UK100 Slides to Pivotal Levels on CB & Election Uncertainty
The index pulls back from its recent record highs and tests key technical levels, amidst uncertainty around the central bank’s rate path and July’s general election
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The index pulls back from its recent record highs and tests key technical levels, amidst uncertainty around the central bank’s rate path and July’s general election
HKG33 posted its first losing week in more than a month, weighed by geopolitical jitters, while Xiaomi’s strong results did not help either
The SPX500 has traded to new all-time highs over the last week. Technically, the green 5-week EMA is bullishly above the orange 10-week EMA. The RSI is on the positive side of 50 but is not in overbought territory.
The tech heavy index sets new highs this week, as markets gear up for Wednesday quarterly results of Nvidia, the enabler and main beneficiary of the AI boom
HKG33 extended its gains helped by Beijing measures to prop the critical real estate market and mostly strong results by Alibaba, JD and Baidu
CPI ticked lower according to Wednesday data, which sent the index to new all-time highs, as markets reinforced pricing for two Fed cuts this year
The central bank made another step towards lowering rates on Thursday, sending the stock market to new record highs, while today’s data showed the economy exited its recession
FXCM’s CHN50 CFD is showing good signs of progress on a primary trend basis. It has broken above its down sloping trendline that has defined price momentum since February 2021, indicating that the downwards momentum has certainly waned. Importantly its trend following indicators which have been in a bearish formation for over two years are looking to cross up (top black ellipse). This positivity is accompanied by an RSI which…
Over the course of 2024 the US real rate has appreciated by just under 24% (top red arrow) and is currently at 2.11%. Not surprisingly, the smaller companies have felt the burden more so than the large cap companies.
SPX500 stock futures are trading higher pre-cash open (red arrow). The index is extending gains following a weaker than expected US jobs report on Friday boosting the prospects of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
The tech-heavy index consolidates its recent advance as investor await earnings from Amazon and Apple, as well as the Fed’s monetary policy decision
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