The Bank of Japan may not hike interest rates this month but may begin to pare back its bond-buying program

The price of gold slipped Monday after data showed that the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) left its gold reserves untouched in June.

In a shock result, the left-wing New Popular Front (NPF) beat both the right-wing National Rally (RN) and President Macron’s Ensemble alliance to gain the most seats in the National Assembly.

The British Pound is under pressure going into the third quarter of the year as interest rate cuts finally heave into view. With the UK highly likely to elect a Labour government, investors may shun the pound due to unclear spending plan

Gold's Q3 direction hinges on rate shifts, reduced central bank purchases, the run up to the US election, and the continuation of major global conflicts

Bitcoin (BTC) has eased over the sort-term but retains a bullish outlook overall. Ethereum (ETH) continues to show vulnerability

The latest US Jobs Report showed 206k new jobs created vs. expectations of 190k. Last month’s figure however was revised sharply lower from 272k to 218k.

UK asset markets are opening the session a touch higher after Labour’s record win at the general election. Later today the latest US Jobs Report will be key for markets moving forward.

UK asset markets are treading water in early trade as the country votes for a new government with a range of polls showing Labour winning by a record margin.

The single currency is nudging higher but remains within this week’s range. US Jobs Report and the final round of the French election near.

Gold has been stuck in a sideways range for three months as buyers and sellers battle for dominance. Will chair Powell’s speech later today give one side the upper hand??

The US dollar opened the week lower, knocked back by Euro strength, but is now trading at its best levels of the session after the latest German inflation data and US ISM report.

The right-wing National Rally (RN) party won the first round of the French parliamentary elections on Sunday but look set to fall short of the 289 seats needed to gain power.

Gold's trading range and silver's long-term uptrend offer differing outlooks for Q3 but the potential for both to consolidate and trade in a sideways manner remains constructive

Bitcoin's bullish momentum spluttered in Q2 as spot ETF buying was outpaced by cash sellers. However, Q3 could facilitate a bullish continuation on speculation of further institutional adoption

Pound Sterling to start Q3 on the backfoot after the Bank of England put the August Meeting on the Radar for a Potential Cut. GBP emanates vulnerability

The latest Core PCE data met market estimates across all readings leaving the US dollar rudderless going into the weekend.

IG client sentiment shows who is going long or short and how that information can affect price action

The US dollar slipped lower today after data showed a slight softening of demand in the US economy.

The first round of the French legislative election will take place this weekend with Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party (RN) currently leading the polls.

Nvidia’s brief reign as the world’s largest company has come to an abrupt end as sellers wipe off around $500 billion of market value in just three trading days

The Nasdaq and S&P 500 continue to print new all-time highs, the US dollar is benefitting from weakness in the Euro and the British Pound, while the recovery in gold continues.

Sterling continues to slip lower going into the weekend as UK bond yields post fresh multi-week lows.

The Bank of England (BoE) left interest rates unchanged today as expected, despite headline CPI falling back to target.

Today’s US inflation data for May and the latest FOMC policy decision, including the quarterly Summary of Economic Projections, will be the drivers of market price action over the coming weeks.

Risk markets are on the backfoot as US trading starts, with European indices continuing this week’s move lower. Gold has stabilized and is using chart support to push higher.

As the US dollar continues to strengthen against the Japanese Yen, all eyes are now on the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy meeting on Friday.

Gold and silver are trying to recover some of last Friday’s post-NFP heavy losses but further gains may be limited ahead of the latest look at US inflation and the FOMC policy decision.

French President Emmanuel Macron called a snap election after his party suffered a heavy defeat to the far-right National Party at this weekend’s European elections.

A week packed with high impact economic data and events, led by the latest monetary policy decisions by the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan.