The major US stock indices are closing near highs for the day. Wall Street Journal's Timiraos tweeted that the core PCE was likely to be tame when released on January 26th with the 12-month, 6 month and 3-month trends moving lower (see post here). The Dow industrial...
Economic calendar in Asia, Friday 19 January 2024 – Japan inflation data
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Trade ideas thread – Friday, 19 January, insightful charts, technical analysis, ideas
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ETF buyers caught holding the bag as bitcoin nears $40,000
Bitcoin is down $2000 today or 4.5% as the selling after the ETF debuts continues. Bitcoin rose as high as $49051 in the hour after the 11 US bitcoin ETFs were launched but a 'sell the fact' trade quickly emerged and it's been downhill ever since.Today bitcoin held at...
Crude oil settles at $74.08
The price of crude futures settled the day at $74.08. That's up $1.52 or 2.09%. The high price reached $74.19. The low price was at $72.10. The current price traded $73.89.US inventory data was mixed, but there were increased geopolitical risks from activity in the...
NZDUSD tests, but can’t break a cluster of support
The NZDUSD trended lower into yesterday's trade, but after reading it at 200 day moving average near 0.60901, and a swing area between 0.6078 and 0.6085, the selling baby in the price corrected the upside. That move to the upside took the price to an Asian session...
US stopgap bill to avert shutdown secures enough votes to pass
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WSJ Timiraos: Core PCE modeling points to the downside
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Stocks giving up gains. S&P up marginally now.
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White House: US launched additional strikes at Houthi anti-ship missiles
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US treasury sells $18 billion of year TIPs at a high yield of 1.810%
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White House: Iran attack was another example Iran’s destabilizing behavior in the region.
The geopolitical situation in Israel/Gaza along with the Russia Ukraine (and China/Taiwan), are risk events that could upset apple carts in 2024. In Israel, risks come from Iran's involvement, supply shocks from the Houthi terrorism in the Red Sea, and the general...
US Dollar Stands Tall, Technical Setups on USD/CAD and AUD/USD
US DOLLAR FORECAST – USD/CAD. AUD/USDThe U.S. dollar has rebounded recently, as traders have scaled back overly dovish interest-rate cut expectationsCurrent market dynamics may have room to consolidate in the near termThis article focuses on the technical outlook for...
EURUSD waffles up and down after retest of the 200 day MA
The EURUSD yesterday moved down to test its 200-day moving average at 1.0846. The low price reached 1.0842 before bouncing to the upside. The subsequent move to the upside yesterday and into the Asian session today sniffed its falling 100 hour moving average currently...
Bostic: Open to cutting rates before July if convincing evidence of slower inflation
Fed's BosticOpen to starting rate cut before July if there is convincing evidence inflation is is long faster than he anticipatesRepeat baseline is for rate reductions starting in Q3, with care needed not to cut Toussaint and risk renewed demand and price...
Atlanta Fed Pres. Bostic schedule to speak shortly
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European equity markets close with gains on the day
Major European stock indices are ending the day with gains snapping 2-day declinesGerman DAX rose 0.83%France CAC rose 1.13%UK FTSE 100 rose 0.17%Spain's Ibex rose 0.13%Italy's FTSE MIB rose 0.83%As European truth head for the exits, US stock indices remain mixed with...
Atlanta Fed GDPNow growth for Q4 growth 2.4%
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The AUDUSD is waging a battle between support and resistance targets. What next?
The AUDUSD trended lower this week, but did find support buyers yesterday, against a swing level against 0.65229. Below that level is the rising 100-day moving average at 0.65101. The subsequent rally today so the boys move up and retest the broken 50% midpoint of the...
USDCHF retracement support boosts buyer confidence
The USDCHF trended higher this week, and yesterday extended above the 200 bar moving average on the 4-hour chart, and the 38.2% retracement of the move down from the early November high to the December low. However, after peaking at 0.8685, the price started to...