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Jasper Lawler

Jasper Lawler

Jasper Lawler has accumulated over twelve years of experience in the financial industry. He held positions as Senior Market Analyst at City of London-based CMC Markets, Client Relationship Manager at GAIN Capital and was a stockbroker for Westrock Advisors in Midtown Manhattan, New York (including during the 2008 financial crisis). His introduction to trading was as a proprietary Forex trader for FX Signs, a Hong Kong-based asset manager. Jasper has a bachelor’s degree in finance and economics from Lancaster University, England. He has held the FINRA Series 7 license for Financial Advisors and the National Futures Association (NFA) Series 34 license for Retail-Off Exchange Forex. He is also a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) charter holder.

Forex ・
1 December 2020

EUR/USD hits 1.20 - euro traders fade EU budget drama

The euro-dollar exchange rate (EUR/USD) is at its highest in 3 months amid dollar weakness and efforts to finally pass the EU budget & recovery fund.

Macro
30 November 2020

Wall Street’s 'fear gauge' just threw up a sign of complacency

The VIX index - a measure of implied volatility in the S&P 500 just dropped below 20 in a sign of improved sentiment and arguably complacency given the uncertainty at hand.

Commodities ・ Energy
27 November 2020

OPEC Meeting preview: $50 oil coming soon?

A jump in the price of crude oil has added an extra twist to the coming OPEC+ decision about what to do with its production quotas.

Stocks ・ Commodities ・
26 November 2020

COVID vaccines are party-poopers for gold

Since the the news of effective COVID vaccines, the price of gold has plummeted for 3 weeks in a row to hit a 4-month low. Is this the end of the party for gold?

Stocks ・ Markets
25 November 2020

The case for Dow 40k

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit 30,000 for the first time this week. We outline 7 reasons the Dow could hit 40,000 and 5 risks that stand in its way.

Stocks ・ Asset Allocation
24 November 2020

Dividend investing: Beginners guide to picking stocks for income

It's not all about buying low and selling high! Shareholders earn income through cash dividends. In this guide we explain how to get started income investing with stocks.

Forex ・ Crypto
24 November 2020

XRP price moves turn euphoric on chance Ripple will be used by central banks

Ripple’s token XRP is the top-rising cryptocurrency this week with strong competition. Is a weekly rise of 150% a bubble or the beginning of something huge?

Crypto
23 November 2020

Ethereum is going parabolic before the Eth2.0 deadline cut-off

Ether (the Ethereum token) is up nearly 500% this year in a huge rally that has gone nearly unnoticed outside crypto circles.

Commodities ・ ESG
20 November 2020

Copper hits 2-year high in new era of ‘sustainability’ and China-based contracts

A reputation as ‘sustainable’, new renminbi contracts and booming infrastructure spending in China just sent copper prices to a 2 year high.

Asset Allocation
19 November 2020

Learn about the Permanent Portfolio that Jeff Gundlach likes

The ‘Permanent Portfolio’ is the brainchild of Harry Browne who wrote the book ‘fail-safe investing’. ‘Bond king’ Jeffrey Gundlach has recommended it.

Stocks ・ Forex ・
19 November 2020

Tide turns for Turkish lira after interest rates yanked to 15% #USDTRY

The Turkish lira is starting to reverse a multi-year slump after the newly-installed central bank governor just hiked interest rates to a massive 15%.

Markets
18 November 2020

Buy British! Schroders talks up “once in a generation opportunity”

Asset manager Schroders is creating a ‘British opportunities trust’ fund to invest in undervalued UK stocks. Time to have a second look at buying British?

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