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Date: 18th September 2024. What Does Tonight’s Fed Rate Cut Mean For Gold and the Yen? The UK’s inflation remains at 2.2% as per previous expectations. The Pound remains slightly weaker on Wednesday. Gold retraces as traders increase the possibility of a 0.25% rate cut after yesterday’s...

Date: 17th September 2024. US Market Awaits Fed: Will a 0.25% Cut Cause a Drop? European indices including the Euro Stoxx 50 and the DAX continue to trade higher. The European Central Bank’s latest cut continues to benefit European stocks. US Stocks “mixed” with the Dow Jones rising 0.55%...

Date: 16th September 2024. Gold and Yen Surge as Safe Haven Demand Increases. Former US President Trump survives another assassination attempt. The Japanese Yen remains the best performing currency of the month adding 4.85%. Demand for safe Haven assets such as the Yen and Gold rise. Gold...

Date: 13th September 2024. Market Update – Gold reached new record high; USD plummets; Oil 2% higher. Trading Leveraged Products is risky Asia & European Sessions: Trading remained choppy as the markets continued to assess data and Fed rate cut risks amid uncertainties over the economy. US...

Date: 12th September 2024. Market Update – Eyes on ECB! US inflation data supported bets for a rate cut from the Fed next week, but also argued for gradual moves. Asia & European Sessions: Selling initially drove the moves on Wall Street and Treasuries as the pick up in the monthly US CPI...

Date: 11th September 2024. Market Update – Safe Havens in Demand; Eyes on CPI. Investors remain cautious about the gloomy outlook for China’s economy & worry that the Fed has delayed easing monetary policy. Traders are anticipating at least 1 significant rate cut this year, ahead of the CPI...

Date: 10th September 2024. Market Update – Markets prepare for US CPI & Harris-Trump high-stake debate. Asia & European Sessions: Wall Street recovered slightly from Friday’s dip. Dip buying got the ball rolling and short covering has added to the bullish momentum. Expectations for a soft...

Date: 9th September 2024. Market Update – How Aggressively Might the Fed Cut Interest Rates? The August jobs data did not provide the clarity on the rate outlook that had been hoped and left the markets to their own devices. Concurrently, comments from Fed Governor Waller left the door open...

Date: 5th September 2024. US Jobs Vacancies Fall to 3-Year Low Pressuring The US Dollar! US Job Vacancies drop to their lowest level in more than 3 years. The US Dollar Index declines. The best performing currency of the week is the Japanese Yen. Investors are turning to the only Central...

Date: 4th September 2024. Stocks Suffer Sharpest Drop Since August 5th, What’s Next? The stock market witnesses its worst session since August 5th. The NASDAQ drops more than 3.00% as 80% of its stocks decline. The VIX rises more than 5% indicating a low risk appetite as investors fear lower...

Date: 3rd September 2024. Gold Analysis: Will Gold Break Free from Its Current Price Range? Gold trades 16.00% higher in 2024 as economists predict the Federal Reserve will cut between 75 and 100-basis points. The price of Gold is at a clear trend line and rebounds at the opening of the...

Date: 2nd September 2024. Is The Dow Jones Overpriced? The DJIA Declines On Monday! Markets expect US employment data to improve adding a further 160,000 employees to the country’s payroll. Analysts expect US Job vacancies to drop to their lowest level in 2024, but to remain at the 5-Year...

Date: 30th August 2024. Market Volatility, Stock Market and Upcoming US Elections. US Elections have been and are always expected to be extremely volatile events worldwide. Elections, similar to other political or banking sector events, are notably treated by market participants with...

Date: 29th August 2024. Market News – Nvidia dropped after hours; Equities mixed; Dollar pared some losses. Asia & European Sessions: Nvidia dropped about -7% in after hours trading in Frankfurt this morning, mirroring a fall in US after-hours trading which took Wall Street futures down...

Date: 28th August 2024. Market News – European Stocks Higher After Another Range-Bound Session in Asia. Asia & European Sessions: European stocks were poised for modest gains as investors awaited Nvidia Corp.’s earnings report for insights into the growth trajectory of AI-related stocks...

Date: 27th August 2024. Market News – Stocks mixed; Big Tech pulled down; Oil unchanged amid supply concerns. Asia & European Sessions: US: Some steam came out of Friday’s rally as Treasuries and Wall Street corrected from overbought conditions. The bond market had already priced in at...

Date: 26th August 2024. Market News – FED: “The time has come for policy to adjust”. This year’s Jackson Hole central banker symposium provided the opportunity for Fed Chair Powell to set the policy course for the FOMC, looking to join the other core central banks already in rate cutting...

Date: 23rd August 2024. Market News – The Big Day! Profit taking was seen ahead of Chair Powell’s comments today, weighing on Treasuries and Wall Street as some of the aggressive Fed rate cuts bets were trimmed further. US economic data showed mixed results, with growth relying more on the...

Date: 22nd August 2024. Market News – Eyes on Euro, Stock Markets in Green, But Cautioness Prevails Ahead of Fed & BoJ. FOMC minutes showed that the Fed was on the verge of cutting rates at the July 31 meeting, and the report sets up a reduction in rates with the September 18 decision...

Date: 21st August 2024. Market News – Sentiment stabilize; EU stocks higher after mixed Asian session. Equities were boosted by rate cut expectations for the FOMC, as well as the ECB and BoC, and after a dovish cut by the Riksbank. Adding to the strength in the rally are the weaker USD, debt...