Midweek Market Podcast – March 31

The Market Week – Quarter End and beyond HotForex · Midweek Market Podcast – March 31   The Market Week – Quarter End and beyond    The focus of attention…

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Reminder! EURO Alert

Rising inflation remains an important determinant of market reaction this year, as rising yields continue to challenge lofty equity market valuations, especially in the technology sector, a topic which we…

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USD/JPY steady in the Tokyo open as USD bulls take a breather

At the time of writing, USD/JPY is trading at 109.80 ad flat on the day so far. The pair has stuck to a tight range between 109.72 and 109.88 as…

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Events to Look Out for Next Week

Moving into the new week, trading has been choppy as a confluence of factors impact. Positioning and month-/quarter-end portfolio rebalancing may be the biggest influencers so far, while vaccine rollouts,…

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Risk aversion boosts Treasuries

US Q4 GDP growth was revised up to a 4.3% rate in the third look at the data, up from 4.1% in the prior report and 4.0% in the Advance release….

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End of week Briefing – Live Analysis

US equity futures are modestly firmer, as the market rebounds somewhat following the hefty losses seen Thursday. Mild declines in Treasury yields are supporting equities, while bargain hunting is likely…

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New Zealand Dollar Outlook: NZD/USD Looks Past GDP Miss as FOMC Induces Greenback Weakness

The New Zealand Dollar is gaining against the Greenback after a dovish Federal Reserve sank the US Dollar, allowing NZD/USD to largely ignore New Zealand's Q4 GDP miss.

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Market Update – March 12 – USD Rallies, JPY Pressured

  Market News Today – The USD dips and then finds a bid. Stimulus Bill signed by Biden – targets July 4 as “normalcy”. Stocks closed higher (Nasdaq +2.5%), Weekly…

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Gold Price Analysis: XAU/USD prepares for a technical breakout eyeing $1800

Gold has continued to drop from January highs around $1,950 amid a stronger US dollar. The precious metal has sustained price action in a descending p

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JPM raise USD/CNY year-end forecast to 6.35 (from 6.25)

Ahead of today’s onshore yuan reference rate setting, a brief excerpt from a JP Morgan note   Citing — As you can see from the chart below, JPM are not bullish…

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