Markets: Gold flat at $1912 US 10-year yields up 8.8 bps to 4.17% WTI crude oil up 35-cents to $83.17 S&P 500 flat GBP leads, NZD lags The final changes on the day and the headlines don’t capture what was a lively August Friday. The PPI numbers hit and were slightly stronger than expected. Normally
Oil (WTI, Brent Crude) Analysis OPEC’s demand forecast suggests tight oil market into year end Brent crude oil pulls back from resistance as bullish momentum subsides WTI crude oil tests trendline support on latest dip The analysis in this article makes use of chart patterns and key support and resistance levels. For more information visit
Share: Data released on Friday showed that Nonfarm Payrolls in the US rose by 187,000 in July, falling below the market consensus of 200,000. June’s figures were also revised lower to 185,000, marking the lowest level since December 2020. Analysts at Wells Fargo point out that the slower pace of hiring in July
UPCOMING EVENTS: Monday: Canada Holiday, Swiss Unemployment Rate, BoJ’s Summary of Opinions. Tuesday: NFIB Small Business Optimism Index. Wednesday: China CPI. Thursday: US CPI, US Jobless Claims. Friday: Japan Holiday, UK GDP, US PPI, University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment. Monday: The BoJ’s Summary of Opinions will be scrutinised by market participants for details and clues
Monday: Fed’s Kashkari (hawk – voter) kept the door open for a rate hike in September as the FOMC remains data dependent: Not sure when the Fed will be done raising interest rates, making good progress. Will let the data guide the Fed, may or may not raise rates in September. US Economy has remained
This bull market started with tech and it might die with tech. Amazon shares surged higher today on strong cloud revenue but Apple posted slowing sales, including of the iPhone and that has led to a heavy round of profit taking. Shares are down 4.6%. The entire summer run-up in Apple has now been erased
As we noted in our Fundamental Analysis today, data on GDP, the labor market, and inflation are the determining factors for the Fed when planning monetary policy parameters. If the official employment data due on Friday (at 12:30 GMT) also turns out to be strong, Fed officials will have an additional argument in favor of
Share: USD/CAD seesaws at the highest level in a month, making rounds to 1.3350 during early Friday morning in Asia, as traders await the top-tier employment statistics from the US and Canada for July. It’s worth noting that the Loonie pair trader’s doubts about the US Dollar’s latest retreat jostle with the firmer
Inflation in the UK is slowing down. However, it remains the highest among all developed countries. Thus, from the report of the Office for National Statistics, published on July 19, it follows that annual inflation in the UK in June fell to 7.9% (stronger than the forecast of 8.2% and significantly lower than the May
UPCOMING EVENTS: Monday: China PMIs, EZ GDP, EZ CPI. Tuesday: RBA Policy Decision, EZ Unemployment Rate, US ISM Manufacturing PMI, US Job Openings. Wednesday: NZ Jobs Report, US ADP. Thursday: Swiss CPI, BoE Policy Decision, US Jobless Claims, US ISM Services PMI. Friday: US NFP, Canada Jobs Report. Monday: The Eurozone CPI Y/Y is expected
