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The Crude Chronicles - Episode 87

Oil Traders Increase Upside BetsThe latest CFTC COT institutional positioning report showed that crude traders increased their net ling positions in crude oil last week by a further 7,305k contracts,...

“Froze” USDCAD and the Upcoming Fed Meeting: Markets Overview

FX and sovereign debt markets are bracing for the bout of turbulence aheadof the Fed event today. Despite success in spurring inflation growth, the Fed’smessage will likely remain unchanged –...

USD Upside Risks Into FOMC

FOMC On Watch The main market focus today, and of this week, will be the Fed’s April FOMC meeting which concludes today. Expectations are fairly muted heading into the event with most players...

AUD Down as Aussie Inflation Misses Expectations

AUD Sold At European Open The Australian Dollar has come under heavy selling pressure across the Asian session and into the early European session on Wednesday. The sales came in response to the...

USD Rebounds, However Downward Trend Remains Intact

March US data release on durable goods orders fell short of market expectations holding back the rally in equity markets. US stock indices could barely stay in positive territory on Monday, US equity...

BOJ Cuts Inflation Forecasts Says Easing to Remain

JPY Sold On BOJ GuidanceThe Japanese Yen has been under selling pressure over the European morning on Tuesday following the April BOJ meeting held overnight. As expected, the BOJ held its monetary...

Pressure on USD Rises Ahead of Possible Dovish Fed Move

The CFTC data showed that net long speculative positioning on EURUSD rose last week, which suggests the shift in sentiment on the pair is under way after a protracted squeeze of long positions....

Precious Metals Monday 26-04-2021

Gold Gold prices have started the week in a muted fashion with the market sitting a little way off last week’s highs for now. With the US Dollar still in decline, the near-term outlook remains...

Key Economic Events and Reports for the Week Ahead

The report on durable goods orders in the US will be the key event for next Monday. Monthly growth of 1.6% is expected, however, a positive surprise is probably priced in, so a market reaction should...