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Daily Market Comment – Hawkish Fed brings out the bulls as dollar and stocks rise

Posted on September 23, 2021 at 9:27 am GMT

Fed signals November taper and early rate hike, but slow timeline lifts markets Dollar jumps in response before pulling back, Wall Street buoyed too Evergrande fears ease further, boosting sentiment Pound bounces off one-month lows, awaits BoE decision Powell outlines taper roadmap The Federal Reserve took its biggest step yet towards scaling back its pandemic stimulus on Wednesday following the conclusion of its two-day policy meeting. As expected, the Fed kept its policy unchanged but signalled that “a moderation in [..]

Technical Analysis – AUDUSD resilient above 0.7230, but still under bearish risk

Posted on September 23, 2021 at 6:55 am GMT

AUDUSD was unsuccessful in piercing the 0.7300 level late on Wednesday but resilient enough to hold above the familiar base of 0.7230, where the bulls found some footing in the last week of August and market actions paused in the second half of 2020. The RSI and the MACD have yet to show any convincing improvement, with the former maintaining its downward pattern from the start of September comfortably below its 50 neutral mark despite its latest upturn, and the latter [..]

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US Open Note – Stocks’ positive tone pauses but commodities keep minor upbeat vibe

Posted on September 22, 2021 at 2:37 pm GMT

Market jitters evident prior to Fed decision; dollar stabilizes While the suspension of the debt ceiling may hit a snag in the US Senate and somewhat cause disorder in global financial markets at a time of uncertainty, investors’ eyes have turned to the FOMC meeting decision scheduled today at 18:00 GMT, for laying the groundwork regarding the taper timeline and a possible hawkish comment. Asian session gains in US stock futures have steadied ahead of the Fed, while the greenback’s [..]

Daily Market Comment – Stocks steady on Evergrande debt assurance; dollar eyes Fed taper signal

Posted on September 22, 2021 at 8:55 am GMT

Chinese stocks mixed after trading resumes as Evergrande says it will meet debt payment Dollar holds firm ahead of Fed decision; will Powell rock the boat? BoJ keeps policy unchanged, yen slips on better mood, euro and pound lag Cautious rebound underway amid Evergrande relief Equities were mostly recovering on Wednesday as market nerves were somewhat calmed after China’s troubled property giant, Evergrande, told investors it will meet the debt payment due on Thursday for domestic bondholders. However, the company [..]

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US Open Note – Stocks recover and dollar takes back seat

Posted on September 21, 2021 at 2:12 pm GMT

Market Sentiment picks up and central bank meetings draw focus The major US indices are gradually extending yesterday’s rebound while the dollar continues to dwindle. Nonetheless, as worries around China’s real estate giant Evergrande Group and its recent warnings of defaulting on its debt payments remain one of the global highlights, the spotlight continues to be directed around central banks. Investors continue to look for clues around meetings, with the BOJ expected to remain dovish and the Fed to comment [..]

Daily Market Comment – Calmer markets despite Evergrande risks, loonie jumps on Trudeau win

Posted on September 21, 2021 at 9:31 am GMT

Fears of Evergrande contagion ease slightly but markets remain edgy Loonie soars after Trudeau narrowly secures third term Aussie and kiwi brush off dovish reserve banks Pound up too but UK energy crisis a worry, dollar off highs Stocks bounce back after Evergrande panic Global equities were steadier on Tuesday, recouping some of the previous days’ losses, as fears of a huge spillover from Evergrande’s debt crisis subsided a little. As investors increasingly liken the Evergrande crisis with the collapse [..]

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US Open Note – China’s potential domino effect spooks stocks; dollar up

Posted on September 20, 2021 at 1:15 pm GMT

Stocks plunge as China’s Evergrande causes risk-off While the week was supposed to be all about the Fed and its tapering signals, increasing fears that Beijing will let its giant property developer Evergrande default on its $305 billion liabilities over a looming deadline for payment obligations brought another headache to global markets on Monday. The jitters popped up at a time when investors are growing sensitive to high valuations in stock markets and monitor signs of a slowing global economic [..]

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Technical Analysis – AUDUSD plunges as trend line and 200-MA deter advances

Posted on September 20, 2021 at 9:52 am GMT

AUDUSD seems to have found some footing in the vicinity of the August 27 lows of 0.7234 and 0.7222 respectively, after its drop from the 200-period simple moving average (SMA). Currently, the 100-period SMA is delaying confirming the downwards shift in price. However, an extension of the negative bearing of the 50-period SMA and an additional bearish crossover by it, but this time of the 200-period SMA, could reinforce downward pressures. The Ichimoku lines are indicating a slight pause in [..]

Daily Market Comment – Dollar starts Fed week on front foot; stocks hit by Evergrande fallout

Posted on September 20, 2021 at 9:22 am GMT

Dollar climbs to 4-week high amid Fed taper expectations and Evergrande contagion fears Global stock markets tumble as Evergrande stock crashes again, default risk grows All eyes on Fed in busy week for central banks; hawkish BoE bets can’t rescue sliding pound Loonie slips ahead of Canada’s election outcome China jitters hit sentiment as stocks skid, dollar gains Fears of global contagion from the worsening crisis in China’s property sector continued to weigh heavily on sentiment at the start of [..]

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US Open Note – Dollar back to gains at the end of the week

Posted on September 17, 2021 at 12:38 pm GMT

Dollar/yen back above 110.00 Prior to the weekend, the dollar is holding onto its recently gained ground, with dollar/yen approaching the 110.00 psychological number. Moreover, the dollar index is currently trading at 92.78, remaining above the 50-day simple moving average (SMA). Euro/dollar is showing some positive movement today, holding near 1.1780. US futures are pointing to a positive open. Headline retail sales in the US were projected to decrease -0.7% m/m but instead gained 0.75% m/m, compared to a revised -1.8% in July. UK retail sales drive pound lower The British pound declined below $1.3800 as retail [..]

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