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This week’s focus: 3 Central Bank Meeting Minutes

Without many scheduled events occurring this week, traders will be focusing on the meeting minutes from the RBA, Fed, and the ECB. In Australia, the release of minutes from the RBA on Monday is anticipated to provide additional insights into...

Can AUD/USD claim more ground above 0.6500?

AUD/USD has been making a short-term comeback from its 2024 low, crossing the 0.6500 mark due to a weaker Dollar. But is its downtrend intact still, or are we seeing the start of a sustained turnaround? Looking at the 4-hour...

Anticipation builds for Bitcoin halving event

Bitcoin is currently holding strong above the $50,000 mark in anticipation for the event known as "the halving." The Bitcoin halving is a regularly scheduled event that occurs approximately every four years, where the reward for miners is halved. Historical...

Gold tumbles: Eyes on UK inflation next

The new numbers are in: Current market sentiment suggests a 79% chance in June and an even stronger expectation of a 92% chance for a cut in July. The unexpectedly high US inflation figures have led to a reassessment of...

Preparing for markets to overreact to US inflation?

The week has started slowly in FX, largely attributed to the closure of most Asian markets for New Year holidays. But this quiet period is likely coming to an end, driven by the impending release of U.S. inflation data on...

NZ Economist’s bold call opens opportunity in NZD?

Sharon Zollner, chief economist at ANZ (the country’s largest retail bank), says the RBNZ may lift interest rates to 6% at its next meetings in February (27th) and April. Zollner accounts for 25 basis points in each meeting. This could...

Bullish or bearish signs build in USD/JPY?

The USD/JPY surpassed a crucial resistance level at 148.650 on Thursday and hit its highest value since November 2023. The obvious next step is of course to explore the 150.00 threshold. However, any incremental advance beyond this point should be...

GBP/USD Alert: Next Week’s Inflation Forecast

The week is relatively quiet, so we are looking ahead to next week’s major events. With UK and US inflation released one day apart, perhaps the GBP/USD is the pair to watch. On February 14, U.S. inflation rate data is...

Wolfe Research thinks NAS100 moves higher

Several mega-cap entities, including Meta and Nvidia, are propping up the Nasdaq 100, following Jerome Powell's 60 Minutes interview on Sunday, which has further diminished the likelihood of a March rate cut (currently below 20%, according to the Financial Times)....
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