Share: The USD/SEK pair witnessed a 0.30% drop, hovering around the 10.452 level. Mixed S&P PMIs make the US struggle to gather demand. Riksbank’s hawkish hold on Thursday strengthened the SEK as the bank didn’t rule out a hike in 2024. The Swedish Krona (SEK) is gaining ground against the US Dollar (USD) in
Share: USD/JPY meets with some supply on Thursday and reverses a part of the overnight strong move up. Intervention fears, along with the cautious mood, underpin the JPY and exert pressure on the major. The Fed-BoJ policy divergence should continue to act as a tailwind for the pair and help limit losses. The
Article by IG Chief Market Analyst Chris Beauchamp Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100, Nikkei 225 Analysis and Charts Dow steady around 34,000 The index saw its huge rally stall on Monday, perhaps unsurprisingly given the gains made last week and the lack of data during the session. The price finds itself above the 50- and 200-day
The exchange rate remained stable at €1.1502 on Thursday, as investors awaited the Bank of England’s (BoE) decision on interest rates amidst deteriorating economic conditions in the UK. This comes in the wake of October’s manufacturing PMI data, which showed a significant contraction in UK factory activity, fueling fears of a recession. S&P Global Market
Article by IG Chief Market Analyst Chris Beauchamp Nasdaq 100, Nikkei 225, S&P 500 Analysis and Charts Nasdaq 100 holds key support The index rallied off the 14,500 level for the second time in a month, in an echo of September’s price action.Now the bulls need to get the price back above 14,800 on a
Last Friday, the market sold off as the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment report saw a big miss across the board with the inflation expectations figures spiking back up. This might be a signal that the consumers are indeed weakening, and it could be a bad omen for the broad market. Moreover, we got some
GBP/USD Analysis and Chart UK data helping to underpin Sterling. US dollar nudging lower but bond yields remain near multi-year highs. Download the Brand New British Pound Q4 Guide Below Recommended by Nick Cawley Get Your Free GBP Forecast The final UK S&P services and composite readings for September beat original forecasts and came roughly
Share: WTI crude oil trades with over 0.50% losses after hitting a high of $90.34. Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates but project higher rates for the next year has snapped WTI’s three-week rally. Oil prices were cushioned by a drop in oil rigs count in the US, along with China’s economic recovery
The major US stock indices traded above and below unchanged today in up-and-down trading, but each of the indices is ending the day in the red. A snapshot of the closing levels shows: Dow industrial average -106.60 points or -0.31% at 3393.83 S&P index -9.96 points or -0.23% at 4320.05 NASDAQ index -12.19 points or
Bank of England Holds Interest Rates Steady at 5.25% The monetary policy committee narrowly decided to hold (5-4) Disinflation expected to continue but growth forecasts for H2 likely to be weaker BoE hints at a potential peak in interest rates as the bank stated it will be “sufficiently restrictive for sufficiently long” to get inflation
