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Daily Market Outlook, February 2, 2023  A FED Plateau, Markets Pivot To ECB & BoE US equity and treasury markets surged, as the FOMC delivered an expected 25bps rate move, the smallest increase since last March, while The Fed Chair maintained the stance that further hikes were likely, markets sensed that there is an impending […]

BOE Up Next The Bank of England meeting today will be pivotal for GBP.  Concerns over the UK economy have become a prominent issue in recent months with widening industrial action, ongoing Brexit-related difficulties, covid disruptions and political instability all exerting downward pressure on GBP. The BOE’s tightening operations have added to the pressure for […]

Oil Traders Increase Longs The latest CFTC COT institutional positioning report shows that oil traders increased their net long positions again last week. Total upside exposure was increased for the second week, from 239k contracts to 249k contracts. Despite the uptick in bullish bets, oil prices have suffered recently with crude futures falling around 7% […]

Fed – ECB Divergence Growing EURUSD exploded higher in response to the FOMC yesterday. With the Fed having pivoted further, opting for a .25% hike, there is now growing divergence between the Fed and the ECB. The Fed is now widely expected to bring its tightening operations to a close by the summer while the […]

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The Fed hiked the interest rate by 25 basis points yesterday and hinted that there will be another hike, after which it will likely be done with tightening. Despite worries about inflation, Powell said at the press conference that the committee believes it is necessary to slow down the pace of monetary tightening. Market indicators […]