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Market update: FOMC preview – price action setups on gold, USD/JPY and Nasdaq 100
Fed's policy statement on Wednesday takes center stage; no rate changes anticipated, but updated guidance expected. Focus on technicals for gold, USD/...2024-01-31T04:32:20+0000 -
Market update: IMF upgrades global growth, as major economies show resilience
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Market update: GBP/USD holds above 1.2600, as the Fed’s meeting for the year nears
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Amazon Q4 earnings 2023: surging growth, AWS expansion and market dominance
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Forex
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Asia Day Ahead: AUD/USD higher on Australia’s inflation, while traders digest mixed US big tech resu...
Further softening in the US 10-year Treasury yields overnight provided room for Wall Street to continue its recovery this week, while focus revolved a...2023-10-25T03:10:28+0100 -
Trade of the Week: long EUR/GBP
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Israel-Hamas war: oil, inflation, the US dollar and tech stocks
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Dollar weakness allows AUD/USD to rise and USD/CAD to falter, while EUR/GBP rally stalls
2023-10-24T11:07:22+0100
Shares
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Now that most major central banks have made their rate decisions where to next for the FTSE 100, D...
The ECB’s hike to 4.0%, Fed’s hawkish pause and BoE’s dovish stance put pressure on stocks except the FTSE 100.2023-09-21T13:48:38+0100 -
The top 4 ASX-listed hydrogen stocks for investors to watch
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Market update: GBP/USD, GBP/AUD attempt tepid recovery ahead of inflation data
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Market update: crude oil prices turn lower, Bearish Engulfing Candlestick pattern in focus
2023-09-20T04:18:34+0100
Indices
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Asia Day Ahead: Sentiments on hold for Fed meeting, China’s loan prime rate in focus
Further de-risking took hold of Wall Street, as the usual caution persisted ahead of the FOMC meeting. Treasury yields resumed their ascent to retest ...2023-09-20T02:39:51+0100 -
ASX 200 afternoon report: 19 September 2023
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European indices: UK CPI inflation and BoE interest rate decision
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Asia Day Ahead: Wait-and-see in lead-up to Fed’s decision, RBA minutes in focus
2023-09-19T02:25:47+0100
Commodities
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US debt default ‘looks unlikely’: IG analyst
Experts warned of a ‘stock market meltdown’ should debt budget negotiations continue to drag on.2023-05-19T05:00:47+0100 -
Markets continue to price out the risks of a US debt default: US dollar, Hang Seng Index, USD/JPY
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Ahead of the game: May 22, 2023
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Gold price oversold while USD price overbought
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