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This Week: NAS100 to move back to its record high?

21 Oct 11.26

This Week: NAS100 to move back to its record high?

The NASDAQ100 has lagged behind other markets as cyclical stocks gain traction. Upcoming earnings reports for megacap tech stocks may influence its recovery.

Nasdaq 100

NAS100

Oil prices are under pressure amid demand concerns

18 Oct 11.12

Oil prices are under pressure amid demand concerns

Brent crude nears $74 per barrel, marking a significant weekly decline. Concerns over demand, particularly from China, and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are influencing market dynamics.

Crude Oil

Brent

BRN

LATEST ANALYSIS

01 NOV

11:50

USDInd, GBPUSD await trio of big risk events

Announcements out of Federal Reserve, US Treasury, and Bank of England could send volatility picking up across global markets.

Federal Reserve Treasury yields Bank of England USD index GBPUSD

EURUSD breaches 50-day SMA despite economic contraction

31 OCT

12:57

EURUSD breaches 50-day SMA despite economic contraction

At the time of writing, the euro is stronger against almost all of its G10 peers, except for the Swedish Krona (SEK). Also, USDJPY is tantalisingly close to posting a fresh one-year high.

EURUSD inflation economic outlook European Central Bank eurozone Euro USDJPY Japanese Yen Bank of Japan

This Week: Will USDJPY stay above or below 150?

30 OCT

07:38

This Week: Will USDJPY stay above or below 150?

USDJPY is set to trade within 146.86 – 152.07 range this week, with the Bank of Japan and Federal Reserve rate decisions due in a jam-packed week.

USDJPY JPY BoJ Federal Reserve

Brent bulls bide time below $90, for now

27 OCT

11:48

Brent bulls bide time below $90, for now

Brent is set for its first weekly decline since the war broke out between Israel and Hamas, as markets pared some of the war premiums from last week.

Oil Brent Middle East Israel-Hamas war

27 OCT

11:35

Gold treads water below $2k

Safe haven demand stemming from the Middle East conflict should keep gold prices supported, though we may see a near-term technical pullback.

Gold XAUUSD Middle East Israel-Hamas war Treasury yields

Amazon shares may move 8% on Q3 earnings

26 OCT

13:17

Amazon shares may move 8% on Q3 earnings

Amazon’s forward guidance on its cloud unit's (AWS) earnings will arguably have the biggest influence over its share price for the rest of this week.

Amazon Earnings Technical Analysis

01 Nov

11:50

USDInd, GBPUSD await trio of big risk events

Announcements out of Federal Reserve, US Treasury, and Bank of England could send volatility picking up across global markets....

Federal Reserve

Treasury yields

Bank of England

USD index

GBPUSD

31 Oct

12:57

EURUSD breaches 50-day SMA despite economic contraction

At the time of writing, the euro is stronger against almost all of its G10 peers, except for the Swedish Krona (SEK). Also, USDJPY is tantalisingly cl...

EURUSD

inflation

economic outlook

European Central Bank

eurozone

Euro

USDJPY

Japanese Yen

Bank of Japan

30 Oct

07:38

This Week: Will USDJPY stay above or below 150?

USDJPY is set to trade within 146.86 – 152.07 range this week, with the Bank of Japan and Federal Reserve rate decisions due in a jam-packed week....

USDJPY

JPY

BoJ

Federal Reserve

27 Oct

11:48

Brent bulls bide time below $90, for now

Brent is set for its first weekly decline since the war broke out between Israel and Hamas, as markets pared some of the war premiums from last week....

Oil

Brent

Middle East

Israel-Hamas war

27 Oct

11:35

Gold treads water below $2k

Safe haven demand stemming from the Middle East conflict should keep gold prices supported, though we may see a near-term technical pullback....

Gold

XAUUSD

Middle East

Israel-Hamas war

Treasury yields

26 Oct

13:17

Amazon shares may move 8% on Q3 earnings

Amazon’s forward guidance on its cloud unit's (AWS) earnings will arguably have the biggest influence over its share price for the rest of this week...

Amazon

Earnings

Technical Analysis