US Economy & US Dollar: Tied in Knots

It was a difficult September for bond and stock bulls. After reiterating ad nauseum, it appears that the FOMC’s “higher for longer” message has finally gotten through. In general central banks are mostly in wait and see mode as they assess the many crosscurrents to determine whether additional tightening is needed. Uncertainties over the policy

Nasdaq Composite Technical Analysis – Watch these key levels

The miss in the ADP report yesterday gave the market a bit of relief after a series of strong economic data like Jobless Claims, ISM Manufacturing PMI and Job Openings. The ISM services PMI has also printed bang on expectations, and coupled with the other reports, supports the soft-landing narrative. Moreover, the market was also

Brent, WTI Prices Plunge after Weaker US Demand

Oil (Brent, WTI) News and Analysis EIA data reveals weaker US demand for gasoline – storage data picks up 20 DMA presents potential support in a falling market The analysis in this article makes use of chart patterns and key support and resistance levels. For more information visit our comprehensive education library Recommended by Richard

Stock Index Hedge EA Manual – Trading Strategies – 5 October 2023

This is the manual for the stock index hedging EA which is available here: MT4 Version here: https://www.mql5.com/en/market/product/106331/ (MT5 Version coming soon) We’ll take a look at the logic behind the strategy and how it works, as well as go into each individual setting in the EA in detail so you fully understand how to setup and

Exclusive-Iraq to end all dollar cash withdrawals by Jan. 1 2024

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A man counts U.S. dollars at a currency exchange shop in Baghdad, Iraq, January 23, 2023. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad/File Photo By Timour Azhari BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq will ban cash withdrawals and transactions in U.S dollars as of Jan. 1 2024 in the latest push to curb the misuse of its hard

GBP/JPY trades sideways despite BoE Bailey warns about inflation shocks

Share: GBP/JPY remains lackluster near 180.50 despite the UK’s economic turmoil. BoE Bailey sees inflation likely at or below 5% by the year-end. Japan Kishida vowed to make a surge of wage rises sustainable to keep inflation above 2%. The GBP/JPY pair struggles for a direction as the impact of the Bank of

Market Update – October 5 – Markets try to take a breather, oil slumps

Rebounding from some pivotal, psychological levels, the vast majority of world equity indices rose yesterday, helped by a decrease in yields. Buying in the US intensified in the last minutes of trading led by large-cap techs such as TSLA (+5.93%), MSFT & AMZN. US500 was up 0.8%, its largest rise in 3 weeks and US100

UK September construction PMI 45.0 vs 49.9 expected

The downturn in September is led by a slump in house building as output also saw its steepest decline since May 2020. Adding to that, new orders also suffered its fastest pace of decline in over three years. S&P Global notes that: “Output levels declined across the UK construction sector for the first time in