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Videos from Saxo Bank’s TradingFloor.com site. Talk about macro economics, interest rates, forex. It is basically wild guesswork by people in suits. Read the disclaimer on the bottom of Tradingfloor.com: None of the information contained herein constitutes an offer to purchase or sell a financial instrument or to make any investments.
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Forex, equities and macro strategy
- David Karsbøl, Chief Economist and member of Senior Management Group
- John J. Hardy FX specialist, Consultant
- Christian Tegllund Blaabjerg, Equity strategist and analytical expert
- Mads Koefoed – Market Strategist
- Nick Beecroft – Senior FX Consultant
- Andrew Robinson, FX Analyst
Trading
- Michael Schmeja – Global Head of Derivatives Sales
- Ken Veksler, Senior Manager, Trading and Advisory
- Didier Abbato, Senior Manager, Trading Advisory
CFDs and Listed Products
- Ole S. Hansen, Senior Manager, CFDs and Listed Products
- Alan Plaugmann – Deputy Head, CFDs and Listed Products
Commodity Update: Weak Dollar Drags Commodities Lower
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- Commodity Update: Weak Dollar Drags Commodities Lower
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- 0:06
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- Saxo Bank's Ole Hansen explores macroeconomic factors driving the commodity markets. Also, he looks at the Reuters CRB index that's broken some key technical indicators.Gold holds its ground due to risk aversion in the market.Crude's recent break through USD 80 mark was short-lived, amids signs of lower demand from the US and China.Bumper wheat crops from US and Australia damp the surge due to the Russian ban on exports.Copper, a leading economic indicator, shows signs of weekness after a 25% rally in June.
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- Asia Market Focus: China July data shows strong exports but weak imports
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- 0:06
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- Asia's interpretation of this week's FOMC statement - not quite enough stimulation. Any falter in the US economy will cause China to stumble.Jury is still out on Chinese trade data and whether there's still going to be a soft landing. Unemployment in Australia puts a dampener on the Asian economy causing re-evaluation of recovery.
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- Market Overview: Q2 Earnings Season Review and Beyond
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- 0:06
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- Having the major earnings from the 2nd quarter now reported, Christian Blaabjerg explores the future of US unemployment and GDP. With a negative forecast into the second have of 2010, concerns of this effect in the Eurozone are also discussed.For more articles and videos with Christian Blaabjerg, visit www.tradingfloor.com
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- Commodity Video Update: Strength despite uncertainty
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- 0:06
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- July's strong US earnings season has boosted sentiment in the commodities complex, meaning 21 of the 25 commodities tracked by Saxo Bank are trading above their 200-day moving average. US economic data, however, show there is still an air of uncertainty.Crude oil hits 3 month highs, back over $80 a barrel, on dollar weakness and reduced Brent Crude supply due to maintenance in the North Sea.The recent gold sell-off looks to have come to an end due to technicals and a lifting of Chinese buying restrictions.Russia, the world's 3rd largest exporter of wheat, is experiencing severe drought and related widfires, further reducing production and export estimates and driving prices higher.Copper has rallied by 15% despite weak US housing data. So there may be a stall here.
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- Market Overview Weekly Video: GDP expectations
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- 0:06
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- Market overview with Mads Koefoed. Sony and Shell delivers solid Q2 earnings, beating expectations. US GDP figures about to be released, soft figures expected. Basel 3, regulations and guidelines have been relaxed. Expectations of data to be released next week, US ISM Manufacturing and non farm payroll.Read articles by Mads Koefoedwww.tradingfloor.com
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- Weekly Commodity Update: Stress Test Results Reduce Support for Gold
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- 0:06
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- Ole Hansen, Senior Manager at Saxo Bank specializing in commodities and futures.Improving broad sentiment has been driven by the EU stress test results, US housing data and a rally for Chinese stocks. This is offset, however, by consumer confidence still being down and double dip recession fears still lingering.Increased risk appetite has triggered profit taking in gold. Crude oil has been stuck in the $75-81 range. Sugar has been the star performer of the month, and wheat is affected by drought conditions in Russia's Black Sea region.Read articles by Ole Hansen www.tradingfloor.com/ole-hansenwww.tradingfloor.com
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- Asia Market Update: Can China engineer a soft landing?
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- 6:57
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- Asia Market Update with Andrew Robinson, Analyst at Saxo Capital Markets Singapore.China has learned to address specific issues, meaning it should be able to reduce the risk of a hard landing. For example, recent measures address the risk of a property bubble.Asia has responded positively to the results of the EU stress tests, like the rest of the world.Opportunities in the ?pro-risk? environment - looking at AUDJPY and AUDUSD.And Indonesia is emerging from the shadows...
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- FX Update Article: Better than expected US data pressures the US dollar
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- 3:44
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- Andrew Robinson expands on his FX Update article, ?Better-than-expected US data pressures dollar again?. A slight rebound in US new home sales after a decline after the ending of stimulus measures, setting Asia off in a ?Strong note?. Oil drives the CAD and risk appetite.Read the full article tinyurl.com Andrew Robinson:Tradingfloor.com contributor & Asia market specialist Andrew Robinson of Saxo Capital Markets Singapore
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- Trading Explained: Earnings Season
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- 1:49
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- Earnings Season is the 4 times per year that many publicly traded companies announce their quarterly earnings. Christian Blaaberg, Equity Strategist at Saxo Bank, explains some of the dynamics of earnings season and what effects different results can have on the markets.
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- Outlook: It's All About Earnings
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- 8:03
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- Christian Blaaberg gives comments on the first week of Q2 earnings season. With a higher than anticipated Alcoa report and a record quarter for Intel, Blaabjerg digs deeper in analysing these results and what we may see in up and coming reports.He also comments on global earnings and of chances of the double dip recession occuring, with trends in the market sectors.
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- Update on CAD, USD FOMC Minutes, Euro Dollar, Slowdown in Chinese Economy & the AUD
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- 4:41
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- Tradingfloor.com?s FX update: John Hardy, consulting FX strategist with Saxo Bank discusses the Canadian dollar and its relationship with the US economy. The USD has been weak and the recently published FOMC minutes have not had a positive effect on dollar.The Spanish treasure auction seems to have been received well by the market, but Hardy questions if it is enough.The Chinese economy slowing, Hardy explores these warnings signs and it particular effect on the AUD.
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- Earnings Season for the S&P Index
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- 6:16
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- www.tradingfloor.com Interview with Mads Koefoed, and expectations of the results of this week's earnings season. Announcements from companies such as Alcoa, Intel, Google and General Electric will be much anticipated.
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- Eurozone Stress Tests: A Walk in the Park
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- 5:44
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- www.tradingfloor.com Interview with Mads Koefoed, Market Strategist at Saxo Bank. Deutsche Bank, Societe Generale, and Banco Santander are but three banks in a long list of prominent banks that are included in the soon to be reported stress tests of the European banking sector. The market is eagerly awaiting the results to be published on July 23, which will cover 91 financial institutions in total, but we have already been offered bits of information about the test settings. And from the small amount of information that has been given to us, we expect the results to provide that same optimistic view of the sector that the US stress tests showed a year ago. Even the adverse scenario is much too rosy for our liking. No major haircuts on sovereign debt, no sharp economic contraction, and renewed market turmoil is only stressed to the extent we saw in May. So why do we expect the stress tests to be a walk in the park for most banks?
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- The July 2010 FX Allocation model
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- 5:56
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- The monthly FX Allocation model (Excel format) for July 2010 has been uploaded, and Chief Economist David Karsb�l provides an overview of the formula and how FX traders can use this tool. David also discusses the increased probability of a double dip recession and how the Chinese economy is also showing signs of a slowdown.Download the July FX Allocation
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- G20's banking showdown in Toronto will highlight differences between US and Europe
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- 7:31
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- www.tradingfloor.com - The eyes of the financial markets will be on the G20 summit in Toronto this weekend as the international community decide on a series of measures to regulate international banking. It marks the first time that the Basel Committee's work is seen in public and represents a significant event for the financial industry, according to Saxo bank's Christian Blaabjerg. The summit will also highlight the differences between Europe and the US.
