January 15 Market Update – Powell and Biden spark a risk-off Friday
Equities fell during the Asian session on Friday while the dollar recovers a significant fraction of the post-Fed Thursday decline. Commodity FX are the biggest losers overnight in the Forex market. President-elect Biden unveiled his $1.9 trillion stimulus plan which includes $2,000 stimulus payments. The market will look forward to the US retail sales data […]
Will Risk-on persist? What next for Wallstreet & Riskier FX?
Market risk tone this week has maintained positivity ahead of President Biden’s fiscal policy revelation. It seems stocks will climb higher thus dragging risk-on FX like AUD, NZD and CAD along with them. Is risk drifting away from Trump toward Biden? There is a feeling among traders that the market is fast pricing-in more risk […]
Weekly Market Outlook – USD adds to gain, Crypto shed profits
The new week started with profit shedding as the general market mood fell. The stock markets are shedding profit, thus, dragging riskier FX along. Metals are on the bounce while the oil market started the week on the downside. The dollar ended last week bullish despite a poor December US job data. Bitcoin with other […]
Daily Forecast- Technical Analysis of Major FX Pairs Ahead of NFP
The dollar resumed gains on Friday against other major currencies ahead of the first NFP data of the year. Let’s look at what the charts are printing ahead of the important event. Spotlight will be on the US’s first employment data of the year on Friday. Meanwhile, the dollar has been active early in the […]
January 4 Market Report – Major risk drivers and headlines
In the first trading week of the year, the market started in a positive mood, further setting the Dollar and safe-havens backward. Wallstreet hit fresh record highs. Meanwhile, Ethereum, Bitcoin, and the Crypto market continue to steal the spotlight. Major Risk Drivers Covid & Vaccines The virus continues to spread quickly in 2021. The new […]
Markets panic on new Covid strain as Congress agreed on fresh aid
The market mood went south on Monday as the latest Covid development from the UK threatens to ruin Christmas celebrations. Flights to and from the UK are now isolated. The dollar is gaining against its peers as funds flow into safe-havens. Meanwhile, US lawmakers have reached a $900 billion deal for stimulus. Looking ahead in […]
Brexit Forecast: GBPUSD technical and fundamental outlook
GBP pairs are pushing higher on Wednesday ahead of an important Brexit summit in the evening. The two parties are yet to reach a compromise on the issues that continue to drag down negotiations. GBP is very much subject to the Brexit risks. The currency moves with Brexit headlines, positive and negative alike. As the […]
Daily Market Update – December 7 European Session and the week ahead
Another bearish onslaught on the Pound Sterling across the board as Brexit hits a rock. The dollar is recovering as the week starts on risk-off. Meanwhile, traders and investors’ concern on US-China relations will increase although much of the spotlight will be on Brexit, ECB and BoC this week. Vaccines roll-out to begin this week. […]
Daily Market Update – December 4 European Session
Bid for safe-haven currencies fell this week thus causing plunging dollar and yen. The US stock markets hit a fresh high as well as Bitcoin. Meanwhile, Brexit deal talks will continue on Monday. Covid vaccination is expected to start in the UK and US in December as death tolls hit 1.5 million. Here is the […]
December 3 Market Updates and Forecasts – Risk drivers, Stocks, DXY & Gold
Risk sentiment headlines are mixed on Thursday as traders weigh on which (hopes or concerns) would have a bigger impact on the market. Market is driven by vaccine and stimulus hopes amid rising Covid cases On the fore-front of risk aversion is the rising global Covid cases. Lockdowns are therefore extended in France, Germany, and […]