USD/JPY is a nearing levels that may prompt the Bank of Japan to start talking intervention. Tuesday’s rate decision and the Quarterly Outlook Report remain key for the Yen’s next move.

​​Outlook on FTSE 100, DAX 40 and S&P 500 as the S&P information technology sector hits a record high.

Retail sales volumes fell over the festive period just one month after Black Friday sales prompted a 1.4% rise in November. Full year volumes declined 2.8% - GBP/USD lower

This article analyzes the technical profile for EUR/USD, USD/JPY, Gold and the S&P 500, dissecting critical price thresholds that may act as support or resistance in the upcoming trading sessions.

This article will explore the technical outlook for USD/CAD and AUD/USD, analyzing important price thresholds that should be on every trader's radar in the coming days and weeks.

The Japanese Yen remains under severe fundamental pressure against its US rival, but got some respite on Thursday

ECB highlights wage pressures as the next challenge to price stability as workers look to recover from a drop in real wages. EUR/USD, EUR/GBP and EUR/JPY price action setups explored

Fed and ECB board members have been on the wires this week trying to temper elevated market rate cut expectations, and this is hitting the price of gold and silver.

​​A cautious tone continues to prevail for indices, though the Hang Seng has managed to lift itself off yesterday’s low. ​

Sterling caught a bid yesterday after headline and core measures of inflation beat estimates, forcing a downward revision in rate cut expectations. Monitoring GBP/JPY

This article explores the outlook for the U.S. dollar, examining major pairs such as EUR/USD and USD/JPY. The piece also analyzes gold’s technical profile, discussing major price levels worth watching in the upcoming trading sessions.

The S&P 500 appears to be forging a double top pattern, a bearish technical formation that, if confirmed, could open the door to a large near-term pullback.

China’s 2023 expansion wasn’t much below forecasts, but the miss was bad enough to underline oil-demand fears

Disappointing Chinese growth in 2023 adds to complications for the ‘high beta’ Australian dollar at a time of geopolitical uncertainty and strangely stubborn inflation

Resilient price pressures emerged in December, compelling markets to ease rate cut expectations - something that has supported the recent USD advance. Inflation, rising yields and geopolitical uncertainty weigh on stocks ahead of the US earnings season

The US dollar remains firm, the Japanese Yen continues to weaken, while ECB President Lagarde is pushing back against market rate cut expectations.

​​Outlook on FTSE 100, DAX 40 and Nasdaq 100 as US earnings season continues and UK inflation comes in higher-than-expected.

UK CPI rose for the first time since February 2023 with ‘alcohol and tobacco’ contributing the most to the elevated print for December. Services inflation fails to ease

This article delves into the fundamental and technical outlook for gold prices, shedding light on the critical levels to monitor on XAU/USD in the upcoming trading sessions.

This article focuses on the technical outlook for EUR/USD, GBP/USD and AUD/USD, analyzing market sentiment and price action dynamics for the upcoming trading sessions.

USD/JPY defies gravity, rising above resistance ahead of Japanese inflation data later this week. Could the recent rise provide more attractive entries ahead of key policy change

Financial markets continue to price in an aggressive round of US interest rate cuts this year, yet this is not currently feeding fully through into the price of gold.

While US markets have seen some more small losses, the Hang Seng has lurched to its lowest level since November 2022

German inflation rose in December while general economic sentiment continues to make small strides in the right direction despite stagnant growth in Europe

Sterling is trading back below 1.2700 after the release of the latest UK jobs and wages data. The US dollar has also picked up an early bid, putting pressure on the GBP/USD.

Gold continues to build on Friday’s safe haven bid while US yields look to extend the multi-day decline. Lower volume trading expected during Martin Luther King Day in the US

With US markets closed for the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Bank Holiday, the Euro is picking up a small bid against a range of currencies.

​​Outlook on FTSE 100, DAX 40 and Nikkei 225 as the US is shut for Martin Luther King Jn. Day.

Main considerations for FX markets this week include UK jobs and inflation data, markets just about expecting successive 25 bps cuts from March, and Chinese Q4 GDP

A mixed week with US equities continuing to push towards multi-year highs, while oil and gold are bid on escalating geopolitical risk. In the background, the US dollar treads water.