September: Global PMI, US jobs report & Gold in focus
Monthly market outlook: September 2020
Trading Opportunities in the Fed's "Lower for Longer" Era
As September kicks off, volatility may remain the name of the game across equity, currency and commodity markets! Conflicting themes may force the sentiment pendulum to swing between two extremes, potentially placing investors on a wild roller coaster ride….
Rising coronavirus cases in some European countries and the United States, US political uncertainty ahead of November’s presidential election and the Brexit deadlock among other negative factors are set to rock the financial markets yet again.
On top of all of this, the Federal Reserve is shaking things up by relaxing its view on inflation!
There seems to be a sense of confidence over the world economy recovering quicker than expected, while renewed US-China trade hopes and optimism around a coronavirus vaccine is fuelling the “risk-on” mood. Equity bulls remain on a tear with the MSCI World equity index, which tracks shares in 49 countries experiencing it’s best August gain since 1986! In the currency arena, “King” Dollar is struggling to keep its throne while Euro has hit levels not seen in two years.
Amid the ongoing volatility, noise and uncertainty, our in-house analysts are here to give you an edge.
In this webinar, Lukman and Han discuss what impacts the Fed's new approach on inflation will have on US assets, including the Dollar and S&P 500, while covering potential trading setups that may appear on the Euro and Gold this month.
