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Jobless Claims Improve, Q3 GDP Revised Higher, But Another Manufacturing Survey Collapses
Quite a mixed bag this morning…On the good side, the final (3rd) read for Q3 GDP, US economic growth was revised up to 3.1% QoQ Annualized (from 2.8%)……with personal consumption also revised up to +3.7% (better than the 3.6% exp)…On the not bad side (sorry to break the analogy), jobless claims tumbled back to earth last week – after spiking the […]
EUR/USD Analysis: Future Of Parity After Recent Losses
The EUR/USD pair has plummeted to a support level of 1.0343, the lowest for the currency pair since November 2022, before stabilizing around 1.0385 at the time of writing this analysis. The performance confirms the strength of the trading strategy that we recommended to our clients which was to sell EUR/USD from every upward level. […]
Fed Uncertainty, Inflation Back In Focus, Government Shutdown?
Image Source: Pexels Following yesterday’s dramatic post-Fed policy meeting sell-off that pushed the S&P 500 even deeper into short-term oversold territory, futures point to a comparatively modest rebound when equity markets open later this morning. That late-day sell-off came even though the Fed delivered on market expectations for a 25-basis point rate cut and updated economic […]
ETH/USD Forecast: Ethereum Pulls Back Against FOMC Backdrop
The Ethereum market pulled back rather significantly during the trading session on Wednesday, reaching the crucial $3600 level. The $3600 level of course is an area that has been important multiple times, so I think you’ve got a situation where traders will continue to look at this through the prism of a market that is […]
Jobless Claims: With A Dash Of Seasonality Salt, Trending Towards Weakness
As expected, jobless claims declined from one week ago, as the delayed Thanksgiving week seasonality moved out of the numbers.Initial claims declined -22,000 to 220,000, while the four week moving average increased 1,250 to 225,500. With the typical one week delay, continuing claims declined -5,000 to 1.870 million:On the more important YoY basis, initial claims […]
Santa Rally Coming To Town?
The Santa Rally, a period of strong stock market performance in the last part of December. It exists due to a combination of psychological, market, and technical factors. Investor optimism during the holiday season, combined with the conclusion of tax-loss harvesting and fund managers’ year-end “window dressing,” often boosts buying activity. Low trading volumes during […]
Elliott Wave Technical Analysis – Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
AMD Elliott Wave Analysis Trading LoungeAdvanced Micro Devices Inc., (AMD) Daily ChartAMD Elliott Wave Technical AnalysisFUNCTION: Counter TrendMODE: CorrectiveSTRUCTURE: ComplexPOSITION: Wave c of (y) of {iv}.DIRECTION: Downside into wave c.DETAILS: Looking for continuation lower into wave c as we found resistance on top of TradingLevel2 at 200$ and we are now back at 120$ where we could be […]
Bank Of England Holds Interest Rates Steady As Inflation Pressures Persist
Image source: Pixabay Bank of England leaves interest rates unchanged at 4.75%. Inflation rose to 2.6% in November, driven by core goods and food. Policymakers signal caution amid labor market uncertainties and global risks. The Bank of England (BOE) ended its final meeting of 2024 with a decision to hold interest rates steady at 4.75%.The […]
GBP/USD Forecast: Dollar Surges Amid Hawkish FOMC
The GBP/USD forecast shows renewed support for the USD despite FOMC’s rate cut. The Fed left a hawkish statement regarding rate cuts in 2025. As a result, the pound collapsed despite lower expectations for Bank of England rate cuts. Market participants are now looking forward to US inflation data for more clues on the future […]
EUR/GBP Rises Sharply To Near 0.8250 After BoE Holds Rates Steady At 4.75%
Image Source: Pixabay EUR/GBP gains sharply to near 0.8260 after the BoE holds interest rates steady at 4.75%, as expected, with a 6-3 vote split. BoE Bailey refrained from committing a pre-defined rate cut path. The Euro performs strongly despite ECB officials guiding more interest rate cuts. The EUR/GBP pair climbs to near 0.8260 in […]
