Newsquawk week ahead preview: US, Eurozone and Aussie inflation data; US Q1 GDP
MON: German Ifo (Apr), US National Activity Index (Mar). TUE: NBH Policy Announcement; Japanese Unemployment (Mar), UK PSNB (Mar), US New Home Sales (Mar). WED: Chinese Industrial Profits (Mar), Australian…
Read More »Market Update – April 18
USD boomed, breaching 100.70, Yields rallied significantly, Stocks sank amid thin trade into holiday-extended weekend. The potential aggressive 50 bp rate hikes from the FOMC in May, and likely June too, kept markets…
Read More »Outlook Q2 2022 – Stock Markets
Global stock markets had a torrid time in Q1 registering their worst quarterly performance for 2 years. With a strong USD, elevated commodity prices and record levels of price inflation,…
Read More »U.S. Dollar (USD) Is On Our Radar!
Since the USD plays such a strong role in global economics, we thought it appropriate to see how the USD performance is vs. other currencies and investments. For the U.S….
Read More »USD/JPY Pullback May Continue as Traders Eye Chinese PMI Data Amid Risk-Off Move
The Japanese Yen strengthened for a second day as Wall Street traders shifted out of equities as oil prices rose on a large US inventory draw. China PMI data is…
Read More »GBP/JPY Price Analysis: Approaches short-term key hurdles above 154.00
GBP/JPY remains on the front foot around 154.40, up 0.08% during the four-day winning streak to Wednesday’s Asian session. In doing so, the yen cross
Read More »ECB Pressured To Stick With Open Ended Asset Purchases
In its next meeting the ECB was to confirm an end to net asset purchases and pave the way for a rate hike in the last quarter of the year….
Read More »Is It Too Late To Begin Adapting To Higher Volatility In The Market?
Now is the time for traders to adapt to higher volatility and rapidly changing market conditions. One of the best ways to do this is to monitor different asset classes…
Read More »Markets in full risk-off mode!
The US Dollar shrugged off the data, which saw a GDP revision miss and jobless claims in line with expectations. The USD (& Yen) has largely steadied just under its best…
Read More »Markets watch Ukraine standoff
The Russian president has recognised Donetsk and Luhansk as independent entities. This is a move that is expected to pave the way for Russia to claim any move in the…
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