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Last week saw headline US inflation running at its fastest pace since the early 1980s. This week will see inflation releases for the UK, Canada, Euro Area, and Japan. Bank earnings were subdued but remain an interesting industry as we move into a tightening cycle. Netflix releases results on Thursday.
Daily Below are the daily charts of the Dow Jones Industrials (US30 on the left), the SPX (SPX500 in the middle), and the Nasdaq (NAS100 on the right). Of the three, the US30 is showing relative strength and is positioned between its blue bands. This area is considered neutral. However, SPX500 and NAS100 are both trading in the areas between their lower blue and red bands, which are bearish zones.…
Copper is one of the most ubiquitous, versatile and abundant metals. The red metal, as it's known, is corrosion-resistant, a good conductor of both heat and electricity, and can be molded into any number of shapes, sizes and thicknesses. As a result, people use copper in coins, jewelry, pipes, electric wiring, and musical instruments, among other things. Copper's use by humans dates back about 10,000 years. When combined with tin,…
031 - Hawkish Fed Minutes Key Driver of Market Last week's Fed minutes emphasized inflation concerns and also highlighted the normalization of the Fed balance sheet. Friday's NFP release saw headline miss, but average hourly wages beat forecast adding fuel to the fire. This week CPI and PPI will be released
This week, FXCM senior market specialists, Nik and Russ, discuss the announced accelerated taper of the Fed's asset purchasing program and rate outlook for 2022. They also talk about the BoE's surprise hike, the ECB's policy stance, and look at the key calendar items for this week.
During the early stages of 2021, a new trading phenomenon swept the American stock market. Meeting on social media and Reddit message boards, millions of average retail investors began targeting single stocks in an attempt to "disrupt" the traditional Wall Street hierarchy. The group quickly earned the nickname "Reddit Traders" and gained notoriety among the public, media outlets and regulatory bodies. What Is Reddit Trading? Reddit trading is an informal…
Friday's headline CPI was the highest paced since 1982 with core at its highest pace since 1991. This week FXCM Senior Market Specialists, Russ and Nik, discuss the central bank releases this week on the back of rampant inflation. It is a busy week with PPI, retail sales, EU CPI, and more.
The global energy complex is a vast trading arena that accounts for billions of dollars in derivatives turnover on a daily basis. Whether one is interested in commodities such as natural gas and crude oil futures, or the gasoline and heating oil refinements, active traders have countless opportunities available. What Is Crude Oil? According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), crude oil is "a mixture of hydrocarbons that exists…
In this podcast, FXCM Senior Market Specialists, Nikos and Russell, discuss the NFP, participation rate, and unemployment rate. The two also look at the Fed pivot and what it means for the market. RBA and BoC statements are due for release this week, and Friday sees the CPI numbers. Join us for perspectives on these and more.
The robust equities market of 2020 and 2021 brought a rush of fresh initial public offering (IPO) listings to Wall Street. Nearly every sector was represented in the bonanza, including offerings from the cryptocurrency, technology, and manufacturing spaces. Of all tech companies that planned to make their 2021 market debuts, the Databricks IPO garnered extensive fanfare and coverage. What Is Databricks? Founded in 2013, Databricks is self-described as being "the…
The emergence of the new Omicron Covid strain lead to a big market sell-off on Friday as participants sought safe-havens. Join FXCM Senior Market Specialists, Russell and Nikos, as they discuss what this means for markets. The two also talk about this week's important calendar items, including Fed Chair Powell's testimony on Capitol Hill, the OPEC+ meeting on Thursday, the NFP release on Friday, and more.
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