Britain has officially left the European Union on January 31st , 2020, and will soon start negotiations with the European Union regarding bilateral relations in the future. It is believed that Brexit will cause negative impacts on the European Union in multiple aspects.
Latest statistics show Australia’s annualized CPI from Q4, 2019 to be 1.8%, lower than the central bank’s 2%-3% long term target range, which the inflation fails to reach ever since 2017.
British general election at the end of 2019 was conducted against a sluggish economy. Latest statistics show that Britain’s economy growth is stagnant and the once strong labor market has weakened. In the first half of 2020, the pound will need to navigate through the domestic economy, central bank policies and the crucial March budget. In addition, the Brexit negotiation is still in its preliminary stage, whether a free trade agreement can be successfully concluded will also be critical.
As the G10 currency that performed the best in 2019, Canadian dollar may see a rather smooth horizontal trend this year partly because weakening domestic economy, and partly because the positive influence of easing trade tensions has been fading. CAD rose 5% against the USD in 2019, with nearly half of the increase gained in the last few weeks, benefiting as several other currencies from a reduce of risk factors at the end of 2019.
Australian economy appeared sluggish in 2019. Stagnant wage growth and debts piling up have made consumers significantly reduced their spending, and though Reserve Bank of Australia had lowered the interest rate by 0.75% through 3 rate-slashes, private consumption remained low.
For the first time since May, the yen’s rate has dropped below 110 per USD, as positive outlook for the trade agreements has weakened market demand for safe-haven assets. Before the first phase of the trade agreement was signed on Wednesday, the U.S. government removed the “currency manipulator” label imposed on China.
The Reserve Bank of Australia is likely to mention the negative effects of the wildfire on economic outlook in the February policy statement. The main short term impact of wildfire will be on farm production and private investment.
From historical trends, gold usual fares quite well from the first trading day after Christmas until late January next year, falling only in 2009 and 2010, while increasing in other years during this period, with an average growth of 5%. History suggests that late December is a good time for purchasing gold, as the price usually rallies at the end of the year and early January next year.
Statistics show Germany’s manufacturing PMI in December reached 43.4, less than the expected 44.6. Overall, manufacturing PMI of the whole Eurozone sat at 45.9, a decrease from the previous 46.9 and lower than the expected 47.3. The protest that broke out in France recently is also worrying.
From a seasonal point of view, gold price tends to bottom out near mid-December and may soon see a reverse trend. According to World Gold Council (WGC) data, global gold ETF holdings have lost about US$1.3 billion from the peak in September.But even so, gold ETF holdings have increased by almost 35% this year; if the US dollar index falls below 96, gold will likely start to rise again.
Bank of International Settlement (BIS) recently issued a warning to the forex market, saying that the proliferation of forex platforms and investment channels has led to a greater dispersion of capital, which can increase the risk of liquidity crunch for some forex brokers in times of high market volatility. Though JP Morgan’s latest global forex volatility index is at a record low since 2014, the forex market faces new risks as signs of fluctuation emerge.
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More investors concerns about the performance of Cyprus regulators recently. "CYSES" , the short form of Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, is the financial regulatory bodies of Cyprus. Cyprus is the European countries, an island located at the east of Mediterranean Sea, and he officially joined the EU by 1st May 2004.
Australia is one of the countries with most of the global Forex brokers and has established robust position in Forex market.
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