Knot Reaffirms Hawkish ECB Outlook EUR has started the week on a strong footing following further hawkish ECB commentary over the weekend. Dutch ECB member Klaas Knot told reporters over the weekend that he believes the ECB will hike rates by a further .5% at both the upcoming February and March meetings. Furthermore, Knot warned […]
AZN Stock Under Pressure Shares in UK-headquartered AstraZeneca are back under heavy selling pressure on Monday as the stock extends recent losses. Now trading down by almost 7% from the 2023 highs, the company recently outlined plans to buy US bio-tech Firm Cin Cor for $1.8 billion. However, it seems that stockholders are not overly […]
Dax Turns Down Following Recent Gains Looking across markets, aside from the volatility we had around the BOJ meeting, it’s been a much quieter week. The calm before the storm perhaps, as we approach the upcoming February FOMC meeting. However, there have still been some noteworthy moves and chatting with traders ahead of the weekend, […]
Daily Market Outlook, January 20, 2023 Chinese Market Head Into Lunar New Year Near Bull Market Territory Asian equities close out the week on a firm footing as Chinese investors wind down ahead of next week’s lunar new year holiday. Western markets remained subdued as FOMC vice chair Brainard, deemed to be in the dovish […]
State Street Up Next US earnings season rolls on today with State Street among the big names reporting. On the back of mixed results from financial earlier in the week (Morgan Stanley beat estimates, Goldman Sachs missed estimates), traders will now be looking to see which side of the line State Street falls on. The […]
EURUSD is going to consolidate. The current quote is 1.0810. In the nearest future the EUR might experience some local pressure because the weather in Europe has changed, and because gas prices are growing again. For the current heating g season, there are no risks. After all, the biggest part of winter has passed. However, […]
The BTC has failed to continue the crazy growth begun earlier. Well, over the week, the BTC has declined, though the trend started quite cheerfully. The growth shrunk to 13%, while the leading crypto got suspended near 20,900 USD. The range of 20,250-20,550 USD is worth keeping an eye on. If the market aims down, […]
Genesis Files for Bankruptcy The crypto world has been hit by further bad news this week as crypto-lender Genesis Global Capital files for bankruptcy. The lender, owned by Digital Currency Group, reportedly froze customer accounts in mid-November on the back of FTX Capital collapsing in a bid to prevent a mass-withdrawal. The collapse of FTX […]
Asset markets are somewhat sluggish and reluctant to recover on Friday, following Thursday’s drop, which saw S&P 500 breaking through 3900 points. Dollar was slightly bid on the back of growing risk-off, however, during this week the DXY appears to remain in equilibrium in the range of 102-102.50: Despite a slew of negative updates on […]
XAUUSD, “Gold vs US Dollar” At the resistance level, gold has formed a Shooting Star reversal pattern. The pair is currently going by the pattern in a descending wave. The goal of the correction might be 1915.00. Upon testing the support level, the pair may bounce off it and continue the uptrend. However, the quotes […]