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Send us Fan Mail US debt default and banking sector concerns hurt the dollar. Fed to hike, focus to fall on forward guidance. Wall Street in defensive mode ahead of Fed. Risk Warning: Our services involve a significant risk and can result in the loss of your invested capital. *T&Cs apply. Please consider our Risk Disclosure: https://www.xm.com/goto/risk/en Risk warning is correct at the time o...

Send us Fan Mail Yen sinks to 15-year low against euro, decimated by central bank divergence. Reserve Bank of Australia surprises with rate increase, lifting local dollar. All eyes on Eurozone inflation today, size of ECB rate hike hangs in balance. Risk Warning: Our services involve a significant risk and can result in the loss of your invested capital. *T&Cs apply. Please consider our Risk D...

Send us Fan Mail BoJ tweaks guidance but long review dampens bets of near-term policy overhaul. Yen tumbles, adding to dollar’s upside after core PCE deflator accelerates in Q1. Strong earnings lift Wall Street despite ongoing recession risks. Risk Warning: Our services involve a significant risk and can result in the loss of your invested capital. *T&Cs apply. Please consider our Risk Disclos...

Send us Fan Mail An explosive week lies ahead for global markets, featuring central bank decisions in the United States, Eurozone, and Australia, alongside the latest edition of nonfarm payrolls. The Fed is expected to raise interest rates one final time, so the dollar will react mostly to any signals around future action. But the euro might enjoy even greater volatility, as traders are split on t...

Send us Fan Mail Ongoing uncertainties in the US hurt the dollar. Atlanta Fed GDP estimate revised lower ahead of official data. BoJ expected to stand pat, focus to fall on guidance. Recession fears weigh on Dow and S&P 500, but Nasdaq gains. Risk Warning: Our services involve a significant risk and can result in the loss of your invested capital. *T&Cs apply. Please consider our Risk...

Send us Fan Mail Dollar, yen gain as investors seek shelter. Fed rate cut bets are back firmly on the table. Euro uptrend may stay the course as ECB seen hiking more. Wall Street slides amid renewed economic concerns. Risk Warning: Our services involve a significant risk and can result in the loss of your invested capital. *T&Cs apply. Please consider our Risk Disclosure: https://www.xm.com/go...

Send us Fan Mail Tech earnings and US data awaited for direction as outlook remains clouded. Lingering uncertainties drag US yields and the dollar lower; debt ceiling in focus. Yen firms slightly after Ueda opens the door to future policy tightening. Risk Warning: Our services involve a significant risk and can result in the loss of your invested capital. *T&Cs apply. Please consider our Risk...

Send us Fan Mail US business activity picks up in April, but Fed still seen pausing after May. Mixed start for dollar and stocks before barrage of tech earnings and US data. Yen steady ahead of BoJ decision; euro firmer after PMIs, hawkish ECB, GDP next. Risk Warning: Our services involve a significant risk and can result in the loss of your invested capital. *T&Cs apply. Please consider our R...

Send us Fan Mail Disappointing US data revives Fed pivot speculation. ECB to stay the course on rate hikes. Yen enjoys safe-haven flows, inflation data also help. Wall Street skids after gloomy earnings. Risk Warning: Our services involve a significant risk and can result in the loss of your invested capital. *T&Cs apply. Please consider our Risk Disclosure: https://www.xm.com/goto/risk/en Ris...

Send us Fan Mail The Bank of Japan will hold its first policy meeting under the stewardship of Kazuo Ueda next week, although it’s looking unlikely that he will kick things off with a bang. The focus may therefore quickly shift to GDP numbers out of the United States and Eurozone where both economies are expected to have dodged a recession, while the all-important PCE inflation report will be one...

Send us Fan Mail Gold refuses to decline as central bank demand remains in play. Drop in oil prices hits Canadian dollar, Tesla earnings disappoint. Focus turns to onslaught of Fed speakers and Japanese inflation. Risk Warning: Our services involve a significant risk and can result in the loss of your invested capital. *T&Cs apply. Please consider our Risk Disclosure: https://www.xm.com/goto/r...

Send us Fan Mail Hot UK inflation print adds fuel to BoE rate bets, lifting pound. Yen gets scorched by revival in US yields, but dollar can’t rally. Stock markets in cheery mood ahead of Tesla earnings today. Risk Warning: 78.17% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. Pleas...

Send us Fan Mail There are no major central bank decisions scheduled for next week, but that doesn’t mean markets will be quiet as there’s a ton of data releases that can fuel volatility. The highlight will be China’s economic growth, which will reveal exactly how powerful the reopening boost was. Meanwhile in Europe, the latest business surveys could decide whether the euro’s rally still has some...

Send us Fan Mail Headline CPI rate drops by a full percentage point, core ticks up. Investors still expect another 25bps hike, but maintain rate cut bets. Fed minutes reveal that some officials considered pausing. Risk Warning: 78.17% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. P...

Send us Fan Mail Dollar slides as traders seem reluctant to buy ahead of CPI figures. Wall Street mixed ahead of today’s data, bank earnings on Friday. Gold climbs back above $2,000 on the back of a weak dollar. Bank of Canada decision also on tap. Risk Warning: 78.17% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you can afford to take th...

Send us Fan Mail US stocks stage late rebound despite ratcheting up of Fed rate hike bets. Asian mood also perks up as regional central banks seen on pause. Dollar extends post-NFP gains before easing again; US CPI the main focus. Risk Warning: 78.17% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of los...

Send us Fan Mail Dollar firms as May rate hike seen more certain after another healthy gain in US jobs. Yet, overall reaction has been muted amid thin trading during long Easter weekend. But volatility set to return as US CPI report due this week, plus the BoC decision. Risk Warning: 78.17% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you...

Send us Fan Mail Nonfarm payrolls report coming up, early indicators flash mixed signals. Most markets will remain closed today, so FX is the main game in town. Wall Street recovers after another round of soft data cements rate-cut bets. Risk Warning: 78.17% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk...

Send us Fan Mail Next week starts on a quiet note as Monday is Easter Monday for most economies on our radar. That said, the calendar becomes heavier as the days pass by, with the spotlight probably falling on the US CPI numbers for March, the minutes from the latest FOMC gathering, and the BoC decision. The US data will constitute another piece of information in the riddle of whether the Fed shou...

Send us Fan Mail ISM non-manufacturing PMI disappoints, adding to downturn. Dollar gains despite Treasury yields extending their slide. Gold maintains ‘safe haven of choice’ status. Risk Warning: 78.17% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. Please consider our Risk Disclosu...

Send us Fan Mail US job openings slide to the lowest since May 2021. Wall Street slides as data revives recession fears. Gold rallies above $2000 as Fed pivot bets intensify. New Zealand dollar rallies as RBNZ hikes by 50bps. Risk Warning: 78.17% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing y...

Send us Fan Mail Contraction in US manufacturing emboldens bets for Fed cuts. Dollar slides, stock markets rally with boost from energy shares. RBA hits ‘stop’ button on rates, RBNZ decision coming up next. Risk Warning: 78.17% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. Please c...

Send us Fan Mail Surprise production cut from OPEC propels oil prices higher. Dollar benefits as resurfacing inflation concerns fuel Fed bets. Stocks close first quarter in euphoric mood, riding liquidity wave. Risk Warning: 78.17% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. Plea...

Send us Fan Mail Equities to end week and quarter in buoyant mood as tech-led rebound gathers pace. Fed speakers keep rate hike door wide open, dollar firms but still down in Q1. Tokyo CPI beat unable to halt yen’s slide, US and Eurozone inflation coming up next. Risk Warning: 78.17% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you can af...

Send us Fan Mail With the banking turmoil receding, market participants will turn their attention back to economic releases. The spotlight will fall on the US employment report, where another strong reading could temper speculation that the Fed will start cutting rates soon, helping the wounded dollar to recover. Meanwhile in Australia and New Zealand, central banks are expected to take different...