After putting in a bottom in mid-October, T-notes have rallied sharply higher. Patient bulls have been afforded few opportunities to enter the contracts on a pullback, but that may soon change. Pullbacks are a healthy part of any sustained rally, as they allow market participants to take profits from longer held positions, and reallocate capital in the direction...
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The Canadian dollar is showing little movement on Tuesday. In the European session, USD/CAD is trading at 1.3382, down 0.13%. We could see stronger movement from the Canadian dollar in the North American session, with the release of the Canadian inflation report. Canada releases the November inflation report later on Tuesday. In October, inflation dropped to 3.1%...
Last week was busy for major central banks. During a 60-hour window, rates were set for 60% of the global economy, from the US Fed, the ECB, to the BoE. Central banks’ announcements caused a frenzy in markets. The pivot to a dovish stance by the US Fed contrasted sharply with hawkishness from the ECB. This paper summarizes rate announcements and their market...
The euro has extended its gains in Thursday trading. In the European session, EUR/USD is trading at 1.0925, up 0.45%. It has been a good week for the euro, which has climbed 1.5% against the US dollar. The European Central Bank meets later on Wednesday and is widely expected to hold rates at 4.0% for a second straight time. The markets will be focusing on the...
With the SPX trading just about 3.8% from its all-time highs, all eyes will be on the Federal Reserve, which is scheduled to announce a monetary decision later today, followed by a press conference. We do not anticipate any change to the FED Funds Rate as we expect the central bank to take additional time in order to assess the lagging effects of previous rate...
The Federal Reserve kept its interest rate as 5.25%-5.5% for its December 2023 decision (staying unchanged for a third consecutive meeting). This was in line with expectations, but the big news is that they indicated 75bps cuts in 2024. This revelation has weakened the USD across the board with the Aussie dollar the best performer at +1.3%. GBP/USD and EUR/USD...
Last Friday's University of Michigan Survey of Consumers revealed some surprising bullish trends as we head into the heart of the holiday season. November’s 69.4 sentiment score, the highest since August, was a massive jump from 61.3 in October, making a positive change in how consumers feel about the state of the economy. Within the report, though, is what really...
The British pound is showing little movement at the start of the week. In Monday's European session, GBP/USD is trading at 1.2576, up 0.22%. It's a busy week for UK releases which could translate into volatility from the British pound. The UK releases employment data on Tuesday, GDP on Wednesday, followed by the Bank of England rate decision on Thursday. The UK...
The market's attention will be fixed on the Federal Reserve's final policy meeting of 2023 scheduled for this Wednesday, with the expectation that the US will maintain interest rates at a 22-year high. Investors will have an opportunity to scrutinize the Fed's statement and Chair Jerome Powell's press conference for any indications of potential rate cuts in 2024...
There is some reasons that I think Nasdaq is going to experience a fall in near future: 1) The federal reserve still wants to keep interest rates higher for longer. 2) These prices for stocks it means the market think the fed is going to decline interest rates for 1.25% in December 2024! 3) Retail investors buy 7 billion Dollar of stocks, but Banks just buy...
DXY have to breaks the 104.350 to secure its trend, unless it will drops to the first resistance area which is 103. So, wait till DXY show you its trend.
The feds Balance sheet reduced from $7.96 Trillion to $7.73 Trillion This is the largest reduction in the balance sheet since September 1st 2023.
Gold advanced to the $2,040 area in the second half of the day on Thursday but lost its momentum. Despite the renewed USD weakness, rising US yields limit XAU/USD's upside as market focus shifts to Friday's November jobs report. Gold price (XAU/USD) attracts some buying for the second straight day on Thursday, albeit lacks follow-through and remains confined in a...
COMEX: Gold Options ( COMEX:GC1! ) Gold prices rallied to an all-time high on Friday. Spot gold climbed 1.6% to $2,069 per ounce, up 3.4% for the week. Gold price rose to $2,075 mid-session to beat the previous record of $2,072 reached in 2020. U.S. gold futures also broke new ground. The February 2024 contract of COMEX gold futures settled at a record high of...
The GBP/USD pair continued to experience gains during the American session, reaching a new monthly high at 1.2715 before a modest retracement. The British Pound maintains its strength against the US Dollar, with the GBP/USD comfortably trading above the 1.2600 level after touching Monday's peak at 1.2644, the highest since last August. The Governor of the Bank of...
The euro is in negative territory in Thursday trade. In the European session, EUR/USD is trading at 1.0940, down 0.27%. Germany's inflation rate declined sharply in November and the eurozone is up next, with the November inflation report later today. German inflation dropped to 3.2% y/y in November, down from 3.8% in October and below expectations. This was the...
- how it works : - Imagine you can create apples, and that you are the only one in the world able to do that. - So if you create 100 apples, you will make them more rare and unique, so maybe you can sell them for 10$ each one. - So now imagine you create 10,000,000,000 apples, you will have more apples than peoples need to eat, so you will have to sell your...