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Send us Fan Mail Investors revert to old pandemic playbook amid new US restrictions. Nasdaq hits new highs, but other stock indices drop alongside oil. Gold stages heroic comeback, bigger picture still encouraging. Sterling on the back foot as PM Johnson heads to Brussels Risk Warning: 77.19% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether y...

Send us Fan Mail Disappointing US jobs report fuels hopes for Congressional stimulus deal. Stocks hit new highs, dollar stabilizes, big week ahead for markets. Sterling suffers amid reports of insufficient Brexit progress. Why has the dollar been ravaged lately? Short answer is inflation. Risk Warning: 77.19% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should c...

Send us Fan Mail Stocks at records or near highs as US Republicans change tune on new stimulus. Brexit talks go down to the wire, but will France cause a last-minute upset? Dollar slide pauses ahead of NFP report. Oil jumps to 9-month high despite OPEC+ raising production early. Risk Warning: 77.19% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider wh...

Send us Fan Mail It will be another action-packed week in global markets, with two central bank meetings, a potential US stimulus agreement, and a flurry of economic data. The European Central Bank is certain to shower investors with more liquidity. Yet, this move has already been telegraphed and priced in, so if policymakers want to sink the supercharged euro, they need to over-deliver. The polit...

Send us Fan Mail Dollar slide deepens as stimulus and vaccine hopes drive positive theme. But vaccine-led rally may have run its course in equity markets as stocks mixed today. Tense Brexit talks keep pound on edge, euro roars past $1.21. Oil slips ahead of OPEC+ decision; gold extends rebound. Risk Warning: 77.19% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You sh...

Send us Fan Mail US stimulus hopes revived after fresh efforts to kickstart talks. Vaccine rollouts edge closer after UK approval. Stocks scale new heights, but signs of exhausted rally. Dollar slump deepens even as Treasury yields jump. Brexit jitters take stem out of pound rally. Risk Warning: 77.19% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider...

Send us Fan Mail Asian recovery gathers speed, pulling global stocks higher. Dollar bounces higher, then falls as temporary growth jitters subside. Powell offers no policy clues in prepared remarks as US data underwhelms. Pound spikes above $1.34 as Brexit deal speculation heats up. Risk Warning: 77.19% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should conside...

Send us Fan Mail Dollar extends slide as investors look to Powell testimony and NFP report for Fed clues. Stocks stumble at start of week, but vaccine progress keeps risk appetite alive. Pound still holding out for Brexit breakthrough as time running out. Oil slips as OPEC+ unlikely to agree on long extension to output cuts. Risk Warning: 77.19% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading...

Send us Fan Mail It’s NFP week and as investors battle the vaccine optimism against the short-term gloom, the latest jobs report from the United States may determine which way sentiment sways next. Canada will also publish jobs numbers along with its Q3 GDP print. The Reserve Bank of Australia, meanwhile, will kick off the December round of central bank meetings. In Europe, flash inflation figures...

Send us Fan Mail Greenback hovers near lows, markets quiet overall. What’s the outlook for euro/dollar from here? China slaps tariffs on Australian wine, but aussie immune. Crunch time in Brexit talks as EU negotiators travel to London. 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...

Send us Fan Mail Stock markets pause for breath, currencies quiet too. Dollar the only notable mover, extends recent losses. Crude oil retreats from highs as OPEC meeting looms. Sterling in the spotlight as Brexit headlines turn cautious. 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 ris...

Send us Fan Mail US stocks close at new records, oil roars higher, gold melts down. Markets in an ecstatic mood, without any major new drivers. Avalanche of US data and Fed minutes in the spotlight today. 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. Please con...

Send us Fan Mail US PMIs show economy firing up, dollar bounces but falls back. Stocks power higher, yet the Fed remains a wild card. Kiwi cheers potential changes to RBNZ mandate. Gold gets burned by stronger greenback. 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 m...

Send us Fan Mail Fresh vaccine news boosts risky assets, but only barely. Vaccines losing their mojo in lifting markets? Sterling cruises higher as speculation around a Brexit deal grows. European PMIs not quite as dismal as feared. 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 l...

Send us Fan Mail Treasury Secretary asks Fed to return unused emergency funds, US futures slip. But some relief as Senate Republicans agree to restart talks on new virus relief bill. Fresh setback for Brexit talks after Barnier has to self-isolate as time is running out. Risk Warning: 77.19% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether yo...

Send us Fan Mail There is not much on the agenda next week, but that doesn’t mean things will be quiet as the battle between longer-term vaccine hopes and the present lockdown reality continues to rage. The highlight on the economic calendar will be the latest PMIs, especially from the Eurozone, which will reveal how much damage the latest lockdowns have inflicted. In America, it will be all about...

Send us Fan Mail Wall Street wobbles as restrictions tighten across the United States. Dollar firms across the board amid growing fears of a winter health crisis. EU budget row, Brexit angst sap euro and pound. 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. Plea...

Send us Fan Mail Stocks mostly negative after disappointing US retail sales underline near-term risks. Surge in US virus cases and fresh outbreaks in Japan and Australia unnerve markets. Cautious tone unable to lift dollar as slump in Treasury yields weighs. Kiwi outperforms again, pound is close behind amid hopes of a Brexit breakthrough. Risk Warning: 77.19% of retail investor accounts lose mone...

Send us Fan Mail Vaccine hopes keep risk assets supported even as more US states clamp down. Dow closes in on 30,000 as growth-to-value rotation accelerates. Dollar steadier, euro shrugs off EU budget crisis, pound holds out for Brexit deal. Oil moderates ahead of OPEC+ meeting as bleak short-term outlook curb advances. Risk Warning: 77.19% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs...

Send us Fan Mail Week gets off to positive start as vaccine, strong recovery and Biden victory drive optimism. Global stocks surge as S&P 500 sets fresh record high, dollar extends slide. Pound holds steady as Brexit talks enter critical phase. 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 th...

Send us Fan Mail Markets quiet on Friday as latest bout of risk aversion fades. Equities set to end week barely higher, yen and gold much lower. Investors grappling with vaccine hopes versus rising infections. White House reportedly stepping back from fiscal talks. Risk Warning: 77.19% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you can...

Send us Fan Mail After the US election and vaccine frenzy, economic data will move to the forefront in the coming week, with inflation and retail sales comprising the bulk of the releases. However, investors might be wrong to assume that the election and virus storms are over as Trump steps up his legal fight to overturn Joe Biden’s projected win and as several states in America head towards new l...

Send us Fan Mail Markets in a cautious mood as lockdown reality eclipses vaccine hype. Stocks pull back, dollar climbs, but moves rather small in size. Main event today: Discussion panel featuring Fed, ECB, and BoE chiefs. ECB sticking to its guns about more stimulus, will Fed follow suit? Risk Warning: 77.19% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should...

Send us Fan Mail RBNZ plays down negative rates, kiwi flies. Sterling leaps after divisive bill suffers crushing defeat in Lords. Markets in a cheerful mood overall, but watch the Fed. 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. Please consider our Risk Discl...

Send us Fan Mail US stock market hits new records after Pfizer vaccine announcement. Crude oil and commodity currencies soar, yen crumbles alongside gold. However, the party doesn’t last – stocks give up most gains, dollar reverses higher. RBNZ meeting coming up, vaccine and stimulus news remain in focus. Risk Warning: 77.19% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provi...