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European Equities Under Pressure After ECB Meeting as the Path to Tightening Becomes Clearer
European Equities Under Pressure After ECB Meeting as the Path to Tightening Becomes Clearer

The main event for FX market today was the meeting of the ECB. The 2% rise in the Euro's trade-weighted exchange rate last month is positive news for the ECB, which has attempted to maintain room to...

The Crude Chronicles - Episode 139
The Crude Chronicles - Episode 139

Oil Traders Scale Back Longs (Very Slightly)The latest CFTC COT institutional positioning report shows that oil traders reduced their net long positions last week by 1k contracts. Sitting at 333k...

Upside EUR Risks Into Tomorrow's ECB Meeting
Upside EUR Risks Into Tomorrow's ECB Meeting

ECB Meeting In Focus TomorrowThe June European Central Bank meeting tomorrow is drawing a huge amount of focus amidst increasingly hawkish expectations. The turnaround in ECB sentiment has been one of...

Global Inflation Pressures Build up as oil Braces for a Breakout of key Technical Level
Global Inflation Pressures Build up as oil Braces for a Breakout of key Technical Level

The RBA surprised markets on the meeting today delivering a hawkish 50 bp rate hike. Consensus forecast was a 25 bp move, swap markets priced in a bit more aggressive move of 40 bp. The RBA decided to...

Precious Metals Monday 06-06-2022
Precious Metals Monday 06-06-2022

Muted Start for Metals It’s been a lacklustre start for the metals markets with gold prices currently sitting around the same price they were two weeks ago. Silver prices are seeing firmer demand so...

Key Economic Events and Reports for the Week Ahead
Key Economic Events and Reports for the Week Ahead

Несмотря на слабые данные ADP, отчет по рынку труда в США в пятницу не подтвердил опасения рынка, что экономика США начала прогибаться под гнетом инфляции. Рост рабочих мест составил 390К и превысил...

ECB Moves Closer to Hike Interest Rate as Fears of Runaway Inflation Mount
ECB Moves Closer to Hike Interest Rate as Fears of Runaway Inflation Mount

Market confidence in aggressive tightening of monetary policy by the European Central Bank has increased sharply this week. As early as Thursday, the market expected that the ECB will increase...

NFP Report Preview: ADP Sets the Bearish Tone but all Eyes are on the Wage Growth
NFP Report Preview: ADP Sets the Bearish Tone but all Eyes are on the Wage Growth

The dollar erased gains made in the first half of the weekwhile risk assets posted moderate gains after release of ADP report for May,which was rather pessimistic about US labor market gains....

FOMO Friday: CADJPY Breaks Out to Fresh Highs
FOMO Friday: CADJPY Breaks Out to Fresh Highs

CADJPY Takes Off]Another week comes to a close and we’re getting closer and closer to calling time on the first half of the year. In the UK, it’s been a holiday shortened week due to the double-length...