Trade ideas thread – Monday, 20 November 2023

High risk warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage creates additional risk and loss exposure. Before you decide to trade foreign exchange, carefully consider your investment objectives, experience level, and risk tolerance. You could lose some or all your initial investment; do not

GBP/JPY rebounding in broad-market recovery despite UK Retail Sales miss

Share: The GBP/JPY has rebounded back towards 186.50 after sinking post-UK Retail Sales slide. Investor sentiment is seeing a bounce heading into the Friday close, dragging the GBP back up. With UK data continuing to miss the mark, downside risks remain for the Pound Sterling. The GBP/JPY plummeted below 185.50 in Friday trading

Fed's Daly: Fed needs 'the boldness to wait' given uncertainty

Patience needed, measured adjustments Fed uncertain if current economic dynamics are ‘remnants’ of pandemic recovery or the new normal Fed not certain if inflation is on track to 2% Fed unsure about length of policy lags Debates are no centred on what constitutes sufficiently restrictive and how long to maintain that stance She’s not pushing

XAG/USD consolidates gains, still outlook looks bright

Share: The XAG/USD surged to a daily high of $24.15 and then settled at $23.70. Dovish bets on the Fed weight on the US Dollar and yields favouring the metal. Fed’s Susan Collins warned markets that tightening may not be over. The XAG/USD surged to a high above $24.00 on Friday and then

UK Conservatives eye tax cuts in budget

The Sunday Times reports that British finance minister Jeremy Hunt is considering cutting income tax or national insurance as they try to rescue their election hopes as they trail badly in polls. “We do want to bring down the tax burden but we will only do so responsibly,” Hunt told Sky News. “The one thing

Gold, EUR/USD, Nasdaq 100 Soar as US Yields Sink, Oil Tanks

MARKET WEEK AHEAD FORECAST: GOLD, US DOLLAR, EUR/USD, OIL U.S. Treasury yields retreated over the past few days, weighing on the broader U.S. dollar Meanwhile, gold prices, the Nasdaq 100 and EUR/USD rallied, breaching key technical levels during their move higher Few high-impact events are expected in the coming days, with a shorter trading week

AUD/USD rises above 0.6500, eyeing weekly gains amid soft US data

Share: AUD/USD experienced a notable uptick, gaining 0.67% in the New York session and heading towards a weekly increase of over 2.30%. Despite Federal Reserve officials resisting the idea of rate cuts in 2024, market futures are pricing in a potential easing of 100 basis points by December next year. Upcoming week will

Argentina heads to the polls today and the existance of the currency is at stake

Milei, on the left, leads Massa in the final polls Latin America’s second largest economy heads to the polls today in a major election featuring an outsider taking on Peronist economy minister Sergio Massa. Javier Milei has made major waves in saying he would abolish the central bank and dollarize the economy. A similar experiment