Welcome to our Goldspot analysis for the week! Despite speculations suggesting otherwise, Gold is far from being dead after the U.S. debt ceiling deal has been finalized. Although futures of the yellow metal experienced a slight decline on Friday, breaking a three-day winning streak, the drop was not enough to erase the gains made in the previous days. As a...
In this video, I provide a technical overview of recent events using the GBPUSD chart. The U.S. Senate has passed legislation that raises the government's debt ceiling, following a similar action by the House of Representatives. This development had positively impacted the dollar, especially when combined with better-than-expected data from the NFP, which is...
In this USDJPY technical analysis video, we delve into the aftermath of the recent Nonfarm Payrolls data, which offers critical insights into the US labor market. With positive data surpassing expectations and the potential for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike this month, the US Dollar may be poised for a bullish upswing. The May report revealed a remarkable...
Join me as we delve into the fundamental factors surrounding the upcoming OPEC+ meeting, taking place over the weekend. During this crucial gathering, OPEC+ members are expected to make important decisions regarding new production cut levels. These measures aim to regain control of oil prices by counteracting the influence of short-sellers and maintaining a target...
The U.S. Dollar was steady amidst the debt ceiling impasse while the Japanese Yen recorded a significant drop making it among the worst-performing Asian currencies in the previous week. Softer-than-expected Tokyo inflation data on Friday spurred more expectations that the Bank of Japan will hold off on tightening policy this year, although the reading was still...
Welcome to my GBPUSD Technical Analysis Session. Despite British retail sales data rising by more than expected in April, 0.5% from March and an improvement from the drop of 1.2% the prior month; the U.S. dollar against the Pound Sterling appears to be on course for its fourth consecutive weekly gain as U.S. rate hike expectations grow across the market and...
The USOil rallied as much as 1.3% on Friday after the Fed’s favorite gauge for U.S. inflation came in beyond expectation for April, indicating that the central bank will raise interest rates again in June and July versus expectations for a pause. USOILSPOT Fundamental Factors: However, following the U.S. president's announcement via his Twitter handle on Saturday...
Last week's U.S. data showed stronger-than-expected consumer spending in April. The increase in personal consumption expenditures (PCE) raised expectations that the Federal Reserve is likely going to hike interest rates again in June. The U.S. debt ceiling proceedings appear to be closing in on an agreement ahead of a June 1 deadline that would raise the...
The USDJPY fell 0.54% to 137.955 on Friday after data showed that Japanese consumer inflation rose back to a 40-year peak in April, putting pressure on the Bank of Japan to adjust its ultra-loose monetary policy. However, news of constructive talks to end the current debt ceiling impasse in Washington raises optimism that a deal can be reached to avoid a damaging...
Amidst the U.S. debt crisis saga market participants were reluctant to have open sell positions into the weekend, on the off chance that an agreement to raise the U.S. government’s debt ceiling is struck over the weekend hence the engulfing bullish candle observed on Friday. The reluctance of holding short positions resulted in the bullish green light to...
Oil prices reversed on Thursday and Friday to transition into a choppy situation to the disappointment of buyers as talks to raise the U.S. debt ceiling hit an impasse. Market participants were reluctant to have open buy positions into the weekend, on the off chance that an agreement to raise the U.S. government’s debt ceiling is struck over the weekend which...
Following a choppy previous week, the Pound Sterling appears to have found "support" along the 1.245000 benchmark and depending on how price action reacts to this level in the coming week will decide whether to buy or sell the Pound Sterling in the coming week(s). The GBPUSD rose 0.3% on Friday to 1.245, rebounding slightly after struggling in the face of...
Despite Friday's report that showed U.S. consumer sentiment slumped to a six-month low in May, the US dollar rose. The Gold commodity has been a popular inflation edge, but the sentiment in the market is looking "mixed" as worries that political haggling to raise the borrowing cap could trigger a recession in the US. In this regard, the XAUUSD chart reflects an...
Driven by worries about demand linked to recession risks and the strain in the US banking sector, the oil prices experienced a dramatic decline in the previous week (6.5% drop). However, Oil prices received a boost after Friday’s robust US jobs report which eased concerns over the prospect of a downturn in the economy as strong jobs growth is often a plus for oil,...
GBPUSD turns positive for the fourth straight week but this time around did a significant breakout of the 1.25000 level - climbing to a two-week high on Friday to set the tone for a bullish momentum ahead of the new month. However, bets for another 25 bps rate hike by the US Fed Reserve in the coming week could tilt an imbalance in the market influx. It is also...
The previous week witnessed a risk-averse market atmosphere that helped the US Dollar find demand at the 1,970 area as a safe haven ahead of the FOMC. Economic data from the previous week reveals that though inflation is falling, it still remains well above the Federal Reserve's annual goal of 2% hereby increasing the expectations of another 25 basis-point...
The previous month witnessed a 4% drop in oil prices despite the OPEC+ member's decision to cut a further 1.7 million barrels from its daily output, adding to an earlier pledge from November to take off 2.0 million barrels per day. The implementation of this pledged cut is supposed to begin next month - May 2023 and this could result in some interesting market...
Despite US job growth slowing down, the economy still added 236,000 jobs in March though below expectation and has averaged gains of 345,000 per month during the first quarter, well above the level the central bank sees as consistent with its 2% inflation goal. An immediate reaction resulted in the dollar strengthening on Friday hereby suggesting that the Federal...