Fundamental Overview Despite good data on the inflation and growth front, Bitcoin couldn’t find a sustained bid amid the generally positive risk sentiment. There was no real catalyst for the drop other than a key technical support getting breached. We got a quick drop into a key support zone today which will likely attract more
Month: June 2024
Tonight’s tracking poll from Le Figaro paints a worsening picture for Emmanuel Macron’s centralist alliance as voters split left and right. The far right now has 36% of the vote and the left popular front is up to 29.5%. Macron’s camp has lost 1.5% since the pol on Thursday and sits at 20.5%. French stocks
Oil prices fell in early Asian trade on Monday for a second straight session, weighed down by a stronger dollar after concerns of higher-for-longer interest rates resurfaced and cooled investors’ risk appetite. Brent crude futures slid 40 cents, or 0.5%, to $84.84 a barrel by 0036 GMT, after settling down 0.6% on Friday. U.S. West
The Japanese Yen may continue its losing streak as the US Dollar remains stronger due to the hawkish Fed. Japan’s Masato Kanda said to intervene in the FX market around the clock if necessary. The US Dollar edges higher as Fed officials keep delaying the timing of the first interest rate cut in 2024. The Japanese
Yen recovered mildly in quiet Asian session along with the Swiss Franc, driven by mild risk aversion in the region. Despite this uptick, there is no strong indication of a significant rebound for the Japanese currency following its sharp decline last week. Notably, Japan did not utilize the thin liquidity at the beginning of the
In the kickstart video for June 21, I take a look at the three major currency pairs from a technical perspective and explain what the bias is, what the risks are, and what the targets are for each. The EURUSD corrected up to tested 61.8% retracement of the move up from the April low at
Things are moving slower to start the new week, with major currencies keeping in tight ranges. But if anything else, do keep an eye out for USD/JPY as it continues to track towards the 160.00 threshold again. That might prompt Japanese authorities to intervene to lock down further yen depreciation, at least for now. After
Continuing to make lower highs on charts, MCX gold August futures on Monday opened at Rs 71,683 per 10 grams, falling by merely Rs 151 in June so far while silver MCX July futures contracts fell by Rs 6,390 in the same time period as the prices opened at Rs 81,180/kg. Gold and silver prices
Kiwi tallies a three-day losing streak, end the week on a negative note with the pair stabilizing at 0.6115. NZD/USD outlook continues to skew bearish as bulls fail to maintain upward traction. Bucking the bearish trend, a break above 0.6150, the position of the 20-day SMA, is vital. On Friday, the NZD/USD extended its losing streak
The Swiss National Bank cut rates by 25 basis points yesterday and that reversed the downward bias that the USDCHF was experiencing going into the rate decision. The subsequent move higher move back above the 38.2% retracement of the move up from the December 2023 low at 0.8883, a swing area between 0.8881 and 0.8892,
UPCOMING EVENTS: Monday: BoJ Summary of Opinions, German IFO. Tuesday: Canada CPI, US Consumer Confidence. Wednesday: Australia Monthly CPI. Thursday: Japan Retail Sales, US Durable Goods Orders, US Final Q1 GDP, US Jobless Claims. Friday: Tokyo CPI, UK Final Q1 GDP, Canada GDP, US PCE, University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment (final). Tuesday The Canadian CPI
Brent crude futures edged up in early trade on Thursday as Israeli tanks advanced into Gaza, while U.S. crude futures dipped on the prospect of swelling oil inventories. Brent crude futures for August delivery rose 8 cents to $85.15 a barrel by 0008 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for June was down 27 cents,
Australian Dollar has suffered extended declines in recent sessions as RBA gains slowly fade. PMI figures from Australia reveal weaker-than-expected data. Fragility in the Australian economy seems to be driving demand off the Aussie. In Friday’s session, the Australian Dollar (AUD) intensified its losses against its peers. The AUD/USD duo has been testing its notable
The USDJPY has lifted back to the upside and is back above the 159.00 level after the stronger-than-expected S&P/global manufacturing and services index flash data. The high price traded up to 159.206. That gets it to 100 pips short of the 2024 high price at 160.208. That I was the highest level going back to
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Crude oil futures slid in early trade on Friday on the prospect of higher-for-longer interest rates in Asia and the United States, while falling U.S. oil inventories kept prices from moving lower. Brent futures for August delivery dipped 11 cents to $85.60 a barrel by 0013 GMT, while U.S. crude was down 9 cents to
Wall Street advanced during this holiday-shortened trading week, with the S & P 500 and Nasdaq both reaching new all-time highs in the first half of the week before pulling back some. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq were able to finish the week slightly higher. The Dow , which had recently come off
Gold reverses gains after hitting daily high of $2,368, down more than 1.70%. Strong US S&P Global PMI data boosts the US Dollar, with the DXY rising 0.14% to 105.80. Mixed US economic data keeps Fed rate cut speculation alive. Gold prices reversed course on Friday, moving down more than 1.70%. Economic data from the
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