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Upcoming Earnings Release: Baidu, Inc. ADS (ticker: BIDU) is scheduled to report earnings on 16 May before the market opens. The consensus EPS estimate for the fiscal quarter ending March 2024 is $1.90. The reported EPS for the same quarter a year prior was $1.81. Bulls Starting to Show Ahead of Earnings There is some interesting price action on the daily...

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Wage Growth in Focus Following Dovish BoE UK employment and wage data will be widely watched this week on Tuesday at 6:00 am GMT. Last week, the Bank of England (BoE) claimed a large part of the spotlight; albeit leaving the Bank Rate unchanged at 5.25% (16-year peak), a dovish shift was delivered in the shape of MPC votes. In a 7-2 vote to hold the Bank Rate...

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Control changed hands in the gold space (XAU/USD) last week; buyers strengthened their grip, adding +2.5% and snapping a two-week losing streak a whisker off all-time highs of $2,431. Technicals Favouring Buyers Last week’s move was (technically) aided by support on the daily timeframe coming in from $2,280, a level which the Research Team were watching...

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Sterling ended the week a touch lower versus the US dollar, down -0.2% and snapping a two-week bullish phase. As we enter the second full week of May, the GBP/USD currency pair will be monitored closely ahead of Tuesday’s employment and wage data out of the UK, with technical studies indicating a bearish move could be on the table. Long-Term Picture Price...

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Europe’s shared currency eked out a marginal gain of +0.1% versus its US counterpart last week, marking a fourth straight week in positive territory for the major currency pair. This will be a watched market ahead of Wednesday’s US CPI print, with technicals suggesting a move higher in EUR/USD from short-term support. Long-Term Picture There is little change...

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Upcoming Earnings Release: Walmart Inc. (ticker: WMT) is scheduled to report earnings before the market opens on 16 May. The consensus EPS estimate for the fiscal quarter ending April 2024 is $0.52, while the reported EPS for the same quarter a year prior was $0.49. Strong Technical Evidence Supporting Buyers Ahead of next week’s earnings, Walmart is offering...