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The Week Ahead – Deutsche Bank wobbles, AU, EU and US CPI

With a volatile week behind us in equities, FX and commodities as traders were taking stock of the continuation of the banking crisis coupled with multiple Central Bank meetings, this upcoming week looks positively quiet in comparison. Though with growing rumours of banking giant Deutsche Bank wobbling (it’s share price is down over 24% in the la...

March 27, 2023
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Bollinger Bands – what are they and how can you use them in FX day trading

Bollinger Bands are one of the most popular indicators that FX and CFD traders use, invented in the 1980’s they are a technical analysis tool that are widely used by short and long term traders. The main uses for Bollinger Bands is determining turning points in the market at oversold and overbought levels and also as a trend following indicato...

March 24, 2023
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US stocks eke out a gains in choppy post FOMC session

US equities managed to hold onto small gains despite a mid-session sell off, in a volatile session as traders continued to digest the FOMC decision. 3 of the 4 major indexes finished in the green, with the Nasdaq outperforming, up 1% while the Russell 2000 finished down for the day, dragged down by the continued poor performance in reginal bank sto...

March 24, 2023
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Red hot inflation in UK points to 25bp hike, BoE and SNB preview.

Bank of England Headline February inflation in the UK came at a hotter than expected 10.4%, well above the consensus of a drop to 9.9% and indicating that Januarys dip to 10.1% seems to have been temporary. Unwelcome news for the BoE who have a rate  meeting today, before this figure the decision seemed to be on a knife edge, with the market...

March 23, 2023
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US stocks pump and dump on FOMC, Powell and Yellen comments

US equities finished in the red in Wednesdays session , the session was volatile with some big moves in all risk assets which was unsurprising with probably the most important FOMC meeting we’ve had in the last 12 months. The FOMC hiked rates 25bp as expected, there was an initial rally in equities and drop in the USD as the accompanying state...

March 23, 2023
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XAUUSD, GBPUSD, and EURUSD Analysis 20 – 24 March 2023

XAUUSD Analysis 20 – 24 March 2023 The outlook for gold prices remains positive in the medium term. This is because gold prices rose above the 1960 price line before testing the 2000 resistance and then dropped after failing to cross it. Adjust the resting base or sideways to go up to the resistance 2000 again, which is the next target tha...

March 22, 2023
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The Fed, between a rock and a hard place – FOMC preview

Todays FOMC rate decision is certainly in play, with recent turmoil in the banking sector caused in no small part by aggressive Fed hikes over the last 12 months, throws a very big spanner in the works of the Feds plan to combat inflation. Up until a couple of weeks ago a 50bp hike was pretty much fully priced in as the Fed refused to budge on t...

March 22, 2023
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US stocks continue rally, Gold takes a big hit and EURUSD outperforms ahead of pivotal FOMC meeting

US equities rallied for a second day amid further stability in the banking sector with assurances from treasury secretary Janet Yellen that the US financial system was safe helping to improve investors mood. All major indexes finished in the green with a big bounce in regional banks seeing the Russel 2000 outperform, up almost 2% on the day, wit...

March 22, 2023
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Nike results announced

World’s largest sporting goods company, Nike Inc. (NYSE:NKE) reported fiscal 2023 financial results for its third quarter after the closing bell in the US on Tuesday. Nike beat both revenue and earnings per share (EPS) estimates for the quarter ending February 28, 2023. Revenue reported at $12.4 billion (up by 14% year-over-year) vs. $11.48...

March 22, 2023
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US stocks rally as banking sector fears ease, USD and Gold down, Yields up

US markets rose modestly in Mondays session on a more positive tone in the banking sector following on from the UBS – Swiss government bail out of Credit Suisse over the weekend and hopes US banking regulators would backstop deposits to restore confidence in US mid-sized banks. We saw green across all major indexes, the NASDQ being the lagged ...

March 21, 2023
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The week ahead – SNB, Federal Reserve and BoE rate decisions

US and European markets dropped steeply on Friday as investors remained shaken by the fallout of bank collapses in the US and the issues at Credit Suisse ahead of a pivotal week in Central Bank policy meetings. Over weekend a SNB brokered deal a deal was announced that UBS will buy rival Credit Suisse for 3 billion Francs and agreed to assum...

March 20, 2023
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Bank bailouts see markets bounce, ECB surprises with big hike

Thursdays US session was  risk on led by global banking support after SNB gave a lifeline to Credit Suisse while 11 large US banks stepped up to help First Republic (FRC). In spite of the backdrop of recent bank turmoil the ECB hiked 50bp surprising the market that had priced in a 25bp hike. Even though the size was larger than expected (though...

March 17, 2023
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Will the ECB continue with a 50bps hike as planned?

In the lead-up to the European Central Bank (ECB) interest rate decision this week, the market has seen significant turmoil. Firstly from the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failure, followed by the news that Credit Suisse’s largest financial backer is unlikely to provide further financial support. This led to Credit Suisse stock plunging by more than ...

March 16, 2023
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Stocks and Oil hammered, Gold and Bonds rally on Credit Suisse woes

US indexes finished in the red today with the exception of the Nasdaq which eked out a small gain as banking fears spread to Europe. Shares of Credit Suisse plunged to all time lows on fears of the banks financial position and after a top investor in the form of the Saudi National Bank ruled out any further financial help for the bank. US Stocks...

March 16, 2023
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XAUUSD, GBPUSD, EURUSD Analysis 13-17 March 2023

XAUUSD Analysis 13-17 March 2023 The gold price outlook remains positive in the short and medium term. As the price of gold rested above the 1800 support level before making a strong rally and breaking above the 1880 level as a result of the increased demand for gold as a safe haven over the weekend. come After the collapse of Silicon Valley...

March 15, 2023
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