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Market update: Gold tests $2k, GBP/USD, EUR/USD pop, USD sags
US equities soar to multi-month highs, VIX at 2020 lows; global optimism prevails amid challenges.2023-11-27T06:05:24+0000 -
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Asia Day Ahead: US dollar struggles, NZD/USD retesting upper channel resistance
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EUR/USD stalls while GBP/USD and USD/JPY push higher
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Market update: AUD/NZD and EUR/AUD might have similar trade set-ups; will ranges break?
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Macro Intelligence: China's economic surge amid US tensions and Australia trade talks
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Indices
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Asia Day Ahead: Relief in risk sentiments, with look-ahead to US jobs data later today
Overnight, Wall Street added to its recent gains on another dip in longer-term Treasury yields, as markets continue to bask in the hopes that the Fed ...2023-11-03T02:08:41+0000 -
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ASX 200 afternoon report: 2 November 2023
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FOMC round-up: US dollar struggles, Nasdaq 100 bounces off channel support
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Commodities
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Subdued showing in Asia, as initial rally in Wall Street fizzles overnight: Gold, Straits Times Inde...
An initial rally in Wall Street eventually fizzled into the close, as Treasury yields headed higher in the aftermath of the US CPI release, prompting ...2023-08-11T03:12:03+0100 -
USD: Dollar gains momentum ahead of all-important CPI report
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Market update: XAU/USD may remain pressured amid bullish retail traders
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Market update: Crude oil crossroads ahead as markets eye new highs
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