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USDCHF breaks above the 200 day MA. Key break. Staying above keeps the buyers in control.
The USDCHF moved sharply higher yesterday after the stronger-than-expected CPI. The move to the upside extended above the 50% retracement of the move down from the October high. That level comes in at 0.8788. The 100-day moving average. That level comes in at 0.8806,...
BOE’s Bailey: I’m quite skeptical about forward guidance
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US weekly EIA crude oil inventories +12018K vs +2560K expected
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Hopes for Middle East ceasefire dwindle
Israeli PM NetanyahuThere were rocket attacks from Lebanon into Israel today that killed one person and injured a half-dozen others. In response, Israel appears to be launching attacks on Beirut.At the same time, Netanyahu has decided the Israeli team won't return to...
NZDUSD buyers and sellers are battling it out at a cluster of key technical level.
The NZDUSD moved lower yesterday and in the process, did move below a key cluster of technical levels including the 200 day moving average at 0.60796, the 100-day moving average near 0.6072, and the 50% midpoint of the move up from the October low at 0.6070. The low...
BOE’s Bailey: We are seeing signs of pay growth coming down
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US stock indices retrace some of the declines from yesterday
Yesterday the small-cap Russell 2000 index tumble by nearly 4% which was its worst day since June 2022. Period today that index has rebounded by over 1.25% as traders reverse some of the declines.A snapshot of the stock market major indices is showing (10 minutes into...
USDCAD buyers in control above the 50% retracement and a key swing area.
The USDCAD moved sharply higher yesterday after the better than expected US CPI data. The run to the upside extended above its 100-day moving average 1.3557. However the price rotated back to the downside in trading today, and move back below that moving average...
Fed’s Goolsbee: Even if inflation comes in a bit higher, it’s still consistent with path
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Canada January home price index -1.2% m/m – CREA
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Did a secret Powell meeting turn around markets yesterday?
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Kickstart your FX trading with a technical look at the 3 major currency pairs
The USD moved higher yesterday helped by the stronger CPI data that sent yields surging to the upside. That run in yields has slowed a bit, but lower inflation data in the UK has helped to push the GBPUSD lower and below key support at the 200-day MA (close risk level...
Former Boston Fed President Rosengren: Markets overreacted to CPI
Former Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren, who retired after trading misconduct, is still thinking about markets."Market overreacted to the CPI report. While above analysts expectation, monetary policy is not set to analyst expectations. Nothing in the report...
December US PPI revised to -0.2% from -0.1%
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The Fed’s Goolsbee highlights the economic calendar as CPI moves retrace
Fed's GoolsbeeWe get US retail sales tomorrow but it's a bare economic calendar today aside from weekly US oil inventories. The speaker calendar is a bit more lively with three Fed officials starting with Goolsbee at 9:30 am ET. When he last spoke he said a March cut...
ForexLive European FX news wrap: No post-CPI follow through for now
Headlines:Markets:AUD leads, GBP lags on the dayEuropean equities higher; S&P 500 futures up 0.5%US 10-year yields down 1 bps to 4.306%Gold down 0.1% to $1,989.82WTI crude flat at $77.90Bitcoin up 4.1% to $51,630There was no significant follow through to the...
US MBA mortgage applications w.e. 9 February -2.3% vs +3.7% prior
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Gold hangs on at key support level for now
Gold (XAU/USD) daily chartThe sharp move higher in Treasury yields and the dollar yesterday resulted in a steep drop in gold. Of note, the fall took out the January low as well as the $2,000 mark. But at least for the time being, buyers are able to hang on as the...
Eurozone December industrial production +2.6% vs -0.2% m/m expected
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