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Economic data coming up in the European Session - Sep 16
16 September 2020
US and European equity futures are up, oil higher on positive risk sentiment and Hurricane's Sally approach, and copper higher. AUD, NZD and CAD all higher in line with the positive risk mood. A fairly quiet start to the session with UK CPI data on the slate. FOMC later today, so
GBP/USD Price Analysis: Refreshes yearly top, 12-week-old resistance line in focus
GBP/USD seesaws near the highest since December 16, 2019, eases from 1.3368 off-late.
Bullish MACD suggests further upside towards the short-term resistance line.
21-day SMA, a two-month-old ascending trend line offer strong downside support.
GBP/USD recedes from the year’s top of 1.3368 to 1.3351
USD/CHF bulls aim for 0.9100 amid quiet markets
USD/CHF fails to respect the Tuesday’s halt to two-day winning streak.
Global markets turn cautious ahead of the Jackson Hole Symposium events.
Trade deal optimism, hopes of virus cure favor the risk-on mood.
Swiss ZEW Economic Survey, US Durable Goods Orders will be in the spotlight.
USD/CHF stays
Silver Price Analysis: XAG/USD pick-up bids above $27.00 inside short-term triangle
Silver extends the previous day’s recovery moves to refresh intraday high to $27.54.
A nine-day-old triangle formation restricts immediate moves.
100-bar SMA adds to the downside support, multiple resistances to challenge the run-up below $30.00.
Silver prices recently refreshed intraday high befor
Wall Street Next Week: Financial astrology for the successful investor & trade
1. Stock market looks like ‘hapless Wile E. Coyote, running off the edge of a cliff,’ says behavioral economist
Market risk is HIGHLY elevated this August: We believe the question will no longer be: “How high is UP?” but will become “how low and for how long?” This coming week is likely to be transi
Oil breakthrough: What's next?
On Wednesday, Oil was able to break through its resistance line. Brent Crude rose to $46.30, returning to levels before OPEC+ broke. The market hasn't dared to make this symbolic move for a long time, having spent July in a narrow range of $42-$44.
It was a bit odd to see oil ranging sideways in Jul
Gold: Set to test $2300 over next 12 months – Citibank
Analysts at Citigroup have revised up their gold-price forecasts across the time horizons, given the latest relentless rise in the yellow metal to fresh record highs of $1981.34.
Key quotes
“Still further to go, short-term target $2,100, then $2,300 in 6 to 12 months.”
"Prices seem biased to stay hi
Mixed sentiment – Gold rally cools down
US stocks kicked off the week on a positive note, even though the sentiment in European markets remained fragile. The GOP’s 1 trillion-dollar new fiscal stimulus plan helped boosting sentiment in the New York trading session. The Federal Reserve (Fed) doves also tilt the balance to the positive side
Can the Aussie continue its ascent above 0.70?
AUD - Australian Dollar
After a week of solid gains for the Australian Dollar, Friday’s session was a relatively quiet one as the US markets were closed for Independence Day. With little news to drive markets, the Aussie dollar continued its ascent against the greenback, rising from 0.6930 to 0.6947
XE Market Analysis: North America - Jun 18, 2020
The dollar has been mostly steady, though lost modest ground to the yen, which found a moderate safe haven bid during the Tokyo session, while gaining ground against the pound during the London morning, into the BoE policy announcement. The UK currency racked up losses of over 0.4% against the dolla
Pull-up Update