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FX Daily: Sterling Exceptionalism Hits A Speed Bump

FX Daily: Sterling Exceptionalism Hits A Speed Bump

Image Source: Pixabay  A better 30-year US Treasury auction and a US Federal holiday could bring some calmer conditions to bond and FX markets today. However, do not expect the dollar to hand back much of its recent gains as the market awaits Donald Trump’s inauguration on 20 January and what that means for trade policy. […]
BTC/USD Forex Signal: Showing Signs Of Bottoming

BTC/USD Forex Signal: Showing Signs Of Bottoming

Bullish view Buy the BTC/USD pair and set a take-profit at 100,000. Add a stop-loss at 91,000. Timeline: 1-2 days. Bearish view Sell the BTC/USD pair and set a take-profit at 89,000. Add a stop-loss at 100,000. Bitcoin price dropped to a crucial support level, as it continued forming mixed chart patterns during the recent […]
Sensex Today Trades Lower; Nifty Below 23,650

Sensex Today Trades Lower; Nifty Below 23,650

Asian markets traded lower on Thursday following an overnight choppy session on Wall Street and as investors await China inflation data.Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 0.14% and the Topix declined 0.29%.US stock market ended mixed on Wednesday as investors reacted to the key jobs data.Here’s a table showing how US stocks performed on Wednesday: Stock/Index […]
Brace Yourself, 2025 Is Going To Be Exciting

Brace Yourself, 2025 Is Going To Be Exciting

Image Source: Pixabay  New year, old problems! That’s my take on what lies ahead for the global economy. China’s looking weaker, inflation’s not beaten, we still don’t exactly know what Donald Trump is going to do in the States, and the euro is still losing ground. Exciting times indeed…Video Length: 00:01:39More By This Author:German New Orders […]
Will The Tariff Sheriff Be Able To Revive The Economy?

Will The Tariff Sheriff Be Able To Revive The Economy?

Image Source: Unsplash  Most pundits agree the majority of America voted for change. This CNN exit poll concluded, “72% of Americans Unhappy With Way The US is Going.” The most frequent issues mentioned were immigration and the economy.Sheriff-Elect Trump is quickly assembling a cabinet of change agents, and began threatening foreign governments with huge tariffs, demanding immediate changes.While […]
Elliott Wave Technical Analysis: Bitcoin Crypto Price News – Thursday, Jan. 9

Elliott Wave Technical Analysis: Bitcoin Crypto Price News – Thursday, Jan. 9

Elliott Wave Analysis TradingLoungeBitcoin/ U.S. dollar(BTCUSD)BTCUSD Elliott Wave Technical AnalysisFunction: Counter TrendMode: CorrectiveStructure: Zigzagposition: Wave CDirection Next higher Degrees: wave (4)Wave Cancel invalid level:Details: the Down of Wave C has a trend to test the 87,525 level.Bitcoin/ U.S. dollar(BTCUSD)Trading Strategy: BTC correction may find support at 87,7525 – 86220 which is the equality of waves A and C and […]
Broad-Based Growth Expected In 2025

Broad-Based Growth Expected In 2025

Image Source: Pixabay For 2024 Q4, total S&P 500 earnings are currently expected to be up +7.4% from the same period last year on +4.8% higher revenues. Q4 earnings growth improves to +9.6% once the Energy sector’s drag is removed from the aggregate numbers, but the growth pace drops to +3.8% once the Tech sector’s substantial […]
China’s CPI Edged Down To End The Year

China’s CPI Edged Down To End The Year

Image Source: Pixabay Deflationary pressures persist as headline inflation fell  December CPI inflation edged down to 0.1% year-on-year, down from 0.2% YoY in November, and tying March 2024 for an 11-month low. Headline inflation has now gradually moved lower for four straight months. CPI inflation ends the year at 0.2% YoY, lower than forecasts for most […]
Making Sense (If Possible) Of Expected Inflation And The Dollar

Making Sense (If Possible) Of Expected Inflation And The Dollar

Image Source: PexelsFive year breakeven up, dollar up.Figure 1: Five year Treasury breakeven (black, left scale), 5 year expected inflation (light blue, left scale), both %; nominal trade weighted dollar index (dark red, right scale), and DXY (red), both in logs, rescaled to 11/5/2024 = 0. Source: Treasury and Fed via FRED, Fed (KWW), investing.com. Since the 5-year breakeven […]
Markets Mixed, Flatten After Fed Minutes Released

Markets Mixed, Flatten After Fed Minutes Released

Image Source: PixabayStock market activity was mixed and a bit topsy-turvy today, with slimmer employment prints coming out ahead of the bell and Fed minutes depicting growing concerns about the economy this afternoon. The Dow and S&P were up +0.25% and +0.16%, respectively, but the Nasdaq — which spent nearly the entire session in the red […]