The strongest to the weakest of the major currenciesThe USD is the strongest and the CHF is the weakest as the North American session begins and ahead of the key US jobs report. Most of the major currencies are bunched together. Apart from the USDCHF, the rest of the...
OPEC+ JMMC meeting begins but no policy change to be discussed
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Stocks see early optimism cool with US jobs report coming up
Here's a snapshot of the equities space at the moment:Eurostoxx +0.1%Germany DAX -0.3%France CAC 40 +0.1%UK FTSE -0.3%S&P 500 futures +0.1%Nasdaq futures +0.3%Dow futures flatThat's hardly indicative of a more positive risk sentiment, the one that we saw from Asia...
Nasdaq Composite Technical Analysis – Bulls and Bears are watching this support
Last week, the Fed hiked the interest rates by 25 bps as widely expected keeping everything unchanged. Fed Chair Powell reiterated their data dependency and kept all the options on the table. The economic data since the FOMC meeting has been pretty solid and the...
ForexLive European FX news wrap: Markets slow down awaiting US non-farm payrolls
Headlines:Markets:USD leads, CHF lags on the dayEuropean equities mixed; S&P 500 futures up 0.2%US 10-year yields flat at 4.192%Gold down 0.1% to $1,931.15WTI crude up 0.6% to $82.05Bitcoin down 0.5% to $29,132It was a bit of a sideways session as markets are...
NONE Token Launches the Ultimate High-End Trading Bot on Discord
$NONE has launched as a token powering the ultimate high-end trading bot on Discord. In just three days since its launch, $NONE has gathered over 1,600 holders and earned $60,000 to be shared among its thriving community.As the crypto market continues to evolve,...
Dow Jones Technical Analysis – Watch this key support for the next big move
Last week, the Fed hiked the interest rates by 25 bps as widely expected keeping everything unchanged. Fed Chair Powell reiterated their data dependency and kept all the options on the table. The economic data since the FOMC meeting has been pretty solid and the...
Japan banking regulator says sees no big impact from BOJ shift for now
Kurita is the new head of the FSA and he mentions that:"With long-term interest rates staying around 0.6%, I don't think it will have much of an impact on Japanese banks. Unless rates surge in a short period of time in Japan the way they did in the US, I believe the...
Underlying inflation has likely peaked in 1H 2023 – ECB
Median and mean underlying inflation measures suggest that underlying inflation has likely peaked in the first half of 2023Most measures of inflation were showing signs of easingThe latest inflation data for July was broadly in line with expectationsThis seems to be a...
Eurozone June retail sales -0.3% vs +0.2% m/m expected
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Russell 2000 Technical Analysis – The bulls are still eyeing a breakout
Last week, the Fed hiked the interest rates by 25 bps as widely expected keeping everything unchanged. Fed Chair Powell reiterated their data dependency and kept all the options on the table. The economic data since the FOMC meeting has been pretty solid and the...
UK July construction PMI 51.7 vs 48.0 expected
Prior 48.9UK construction activity returns to growth in July, helped by the strongest rise in commercial building since February as well as solid growth in civil engineering activity. The downside to the report is that homebuilding saw another sharp contraction on the...
AUD/USD, GBP/AUD Analyzed as AUD Eyes a Recovery Post RBA Statement
AUD/USD, GBP/AUD PRICE, CHARTS AND ANALYSIS: Recommended by Zain Vawda Get Your Free AUD Forecast Get My Guide Most Read: The Reserve Bank of Australia: A Trader’s GuideAUD FUNDAMENTAL BACKDROPThe Australian Dollar continued its recovery overnight with modest gains...
Germany July construction PMI 41.0 vs 41.4 prior
Prior 41.4The slump in Germany's construction sector continues in July, , led by a deepening decline in work on residential building projects. Weaker demand conditions are weighing as there is another sharp fall in new orders, leading to constructors to scale back...
Market Update – August 4 – Amazon delivers, Apple does not. Yields eyeing highs before NFP.
Amazon delighted investors on Thursday posting earnings of 65 cents/share vs 35 cents/share expected. Cost cutting policy has allowed the company to expand its overall margin even if its money making AWS business profit margin declined to 24.2% from 29% a year...
S&P 500 Technical Analysis – US NFP in focus
Last week, the Fed hiked the interest rates by 25 bps as widely expected keeping everything unchanged. Fed Chair Powell reiterated their data dependency and kept all the options on the table. The economic data since the FOMC meeting has been pretty solid and the...
Not much appetite among major currencies for now, awaiting the US jobs report
And as we await that, there isn't much notable change among major currencies with tight ranges still abound. EUR/USD is only seeing a 17 pips range so far today as it keeps flattish for now - similar to dollar pairs all across the board.The aussie and kiwi were mildly...
European stocks lightly changed as the session gets underway
Eurostoxx +0.2%Germany DAX flatFrance CAC 40 +0.2%UK FTSE -0.1%Spain IBEX +0.2%This comes as we also see US futures trim its earlier gains. S&P 500 futures are only up 0.2% now with Dow futures rather flattish. Nasdaq futures were up as much as 0.7% earlier but...
Gold Technical Analysis – Bulls and Bears are watching this key support level
The Fed hiked interest rates by 25 bps as expected and left everything unchanged. Fed Chair Powell didn’t hint to anything and reaffirmed their data dependency keeping all the options on the table. The US data since the FOMC meeting has been mixed but the labour...
Eurostoxx futures +0.6% in early European trading
German DAX futures +0.4%UK FTSE futures +0.4%There is a more positive mood on the day as equities look to end the week on a better note. The turn of the month hasn't been kind to stocks but they are finding a bit of a footing now. This comes as tech shares are on the...