Nikos Tzabouras

The US index is soft after yesterday’s rebound and gears up for the jobs report, at the end of a volatile and holiday-shortened week

OPEC and allies brought forward their oil production rises and USOil trades with caution today as market turn to the US jobs report

The pair comes from a volatile month during which it had its best performance since April 2021, as the European Central Bank has been turning hawkish, with the upcoming policy decisions looming

After a three-week losing streak and a shallow correction, the pair returns emphatically to profits this week, as the Fed remains committed to its tightening path and the BoJ to its ultra-loose policies

XAU/USD comes from two straight profitable weeks, but this was not enough to prevent another losing month, while the new one starts with caution

Economic activity grew at a slower - albeit still solid - pace in the first quarter and in line with RBA’s projections and the pair is on the back foot as the US Dollar rebounds

The US index is weighed by hawkish Fed-talk, as US investors return from their long weekend, after a stellar week

The pair has posted a significant recovery over the past couple of weeks, but faces difficulties today and may struggle to register its first profitable month of the year

Oil prices went up after European leaders reached a compromise, to sanction most of oil imports from Russia

The pair has been having very bad year, but after two straight profitable weeks, it moves towards the first positive month of the year

The German index is upbeat today as sentiment remains in a good place, after last week’s risk rebound, eyeing key technical levels