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EUR/USD Declines To Near 1.0770 As ECB Officials Hint At A Potential Rate Cut In June

EUR/USD Declines To Near 1.0770 As ECB Officials Hint At A Potential Rate Cut In June

Image Source: DepositPhotosEUR/USD maintains its position around 1.0770 during the European session on Friday, extending losses for the fourth consecutive day. However, trading volumes are light as market participants are likely observing Good Friday. The Euro faces downward pressure as European Central Bank (ECB) officials are increasingly suggesting a probable interest rate cut in June.Additionally, the […]
Wealth Gap And The Road To Serfdom

Wealth Gap And The Road To Serfdom

One of the most interesting conundrums is the surging wealth gap in America. Despite two of the largest bull markets in history since 1980, most Americans struggle with making ends meet and are unprepared for retirement. Such a reality starkly differs from the belief that rising asset prices benefit the masses.For example, in a recent […]
All You Need To Know About Active ETFs In Europe

All You Need To Know About Active ETFs In Europe

Image Source: Pixabay  Literally every week there is at least one article or press release on the growth or launch of products in the segment of active ETFs in Europe, mostly starting with a catchy headline. It is true that active ETFs are a great success story in the U.S. and respective products were launched in […]
Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD Reaches To All-Time Highs Near $2,230, US PCE Eyed

Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD Reaches To All-Time Highs Near $2,230, US PCE Eyed

 Image Source: Unsplash   Gold price appreciates on market bias towards rate cuts possibility by major central banks in 2024. Investors expect three rate cuts from the US Federal Reserve (Fed) in the coming months. Investors await the US PCE report to gain additional insight into the Fed’s interest rates trajectory. Gold price appreciates to all-time highs […]
Thinner Trading Conditions Expected On Good Friday

Thinner Trading Conditions Expected On Good Friday

Image Source: Pixabay  Trading conditions on this Friday will be thinner on account of many market participants being off the desks for the Good Friday holiday. Key standouts on Friday’s calendar come from US core PCE, personal income, personal spending, the goods trade balance, wholesale inventories, and a Fed Powell speech.Video Length: 00:01:33More By This Author:Reconciling […]
Silver Forecast: Respecting Same Area

Silver Forecast: Respecting Same Area

Image Source: Pixabay Silver markets continue to find support right around the $24.50 level. It is worth noting that on Friday we’ll have a shortened trading session, but there will still be business conducted. The $24.50 level is an area that previously had been major resistance, so it does make a certain amount of support since. […]
The Next Breakout Charts In Gold & Silver

The Next Breakout Charts In Gold & Silver

Image Source: PixabayGold has broken out from a super bullish cup and handle pattern. This breakout is historically significant as it has tremendously bullish implications over the next decade. However, Gold breaking above $2100 is not quite a risk-off signal for the entire precious metals sector. At least not yet.The breakout has started to pull Silver and […]
Gold Benefits From Currency Wars

Gold Benefits From Currency Wars

Image Source: UnsplashThe macroeconomic event of the week comes from Japan, where the yen recorded its lowest level against the US dollar since 1990.The dollar is at a 34-year high against the Japanese currency. The resistance level of 150 yen to the dollar is about to be breached, a level which historically served as support in the […]
Japan: Stronger-Than-Expected Retail Sales, Softer-Than-Expected Industrial Production

Japan: Stronger-Than-Expected Retail Sales, Softer-Than-Expected Industrial Production

Today’s data releases were a bit mixed with weaker-than-expected IP and stronger-than-expected retail sales. Tokyo inflation hasn’t changed much at above the 2% level. We believe that the Bank of Japan will pay more attention to the improvement in retail sales and sticky inflation data than to weak IP and labour results driven by an idiosyncratic factor.Image […]
The Fed Will Ignore Election, Cut Interest Rates Second Half Of 2024

The Fed Will Ignore Election, Cut Interest Rates Second Half Of 2024

Image source: PixabayWhen monetary policy decisions by the Federal Reserve are discussed, some commentators believe that the Fed won’t cut interest rates just before an election. Others have said in past cycles that the Fed won’t raise rates before an election. In reality, the Fed has done both in the past, and we should ignore the […]