP crosses (perhaps GBPCAD) for value picks.
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TRY - No Help from ErdoganErdogan speaking publicly for the first time since the TRY rout started (years ago).
His comments are not being appreciated by the markets. Quite a closed mind it seems, and an aggressive posture against
the international community. This will only exacerbate capital flight from Turkey.
TRY Driving Flight to QualityThe 10-year Turkish government bond yield rose 24 basis points to 19.91%, a record high. The ECB is starting to worry about European bank exposure to Turkey, which is on the brink of hyperinflation due to Erdogan's dictatorship. Capital is fleeing the country and the market is showing a flight to quality today with aggressive USD buying and Jpy buying.
DXY - Testing Short-Term SupportDXY at a key juncture in the short-term. If we can rotate higher from 95.00, there is a serious chance at breaking
current range highs. A break lower would cause even more profit taking in USD-pairs as we head back down to the bottom of the range.
Watch for clued here in the 95.00 area.
BTP - Italian bonds still under scrutinyItaly's Deputy PM DiMaio confirms markets' fears: this morning he said
that respecting fiscal rules is not the priority in the next budget.
Until 94.00 is broken to the upside, pressure still remains.
Better picture if we hold here below 93.00 and push towards 90.00 again.
DXY - Pressuring top of RangeThe DXY is responding positively to recent developments and has knocked on the door of it's top range barrier.
THough is was rejected, short-term support has held which is a positive sign for bulls.
We're not in a clearly bullish pattern yet, but the odds still favour higher prices.