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Marcus Holland
Marcus Holland is an editor at FinancialTrading.com, a guide to online trading that offers news, education and analysis of different financial instruments.
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By Marcus Holland |
June 13, 2013
Gold prices have come under pressure after better than expected economic data raised U.S. yields creating headwinds for the precious metals market making a vertical options spread look appealing.
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By Marcus Holland |
May 30, 2013
Euro futures were able to gain traction on Thursday as weaker than expected U.S. GDP data combined with an increase in U.S. jobless claims reduced U.S interest rates and weighted on the dollar.
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By Marcus Holland |
May 10, 2013
Yen futures had moved to support levels against the dollar and had held support for the past few weeks as investors awaited an impetus to push the currency pair down to new levels. On a cash basis, the USD/JPY broke through 100 yesterday.
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By Marcus Holland |
May 9, 2013
The trend in the British pound is higher, as slightly better than expected economic news recently has kept the Bank of England off the accelerator as witness on Wednesday when the central bank met to decide the state of current interest rates.
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By Marcus Holland |
April 12, 2013
Gold futures prices moved lower on Friday after the Commerce Department released worse than expected Retail Sales data. The decline in consumer confidence along with the lack of robust retail buying in March created headwinds for gold traders.
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By Marcus Holland |
February 14, 2013
Gold futures prices started Wednesday under pressure as a rally in the dollar continued to erode the value of it. Gold futures have also felt the pinch of investors looking to rotate out of alternative assets classes and back into stocks.
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By Marcus Holland |
February 11, 2013
The rally in the dollar has created headwinds for gold futures prices, pushing the yellow metal toward support levels. Dollar strength has come on the heels of better than expected U.S. data.
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By Marcus Holland |
January 28, 2013
Articles have been speculating about the possible bankruptcy of Sears Holding, the major retail chain in the United States and Canada. At $40 a share, that would be a tidy profit for the short community.
