Gold (XAU/USD) Analysis Recommended by Richard Snow Get Your Free Gold Forecast Get My Guide USD Drifts Higher While Yields Appear Vulnerable to Further DownsideThe US dollar started the week on the right foot, although, the early Monday rise was certainly nothing to...
What is on tap for the earning calendar this week
The earnings season for the last quarter of 2023 was kicked off last week with some of the larger financial institutions. That pattern continues this week with a mixed of some others before big cap tech gets things going toward the end of the month. For this...
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Ukraine asked Switzerland to organize a high-level peace conference (Russia not invited)
Is peace finally on the table? (update: it's not)Reuters reports comments from the Swiss President Viola Amherd who says that Ukrainian President Zelensky has asked Switzerland to organize a high-level peace conference.Amherd made the comment at a joint press...
European equity close: Sluggish start to the new week
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Bank of Canada business outlook survey: Business sentiment sinks
How would you rate current business conditions?Sentiment fell every month in Q4, from 22% at the start of the quarter to 9% at the end38% of firms expect a recession in the year ahead vs 33% in Q354% of firms expect inflation to remain above 3% for the next two years...
Commodity currencies struggle after the PBOC leave rates unchanged
Will 2024 be the year that China turns the corner?So far this decade has been a disappointment for Chinese growth but with the property market flushed out and inflation in China zeroed-out, hopes have built for some fiscal and monetary help this year.The consensus...
Canada November manufacturing sales +1.2% vs +1.1% expected
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The US gets the holiday but Canada is open for business
It's Martin Luther King Jr Day in the US and markets there are closed but Canada is open for business. I wouldn't expect much from Canada but the commodity currencies are under some pressure today after China opted to hold rates unchanged. AUD is down 51 pips to...
ForexLive European FX news wrap: Dollar steady, oil drops amid US holiday
Headlines:Markets:EUR leads, NZD lags on the dayEuropean equities lower; S&P 500 futures down 0.1%Gold up 0.1% to $2,051.43WTI crude down 1.2% to $71.79Bitcoin up 2.2% to $42,615It was a quiet session for the most part and not surprisingly so, with US markets...
ECB’s Holzmann says should not count on rate cuts at all this year
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EUR/USD getting closer to a technical breakout?
Is it only a matter of time before a bigger technical move comes along for EUR/USD? There is a definitely an argument for that when you look at the chart at least. Here's how things are playing out on the daily chart:EUR/USD daily chartThe pair has been moving in a...
Dollar firms to start the new week
There is no particular headline driving the move but at the same time, risk appetite looks to be sapped after a mildly positive open earlier. European indices are now down around 0.1% to 0.3% with bond yields sitting a little higher on the day. The early flows are...
Eurozone November industrial production -0.3% vs -0.3% m/m expected
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Eurozone November trade balance €20.3 billion vs €11.1 billion prior
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German economy ministry says key economic headwinds likely to diminish this year
The economy ministry adds that a recovery will be primarily driven by the domestic economy, although early indicators do not signal any quick recovery as of yet. A positive takeaway is that German GDP is at least still 0.7% higher than what it was in 2019, the year...
JPN225 Again Renews its All-Time Highs, Yen Down Against All Currencies!
China keeps interest rates on hold at 2.5%, whereas investors were previously expecting another rate cut. Asian stocks mainly rise after the Bank of China announcement and Taiwan election results. The World Economic Forum kicks off in Davos. Economists, brokers and...
Market Outlook for the Week of 15-19 January
The week kicks off with a U.S. holiday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.On Tuesday, Australia will release the Westpac Consumer Sentiment data; the U.K. will print the Claimant Count Change, Average Earnings Index 3m/y and the unemployment rate; Canada will...
SNB total sight deposits w.e. 12 January CHF 476.3 bn vs CHF 468.8 bn prior
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