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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

CAD on guard even as Bank of Canada holds

25 OCT

11:39

CAD on guard even as Bank of Canada holds

The Canadian dollar, a.k.a. "loonie", has struggled recently and may well continue to do so if the central bank meeting today doesn’t keep the mildly hawkish narrative going.

Bank of Canada loonie USDCAD USD index

24 OCT

11:32

Bitcoin soars to 17-month high!

The world's oldest and largest crypto briefly topped $35,000 before easing slightly lower, though is still trading around levels not seen since May 2022. What's behind Bitcoin's recent surge, and where to next for this crypto?

Bitcoin crypto ETF

This Week: EURUSD traders await ECB signals

23 OCT

08:16

This Week: EURUSD traders await ECB signals

EURUSD is set to trade within the 1.0455 – 1.0707 range this week, with the European Central Bank's latest policy meeting, as well as key US and Eurozone economic data, holding the potential to sway the world's most-traded FX pair.

EURUSD European Central Bank PMI PCE GDP

$100 Brent possible if Israel-Hamas war widens

20 OCT

11:19

$100 Brent possible if Israel-Hamas war widens

Oil bulls have fed off fears that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East could spill over into the broader oil-rich region and potentially choke global supplies.

Oil Brent Middle East Israel-Hamas war

20 OCT

10:36

Gold strides towards $2k

Gold bulls have been emboldened by the war drums banging in the Middle East, even looking past US 10-year yields that flirted with the 5% mark.

Gold Middle East Israel-Hamas war Treasury yields technical correction

Bitcoin ETF hopes keep crypto above $28k

19 OCT

12:30

Bitcoin ETF hopes keep crypto above $28k

Crypto fans await another major court mandate this week, even as the SEC's decision on BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF application may only be revealed in Q1 2024. Can Bitcoin bulls hold the fort until then?

Bitcoin crypto

25 Oct

11:39

CAD on guard even as Bank of Canada holds

The Canadian dollar, a.k.a. "loonie", has struggled recently and may well continue to do so if the central bank meeting today doesn’t keep the mildl...

Bank of Canada

loonie

USDCAD

USD index

24 Oct

11:32

Bitcoin soars to 17-month high!

The world's oldest and largest crypto briefly topped $35,000 before easing slightly lower, though is still trading around levels not seen since May 20...

Bitcoin

crypto

ETF

23 Oct

08:16

This Week: EURUSD traders await ECB signals

EURUSD is set to trade within the 1.0455 – 1.0707 range this week, with the European Central Bank's latest policy meeting, as well as key US and Eur...

EURUSD

European Central Bank

PMI

PCE

GDP

20 Oct

11:19

$100 Brent possible if Israel-Hamas war widens

Oil bulls have fed off fears that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East could spill over into the broader oil-rich region and potentially choke glob...

Oil

Brent

Middle East

Israel-Hamas war

20 Oct

10:36

Gold strides towards $2k

Gold bulls have been emboldened by the war drums banging in the Middle East, even looking past US 10-year yields that flirted with the 5% mark....

Gold

Middle East

Israel-Hamas war

Treasury yields

technical correction

19 Oct

12:30

Bitcoin ETF hopes keep crypto above $28k

Crypto fans await another major court mandate this week, even as the SEC's decision on BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF application may only be revealed in Q1 ...

Bitcoin

crypto