Senior Market Specialist
Nikos Tzabouras is a graduate of the Department of International & European Economic Studies at the Athens University of Economics and Business. He has a long time presence at FXCM, as he joined the company in 2011. He has served from multiple positions, but specializes in financial market analysis and commentary.
With his educational background in international relations, he emphasizes not only on Technical Analysis but also in Fundamental Analysis and Geopolitics – which have been having increasing impact on financial markets. He has longtime experience in market analysis and as a host of educational trading courses via online and in-person sessions and conferences.
USOil drops after its two-week rebound, as China’s factory activity contracted again, amidst signs of rifts between Russia and Saudi Arabia ahead of Monday’s OPEC+ meeting
Watch today’s US Open for insights on the latest around the US debt ceiling, the hot PCE inflation data that added to the hawkish repricing around the Fed’s rate path and more
XAU/USD started May with new record highs, but was forced into a correction due to the change in expectations around the Fed rate path, which boosted the US Dollar
The pair finds support at the start of the week, despite Friday’s hot US PCE inflation, hawkish Fed repricing and debt ceiling agreement that still need Congress approval
The chip designer’s stock surged on Thursday, after the quarterly results showed strong demand for its Artificial Intelligence-related products, lifting the tech sector, despite debt ceiling uncertainty and hawkish repricing around the Fed
Watch today’s US Open for insights on the latest around the US debt ceiling and Fed-speak, the dovish shock by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the UK inflation data that keeps pressure for more rate hikes, NVIDIA’s AI-driven strong quarterly report and more
The chip designer reported somewhat mixed quarterly results on Wednesday, but the data center business generated record revenues on AI demand, which also drove strong forward guidance and sent the stock higher in pre-market
Headline Inflation decelerated sharply in April as Wednesday’s data showed, but remains elevated and the core surged, keeping pressure on the Bank of England for more monetary tightening and harming the UK index
The pair slumped to new 2023 lows after RBNZ raised rates to what it believes to be the terminal level, just as expectations around the US Fed become more hawkish
The Energy Minister of Saudi Arabia cautioned speculators on Wednesday that they could be in for some pain, in a warning that helped lift USOil
The central bank of New Zealand increased rates to 5.5% today as anticipated, but expects this to have marked the peak, in a dovish shift against market expectations for more tightening ahead
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