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Where next for New Hope shares as the coal price slides?
New Hope delivered a solid operational performance in interim results, though profits sunk with the coal price.2024-03-26T14:59:26+0000 -
Technical cheat sheet: getting technical with the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100
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ASX 200 afternoon report: 26 March 2024
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Gold IG client sentiment: traders net-long first time since 1 Mar 2024, when it was near 2,082
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Forex
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Trading the trend: long GBP/USD
Since GBP/USD didn’t sell off despite UK inflation coming in lower than expected, we would like to buy the cross ahead of the FOMC meeting around $1.2...2024-03-20T22:35:20+0000 -
Market update: Japanese yen outlook - analysis on major currency pairs
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Market update: Federal Reserve March announcement: rate outlook & market reactions
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AUD/USD drops post RBA meeting but EUR/JPY and USD/JPY rise as BoJ hikes
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Shares
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Tesla stock struggles to stay the course
2024 has seen Tesla’s stock price fall sharply even as the Nasdaq 100 hit fresh highs. At present, there seems little sign of a turnaround for the e...2024-03-20T22:35:20+0000 -
Market update: Japanese yen outlook - analysis on major currency pairs
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Macro Intelligence: why are the Australian "Big Four" banks being downgraded?
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Where next for BHP shares after solid half-year results?
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Indices
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Market update: Fed sticks to Dovish policy roadmap; setups on gold, EUR/USD, Nasdaq 100
The Fed held borrowing costs unchanged and continued to indicate it would deliver three rate cuts this year. The dovish policy outlook weighed on the ...2024-03-21T03:26:09+0000 -
Trading the trend: long GBP/USD
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Tesla stock struggles to stay the course
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Macro Intelligence: why are the Australian "Big Four" banks being downgraded?
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bitcoin
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Market update: Bitcoin, Ethereum surge to fresh 18-month highs
Bitcoin eyes resistance at $43k; meanwhile, spot ETF narrative continues to drive Bitcoin and Ethereum.2023-12-06T04:54:57+0000 -
Market update: Bitcoin holds the high ground, as Binance deals with client exodus
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Market update: Bitcoin steady as Coinbase merges as winner from Binance saga
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Commodities
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Trading the trend: long Brent crude
This week, IG’s Chief Market Analyst, Chris Beauchamp, goes long Brent crude at $82.70, with a stop at $80.00 and a target of $87.00.2024-03-14T05:58:21+0000 -
ASX 200 afternoon report: 14 March 2024
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Market update: analysis & outlook on gold, silver, oil, S&P 500 and EUR/USD
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Asia Day Ahead: USD/JPY at one-month low, Brent crude awaits catalyst for resistance break
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