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Gold's surge this year, driven by factors like geopolitical tensions and central bank purchases, may push futures to $2,500. Meanwhile, oil benefits from Middle East tensions and OPEC cuts. Could the...

Post-NFP, the USD seems confused, and hints at potential weakness over the coming days. Metals, Crudes and other commodities are doing really well, while several indices and equities show signs of...

This week will be all about price inflation, with the CPI, PPI, and import/export price reports. CPI is expected to rise by 0.3% m/m, down from 0.4%, while increasing by 3.4% y/y, up from 3.2%....

US economic output is still on a path for a materially softer pace of growth in the first-quarter GDP report scheduled for release at the end of this month.The expansion will be strong enough to...

Week Ahead 8-12th AprilMON: Bank of Israel Announcement, Japanese Earnings (Feb), Swiss Unemployment Rate (Mar), German Trade Balance (Feb)/Industrial Output (Feb), EZ Sentix Index (Apr) TUE: EIA...

US: Core CPI print to be 0.3% MoM The highlight over the week ahead in the US will be March consumer price inflation data. This has been running consistently hot in recent months, with housing...

Here's my outlook for US Non-Farm Payrolls and tips on How to Trade itStronger NFP should be: USD up US yields up Stocks down Gold down Weaker NFP should be: Gold up Mildly +Stocks up Dollar down US...

What a difference a quarter makes. Coming into 2024, strategists were generally downbeat about what the year’s equity returns may be. Tempering expectations made sense considering the S&P...

Stocks finished the day flat after a hot ADP report sent rates higher, and a cool ISM report sent rates back to flat. That left stocks moving sideways after a brief move higher in the midday and a...

COMEBACK: Brent oil is near a six-month high $90/bbl. and the market is slipping into a deficit. Oil equities (NYSE:XLE) have started leading all sectors up. OPEC+ is maintaining its big supply cuts...

The first rate cut isn't far offFinancial markets are warming to the idea of a June rate cut from the Bank of England, and it’s easy to see why. It’s virtually 'nailed on' that headline...

Forecasts that the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates in June took another hit after Monday’s relatively firm manufacturing survey data for March.Markets are still pricing in...

Back in 1989, Japan was taking over the world. The country’s economy had grown 6.7% in 1988. Sony had just bought Columbia Pictures, one of the largest Hollywood studios, for $3.45 billion....

Stocks traded lower on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 falling by around 70 bps. The move follows a pretty decent-sized move with higher rates across the curve over the last two days.Today, we will get...