The Traderszone Network

Donald Trump’s prediction that the U.S. economy was on the verge of a “very massive recession” hit a wall of skepticism from economists.

I have written up the top 5 seasonal tades for the coming month – oil, EUR, USD, commodities and GBP
OK, I haven’t actually written them up.
Adam did, but he’s most likely in bed and he won’t be reading this.

No USD/CNY reference rate from the People’s Bank of China today
China is on holiday but will be back tomorrow.
Thinning out the FX market somewhat, HK is also off today

The familiar springtime smells of popcorn, hot dogs and fresh-cut grass were in the air Sunday as Major League Baseball started its season with games in three cities.

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The dollar was on the defensive early on Monday, nursing losses against the euro and yen after form U.S. data failed to shift dovish Fed sentiment.

Here is a research piece from the Federal Reserve on the US shale oil industry
– Oil prices have declined by roughly 70 percent since peaking in the middle of 2014
The Fed researchers ask why have large declines in prices and in the rig count not triggered a more dramatic decline in production?

New Zealand Treasury’s Monthly Economic Indicators for March
In summary:
– Real GDP grew by a stronger than expected 0.9% in the December quarter. Growth strengthened markedly in the second half of 2015.
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