It has been a remarkable week for the yen, which has exhibited sharp swings throughout the week. The Japanese yen fell as much as 1% earlier and on Thursday but has pared most of those losses. USD/JPY has risen 0.38% to 155.19 at the time of writing. Japan suspected of intervention In the Asian session, the yen fell as low as 157.55 but then recovered to...
ECONOMICS:JPIRYY (March/2024) The annual inflation rate in Japan ticked lower to 2.7% in March 2024 from February's 3-month peak of 2.8%, matching market consensus. There were slowdowns in prices of transport (2.9% vs 3.0% in February), clothes (2.0% vs 2.6%), furniture & household utensils (3.2% vs 5.1%), healthcare (1.5% vs 1.8%), communication (0.2% vs 1.4%),...
Price completed a retest and it’s set to make a bullish move today. We have key economic data on USD today (INFLATION RATE & FOMC MINUTES) that can make price volatility high. A buy opportunity is envisaged, when price pullback around 1.25663. Technically, price is currently forming a head and shoulder pattern (bullish reversal pattern) that can induce a buy...
The Swiss franc has tumbled on Thursday after the Swiss National Bank lowered interest rates. In the North American session, USD/CHF is trading at 0.8987, up 1.35% on the day. Earlier, the Swiss franc fell as low as 0.8994, its lowest level since November 23. There has been plenty of speculation as to when the Fed and other major central banks will lower interest...
U.S Core CPI Rep: 3.9% 🚨HIGHER THAN EXPECTED🚨 Exp: 3.7% Prev: 3.9% U.S. Headline CPI Rep: 3.1% ✅In line with Expectations✅ Exp: 3.1% Prev: 3.4% Breaching below 3% is proving a difficult task for Headline CPI . In 25 years of inflation history above and headline CPI cant seem to breach down below into the moderate <3% level Since Oct 2023 Core CPI has...
U.S Core PCE (FEDS FAVOURITE METRIC) Rep: 2.9% ✅ Lower Than Expected ✅ Exp: 3.0% Prev: 3.2% U.S. Headline PCE Rep: 2.6% ✅ In Line with Expectations ✅ Exp: 2.6% Prev: 2.6% Historical Core PCE Norms On the chart you can see that since 1990 the typical Core PCE range is between 1 - 3% (red dotted lines on chart). We are slowly getting back down into this...
Here is what you need to know on Thursday, January 18: Technical Analysis: Gold price finds a temporary support near $2,000 Gold price attempts a firm-footing near psychological support at $2,000 amid a nominal decline in the US Dollar Index. The near-term demand for the precious metal has turned bearish as it has slipped below the 50-period Exponential Moving...
Core and Headline CPI (Dec 2023 figures) U.S. Headline CPI Prev: 3.1% Exp: 3.2% Rep: 3.4% 🚨 HIGHER THAN EXPECTED 🚨 U.S. Core CPI Prev: 4.0% Exp: 3.8% Rep: 3.9% 🚨 HIGHER THAN EXPECTED - but still fell from 4% to 3.9%✅ CORE CPI FALLS BELOW 4% FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE MAY 2021 We have a long way to go before...
Core and Headline CPI NEW CPI Figures released tomorrow Thursday 11th Jan 2024 @ 7:30am Central (for the December 2023 month) U.S. Headline CPI Prev: 3.1% Exp: 3.2% Rep: TBC Tomorrow U.S. Core CPI Prev: 4.0% Exp: 3.8% Rep: TBC Tomorrow Will the US Core CPI finally fall below 4% for the first time since May 2021? Core vs Headline (the difference) You...
This week, the focus of many traders will be on US inflation data, which will provide valuable insights into the Federal Reserve's monetary policy outlook. The forecasts indicate a potential 0.2% increase in both headline inflation for December and the core rate. On an annual basis, the headline inflation rate is anticipated to rebound to 3.2% from November's...
US Inflation Rate YoY Comparison - ECONOMICS:USIRYY Stark similarities to the beginning of the Great Inflationary Period (GIP) which ranged from 1965 - 1982. The GIP fractal is not a prediction, it only offers us perspective and context. As an example, US Inflation YoY could potentially bounce around between 3 - 4% for another 32 months as it did between 1975...
Dear Traders, I would like to offer my perspective on the major economic drivers for USD and GBP. Like the famous investor John Bogle says, "The market may be crazy, but it's not entirely insane. Fundamentals matter." This analysis compares key economic indicators of both countries in order to explore potential impacts on the GBP/USD currency pair in the long...
IWN on the reliable daily chart has been trending down for two in a descending channel as shown on the chart with upper and lower trendlines drawn with the tool. The Stochastic RSI oscillates in the interval between oversold and over bought and presently is well overbought at nearly 100. While the RSI may double top like it did in July, it is at least...
Is it possible to see the Dollar depreciate against the Euro in the upcoming future, as a wannabe economist. I propose a few objective data points that may or may not support this thesis. I am interested in gaining feedback to further my ability to apply what I am self-teaching myself.
The U.S. Yield Curve (US10Y-US02Y) flattening is a textbook sign of recession. However the S&P500 (blue trend-line) keeps recovering and rising from the 2022 Inflation Crisis. At the same time, the Inflation Rate (black trend-line) may have taken a pause but is on a strong decline, while the Interest Rate (orange trend-line) is turning sideways. The question on...
We’ve become so accustomed to headlines of ‘peak inflation’ and falling input prices that some have been throwing the wonderful ‘deflation’ word around. And we think most would enjoy a bit of deflation, as that would result in lower interest rates. However, with commodity prices (particularly oil) being a key driver of inflation, a lot of the softness can be tied...
Explanation all in the chart but the link between Inflation and Oil is all there to see but NEVER mentioned. It just make sense, as the price of oil rises, so will EVERYTHING from transport to manufacturing and retail. Over 6000 House holds goods require Oil If the price of oil is controlled, then so is inflation Maybe this is why the USA has spent decades...
Self explanatory as all the analysis is on the chart. But market has grabbed liquidity by taking out 1810 highs and peaking at 1822. Since then Gold has crashed back down below 1778, taking out the last low and changing the market structure which now indicates a sell. Gold is currently sitting at a resistance zone, which I am looking to short from. However, it is...