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Daily Market Comment – Investors heartbroken after Fed fires a blank, BoE next

Posted on September 17, 2020 at 8:23 am GMT

Fed commits to inflation overshooting regime, but delivers no new measures Dollar grinds higher, stocks in agony as investors expected heavier artillery Yet, this is probably not a game changer in the bigger picture Attention now turns to the Bank of England decision today Fed takes a small step back, markets throw a tantrum It was another eventful FOMC meeting. The Fed officially embraced its new inflation overshoot regime, albeit not unanimously. The vote was 8-2, with Kaplan and Kashkari [..]

BoE policy meeting: laying the groundwork for November – Forex News Preview

Posted on September 16, 2020 at 10:34 am GMT

The Bank of England is one of three central banks to hold a meeting this week. Markets do not expect any shift in policy when the rate announcement is made on Thursday at 12:00 GMT though the Brexit headache has resurfaced after the summer break, reminding markets that COVID-19 is not the only downside risk to the economy. Hence, although the event may not be an exciting one, any hints that the Bank is planning or is willing to pull out its guns again before the year end may shake [..]

Daily Market Comment – Markets hold their breath ahead of Fed decision

Posted on September 16, 2020 at 8:03 am GMT

Spotlight falls on the Fed today: will it deliver new measures to boost inflation? Bank of Japan meets a few hours later, not much is expected Otherwise muted moves across markets as investors await FOMC direction Fed: Justifying the paradigm shift The main event today will be the FOMC decision at 18:00 GMT, which will be followed by the regular press conference by Chairman Powell half an hour later. The Fed is certain to use this meeting as a public [..]

Technical Analysis – GBPUSD exhibits mixed directional signals, injuring sell-off

Posted on September 15, 2020 at 8:13 am GMT

GBPUSD has pivoted at the 1.2762 level within the Ichimoku cloud and near the 200-day simple moving average (SMA), disrupting the correction from the 8½-month peak of 1.3481. Aiding downside pressure is the falling red Tenkan-sen line, which has crossed under its blue-Kijun-sen line. The MACD, below its red trigger line is sponsoring negative price action as it dips further below the zero mark. Nonetheless, the RSI’s rebound ahead of the 30 level suggests a pick-up in positive momentum. The [..]

Daily Market Comment – Dollar back under fire as risk appetite ramps up

Posted on September 15, 2020 at 8:12 am GMT

Equity markets stay green as Chinese data keep the positive mood going Dollar back on the chopping block, other currencies rejoice Sterling barely reacts to Parliament vote, but lots of drama ahead Is the correction over already? Global markets continue to dance to a risk-on beat, with US stock indices riding the vaccine hype train higher and the defensive dollar staying under fire. The positive mood was reinforced by the latest batch of data out of China overnight, which showed [..]

UK jobs and inflation eyed as pound rattled by new Brexit bill – Forex News Preview

Posted on September 14, 2020 at 3:45 pm GMT

The latest jobless numbers will kick off a busy economic week in the United Kingdom on Tuesday, to be followed by inflation data on Wednesday. Things will heat up in the second half of the week with the Bank of England policy meeting and retail sales figures. But before all that, it will be the latest episode in the long-running Brexit drama that will likely catch the pound’s attention. Brexit is back with a bang With the coronavirus pandemic dominating [..]

Daily Market Comment – Another dose of vaccine optimism calms market nerves

Posted on September 14, 2020 at 8:35 am GMT

Positive vaccine headlines bolster global risk sentiment Suga set to become Japan’s new leader – general election imminent? Sterling recovers amid calmer market tones, looks to Parliament Vaccine news breathes life back into stocks, dollar sleepy Wall Street hit a rough patch last week, as investors finally paused to assess the utopian valuations in the tech sector. Vanishing hopes for a new relief package out of Washington D.C. and news that some coronavirus vaccines might be delayed because of safety [..]

Week Ahead – Fed, BoE, and BoJ decisions eyed as Japan picks new leader

Posted on September 11, 2020 at 11:42 am GMT

It’s an action-packed week, with three major central bank meetings, the election over who will become Japan’s next leader, and an overload of key economic data. The Fed decision will be crucial. Will the central bank reinforce its new inflation regime by signaling imminent stimulus, or will it sit back until the US election has passed? Neither the Bank of England nor the Bank of Japan is likely to act. Instead, those currencies may be driven mostly by how the [..]

Daily Market Comment – Lagarde gives euro bulls the green light; Pound sinks on Brexit turmoil

Posted on September 11, 2020 at 8:52 am GMT

Never mind about talking down the euro, ECB wants to talk up the recovery Pound tumbles again as UK-EU Brexit row turns ugly, but talks still on Wall Street back in the red as hope for pre-election fiscal boost slips Euro surges after Lagarde poses no threat The European Central Bank kept its monetary policy settings unchanged on Thursday and sounded cautiously optimistic about the Eurozone’s recovery prospects. However, it was President Christine Lagarde’s stance on the exchange rate that [..]

Daily Market Comment – Nasdaq snaps losing streak; ECB to walk a fine line

Posted on September 10, 2020 at 8:45 am GMT

Equity slump eases as tech stocks bounce back; but is the rout over? Euro perks up ahead of ECB decision as dovish expectations fade a little Pound steadies but backlash over Johnson’s Brexit plan intensifies Nasdaq has best day since April Wall Street ended its three-day losing streak on Wednesday, with all three major indices going some way in recouping the previous sessions’ heavy losses. The Nasdaq Composite and Nasdaq-100 soared by 2.7% and 3.0% respectively, enjoying their biggest one-day [..]

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