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Send us Fan Mail Stocks power higher after Yellen calls for more big spending to fight pandemic. Risk assets rally ahead of Biden inauguration as reflation trade boosted. Dollar under renewed selling pressure, gold capitalized. Risk Warning: 78.04% 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...

Send us Fan Mail Stocks perk up after slow start to the week as focus turns to Yellen and earnings. Hopes that Biden administration will spend “big” bolsters sentiment. Euro steadies as Italian worries abate, dollar retreats. Risk Warning: 78.04% 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 Markets wrestle vaccine and stimulus optimism with worsening near-term gloom. Upbeat Chinese GDP highlights global growth disparity as US retail sales sag. Euro stuck in the doldrums, eyes Italian confidence votes. Risk Warning: 78.04% 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 lo...

Send us Fan Mail The first of the new year’s central bank meetings will get under way next week and it will be a heavy schedule on the data front as well. The European Central Bank, Bank of Japan and Bank of Canada will almost certainly be debating the latest setback to the recovery from the worsening Covid-19 outbreak. China will report its fourth quarter GDP print and flash PMIs along with infla...

Send us Fan Mail Stock markets drift lower as Biden’s relief plan raises execution questions. Dollar undecided, caught between mild risk aversion and dovish Powell. Euro starts pricing in the risks, sterling flies as UK vaccinations accelerate. Today: US retail sales, big bank earnings and German leadership contest. Risk Warning: 78.04% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with...

Send us Fan Mail US President-elect Biden will unveil his stimulus proposal today. Size and details of the plan crucial for fate of dollar and equities. Markets quiet overall waiting for Biden, ignore Trump impeachment. Fed chief Powell speaks, ECB minutes coming up, Italian politics eyed. Risk Warning: 78.04% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should...

Send us Fan Mail Dollar retreats after Fed officials play down prospect of QE tapering. Euro capitalizes on dollar’s woes, even as Merkel warns of extended lockdown. Stock markets quiet, but crude oil continues impressive bull run. US inflation data and Fed speakers today could set the tone. Risk Warning: 78.04% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You shoul...

Send us Fan Mail Dollar buoyed by rising US yields as Fed discusses QE tapering. Stock markets suffer a rare pullback, dragged down by big tech. Sterling gets its feet under it as BoE Governor plays down negative rates. Parade of Fed speakers today – normalization remarks crucial. Risk Warning: 78.04% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider...

Send us Fan Mail President-elect Biden pledges new relief package worth ‘trillions’. Stocks hit new records, dollar comes back to life, gold purged. Is the market now trading the ‘growth narrative’ instead of ‘reflation’? Risk Warning: 78.04% 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...

Send us Fan Mail It looks like a quiet week for global markets, with no major central bank meetings and only a handful of key data releases. The highlight may be the US CPI data, which will tell us how inflationary pressures are evolving, but even that is likely to pass unnoticed. Instead, the main driver for markets may be any signals around a new relief package once the Democrats take over the U...

Send us Fan Mail Equity party continues to rage amid whispers of $3 trillion infrastructure bill. Yen and gold suffer as global bond yields climb. Dollar extends rebound ahead of nonfarm payrolls – an asymmetric event? Risk Warning: 78.04% 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 mon...

Send us Fan Mail Equities hit new record highs as Democrats take full control of Congress. But havoc on Capitol Hill keeps animal spirits in check. Dollar kept alive by spike in real yields, gold not as fortunate. Overall, Congress and Fed working together implies rosy outlook for riskier assets. Risk Warning: 78.04% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You...

Send us Fan Mail Equities on firmer footing as panic over new virus strain subsides further. But another danger looms as President Trump unhappy with $900 billion stimulus bill. Pound’s yo-yo ride continues as hopes rise for pre-Christmas Brexit deal. Risk Warning: 78.04% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you can afford to take...

Send us Fan Mail Sharp selloff turns into sharp rebound as UK waters down fishery demands. US stocks and sterling stage epic turnaround, close only a blip lower. Similar story for the dollar, surrenders most virus-mutation gains. Vaccines and liquidity are still the name of the game. Risk Warning: 78.04% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consid...

Send us Fan Mail Stocks retreat, sterling tanks as new virus strain spreading in UK wreaks havoc. US Congress reaches stimulus deal, but news unable to counter the gloom. Dollar and gold capitalize on the nerves, crude oil and commodity FX hit hard. Bleeding may continue as traders lock profits, but bigger picture unchanged. Risk Warning: 78.04% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading...

Send us Fan Mail Dollar selling eases as caution creeps in, but still set for big weekly losses. The long wait for deals in Washington and Brussels takes edge off risk rally. Stocks mixed, some volatility may lie ahead. Risk Warning: 77.19% 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 mo...

Send us Fan Mail It is a very quiet week in terms of events, as trading winds down for the holiday season. This implies that liquidity may be in short supply, setting the stage for some explosive moves if there is any breakthrough in the Brexit crusade or the US stimulus saga. Overall, markets are set to end a crazy year on an incredibly optimistic note, with a little help from central banks showe...

Send us Fan Mail Fed commits to current pace of QE until it sees “substantial further progress”. Dollar jumps on modest tweak, rosy outlook before being pummelled by dovish Powell. Pound continues to soar on Brexit deal optimism, euro climbs new highs too. Aussie and kiwi on a roll as strong data, US stimulus hopes maintain bullish momentum. Risk Warning: 77.19% of retail investor accounts lose mo...

Send us Fan Mail US congressional leaders close in on a stimulus deal as talks continue. Brexit chatter lifts pound amid rumours a trade deal is within grasp. Dollar on the backfoot ahead of least predictable Fed meeting of the year. Risk Warning: 77.19% 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...

Send us Fan Mail Tighter virus restrictions dampen vaccine optimism; dollar halts slide, stocks struggle. US stimulus talks gain momentum but still no agreement. London lockdown knocks pound off its Brexit perch as ‘narrow path’ to deal eyed. Risk Warning: 77.19% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high...

Send us Fan Mail Pound soars after Britain and the EU agree to continue talking. Progress in US stimulus talks also lifts markets’ spirits, dollar sags. But cause for caution ahead of Fed meeting, stocks up modestly. Risk Warning: 77.19% 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...

Send us Fan Mail Markets will go into high gear in the coming week as a jam-packed schedule looks sure to inject plenty of excitement before traders disappear for the festive period. The Federal Reserve will be headlining the week as speculation is rife about whether or not more stimulus is on the way. But no major policy shift is anticipated from the SNB, Bank of England and Bank of Japan meeting...

Send us Fan Mail Euro jumps after ECB fails to over-deliver on stimulus package . Stocks bounce as Mnuchin hails progress in stimulus talks, but fall back . Oil breaks higher, unscathed by recent negative developments . Brexit will continue to dominate ahead of Sunday ‘deadline’. Risk Warning: 77.19% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider w...

Send us Fan Mail ECB decision the main event today, can policymakers over-deliver? Stock markets retreat from record highs as US stimulus talks stall. Pound drops after top-level Brexit meeting yields no breakthrough. Gold under pressure too, yet aussie dollar defies cautious mood. Risk Warning: 77.19% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider...

Send us Fan Mail Wall Street powers to fresh record highs as US stimulus deal draws closer. Vaccine news lifts spirits too, dollar slips as haven demand fades. Sterling all over the place as Boris Johnson heads to Brussels. BoC policy decision on the agenda today - not much expected. Risk Warning: 77.19% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consid...