The market continues to march higher as the war in Israel hasn't spread to other Arab countries. In fact, yesterday the US intelligence has even reported that Iran was surprised by the Hamas attack. This has weighed on Crude Oil prices and eliminated the risk of a...
ECB accounts: Solid majority expressed support for 25 bps rate hike in September
Emphasis was also paced on upward revisions to headline inflation projectionsA pause would have given rise to speculation that tightening cycle was overNot hiking could also send a signal of ECB being more concerned about the economy than inflationDeposit facility...
OPEC maintains 2024 oil demand growth forecast
2024 world oil demand growth forecast unchanged at 2.25 mil bpd2023 world oil demand growth forecast unchanged at 2.44 mil bpdTrims Q4 2023 world oil demand forecast by 50k bpdTrims Q1 2024 world oil demand forecast by 150k bpdOngoing uncertainty in Europe and other...
ECB’s Vasle: The main challenge to our policy is the lack of accompanying fiscal policy
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Stocks hang on to gains ahead of CPI showdown
S&P 500 futures are up 0.4% while major European indices are posting gains of around 0.6% to 1.0% currently. This continues from the push higher yesterday as equities are looking to recover more ground after the drop in the last two weeks.S&P 500 futuresIn...
GBPUSD Technical Analysis – We are at a key resistance
US:The Fed left interest rates unchanged as expected at the last meeting.The macroeconomic projections were revised higher as the economy showed much stronger resilience than expected and the Dot Plot showed that the majority of members still expects another rate hike...
BOE’s Pill: It is a finely balanced issue if we still have to do more on rates
UK inflation remains too highA lot of policy tightening has yet to come throughEarlier in the day, BOE policymaker Dhingra said that roughly only 20% or 25% of the impact of rate hikes have been absorbed by the economy. In other words, they're trying to buy time for...
ECB’s Villeroy: Current level of interest rates is approriate
Patience is more important than activism at presentDuration is more important than level of interest ratesThey are determined to get the message across, trying to vindicate their decision to pause without conceding that it does have to do, at least in some part, with...
The Middle East is Not the Biggest Threat to Markets
A new crisis in the Middle East does not seem to have frightened anyone, neither investors nor Central Banks. The former continue to buy stocks, while the latter reiterate their dovish stance.It seems that everyone has decided that the conflict will not last long,...
Market Update – October 12 – The key US Inflation
Stock markets moved higher across Asia, with the Hang Seng outperforming again as tech stocks strengthen. China stimulus hopes are also helping, and the CSI300 lifted 0.9%. The JPN225 bounced 1.8% after a stronger close on Wall Street yesterday. Last night, FOMC...
ECB’s Wunsch: Maybe we’ve reached the peak in interest rates
If inflation meets forecast, then no more rate hikes are neededBacks reopening discussion on PEPP timetableWe have to live with current uncertaintyOil prices are an upside risk to inflationThis just conforms to market expectations that they are already done with rate...
S&P 500 Technical Analysis – The bulls are eyeing the top trendline
The market continues to march higher as the war in Israel hasn't spread to other Arab countries. In fact, yesterday the US intelligence has even reported that Iran was surprised by the Hamas attack. This has weighed on Crude Oil prices and eliminated the risk of a...
FBS Awarded for Best Islamic Forex Account
FBS, a leading global broker, received the Best Islamic Forex Account award from the Forex Expo Dubai. Excellence in this nomination recognizes FBS’s commitment to improving people's access to financial markets and inclusion in trading."The number of users who use...
IEA cuts 2024 global oil demand growth forecast on softer economic outlook
2024 global oil demand growth forecast cut to 880k bpd (previously 1 mil bpd)Cites harsher economic conditions and energy efficiency improvementsRecent oil price pullback reflects demand destruction2023 global oil demand growth forecast bumped up to 2.3 mil bpd...
A more tentative mood so far to start the session
Major currencies are more or less flattish, after a bit of an extension to the narrower ranges today earlier. The dollar is overall steadier as Treasury yields are also looking rather tentative, with 10-year yields seen at 4.56% for the time being. Taking EUR/USD as...
EURUSD Technical Analysis – This resistance will decide where the pair goes next
US:The Fed left interest rates unchanged as expected at the last meeting.The macroeconomic projections were revised higher as the economy showed much stronger resilience than expected and the Dot Plot showed that the majority of members still expects another rate hike...
FX option expiries for 12 October 10am New York cut
There are a couple to take note of for EUR/USD, as highlighted in bold.But they are a little distance away at 1.0550 and 1.0575 with another decently large one at 1.0600. The figure level doesn't really offer too much technical significance and in fact, so do the...
ECB’s Stournaras says should not stop bond buying too early
No value in bringing forward end of PEPPNow especially that there is new uncertainty from events in Israel and PalestineNeed to keep flexibility and act if necessaryThis contradicts with what Kazaks mentioned yesterday, that the ECB should at least discuss an early...
BOJ’s Noguchi: We have no choice but to raise inflation forecast for fiscal year 2023
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Russell 2000 Technical Analysis – The key resistance is now is sight
The market continues to march higher as the war in Israel hasn't spread to other Arab countries. In fact, yesterday the US intelligence has even reported that Iran was surprised by the Hamas attack. This has weighed on Crude Oil prices and eliminated the risk of a...