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The Week ahead – Debt ceiling deal, NFP and Aussie CPI – charts to watch
News over the weekend of a tentative debt ceiling deal had been achieved should see investors in the week ahead return to their usual programming of trying to predict the next move from the Federal Reserve, which this week’s jobs data will be a cri...
May 29, 2023
Read More > The Week ahead – Debt ceiling deal, NFP and Aussie CPI – charts to watch
News over the weekend of a tentative debt ceiling deal had been achieved should see investors in the week ahead return to their usual programming of trying to predict the next move from the Federal Reserve, which this week’s jobs data will be a cri...
May 29, 2023
Read More > US stocks sink as debt ceiling impasse continues to weigh on investors, RBNZ rate decision today
Major US indices were lower on Tuesday, extending to the downside through the session, as debt limit negotiations extend further to the edge after little progress was made in further talks between the White House and Republican negotiators. The Nasda...
May 24, 2023
Read More > US stocks sink as debt ceiling impasse continues to weigh on investors, RBNZ rate decision today
Major US indices were lower on Tuesday, extending to the downside through the session, as debt limit negotiations extend further to the edge after little progress was made in further talks between the White House and Republican negotiators. The Nasda...
May 24, 2023
Read More > Market Analysis 22-26 May 2023
XAUUSD Analysis 22 – 26 May 2023 The gold price outlook is generally positive in the medium term. Although the close of last week's sell pressure bar indicates a significant loss of buying momentum, due to the sell-off during the week bu...
May 23, 2023
Read More > The Week Ahead – RBNZ, UK and US inflation and debt ceiling impasse headline risk events
With Junes FOMC policy meeting still up in the air as far as markets are pricing in, FOMC minutes and US PCE core inflation figures (reportedly the Fed’s favoured measure) released this week will be closely watched and likely go a long way to settl...
May 22, 2023
Read More > AUD analysis – waiting for a catalyst – range trading and mean reversion opportunities
The Aussie dollar has been fairly directionless since late February with it seemingly waiting for a catalyst to break it’s ranges and take the next leg up or down, data this week has failed to provide that. This opens up a couple of very good oppor...
May 18, 2023
Read More > Market Analysis 15-19 May 2023
XAUUSD Analysis 8 – 12 May 2023 The gold price outlook is generally positive in the medium term. Although the close of last week's sell pressure bar indicates a significant loss of buying momentum, due to the sell-off during the week but...
May 18, 2023
Read More > US stocks surge on bounce in regional banks and debt ceiling optimism
Major US indices finished solidly in the green in a broad rally as risk appetite returned to the market amid optimism debt ceiling negotiations and a reassuring update from regional bank Western Alliance (WAL) which reported growth in its deposits. T...
May 18, 2023
Read More > Target beats estimates – the stock is up
Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) announced Q1 financial results before the market open in the US today. The company posted solid results beating revenue and earnings per share (EPS) estimates. Company overview Founded: June 24, 1902 Headq...
May 18, 2023
Read More > US equities finish in the red after retail sales miss and ongoing debt ceiling concerns
US stocks finished mostly lower in what was a risk-off session amid mixed data releases from the US and ongoing debt ceiling concerns weighing on risk markets. A lackluster forecast from retail giant (and Dow component) Home Depot (HD) also didn’t ...
May 17, 2023
Read More > US stocks finish in the green on weak data and regional bank short squeeze
Major US indices finished broadly higher after weak Empire State manufacturing figures fed into the “bad news is good news” for equities narrative, and a surge higher in regional bank stocks allayed fears of further crises in that sector in the s...
May 16, 2023
Read More > US stocks mostly lower as bank woes sour risk sentiment, BoE hikes rates
US indices closed the session mixed with outperformance in Nasdaq, propped up by Google(GOOG) as their continuing I/O event bolstered their stock price. However, other major indices finished solidly in the red, with the Dow down over 200 points, drag...
May 12, 2023
Read More > Bank of England hikes again
Bank of England announced the latest policy decision on Thursday, raising interest rates for the 12th consecutive time from 4.25% to 4.5%, which was in line with expectations. Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted by a majority of 7-...
May 11, 2023
Read More > GBPUSD analysis – Is the Bank of England approaching peak rates?
The Bank of England (BoE) is due to release its interest rate decision today, with markets expecting a 12th consecutive hike to take interest rates to 4.50%. There has been increasing speculation that the BoE is reaching its terminal rates and could ...
May 11, 2023
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