Cryptos: All News & Analysis

It's been a remarkable week so far in financial markets and it seems there's still plenty more to come. It's been a tough month for investors, forced to watch on as central bank tightening expectations hammered risk appetite and, in turn, stock markets. This has been largely accepted as a consequence of inflation being allowed to run hot for too long but this week, the fightback has started. Monday's turnaround was incredible.

27-01-2022 10:59 GMT by Craig Erlam

Commodities and Cryptos: Oil won't stop rising, Gold falls, Bitcoin higher

Oil Brent crude prices breached the $90 level, the highest level since 2014, joining a broad risk-on Wall Street move and shrugging off a somewhat bearish EIA crude oil inventory report. Energy traders are anticipating higher energy prices on potential geopolitical risks and as OPEC+ will stick to their plan to deliver another modest increase to production at next week’s meeting. Oil inventories posted a larger build than expected, jet fuel demand plunged, gasoline imports dropped, demand imp

26-01-2022 16:04 GMT by Edward Moya

Market Insights Podcast (Episode 287)

OANDA Senior Market Analyst Ed Moya previews the day's market news with Jonny Hart. They discussed markets, preview the FOMC decision, recap the BOC hawkish hold, oil price volatility and all the fundamental drivers, and cryptos.

26-01-2022 15:37 GMT by Edward Moya

Another promising rebound

We're seeing a strong start to trading on Wednesday after what has been a very turbulent start to the week. We've seen some sharp sell-offs already this week but investors appear to be encouraged by just how quickly and strong markets have bounced back. Monday looked like it was going to be a bloodbath in equity markets but rather than panic, investors poured back in and seized upon the lower valuations. We saw this again after the close on Tuesday, when Microsoft earnings caused another wobbl

26-01-2022 09:32 GMT by Craig Erlam

Market volatility remains elevated, another stock market comeback, US data, bitcoin base formed

Market volatility remains elevated as investors are still feeling jittery over a very tense Ukraine-Russia situation, a whole range of inflationary issues that include a potentially aggressive Fed and a global chip problem that just won’t get any better. Optimism remains that a massive correction is still unlikely to happen because the US growth story will likely remain intact this year, but Wall Street is not seeing many buyers emerge ahead of the Fed and as the conflict in Ukraine escalates.

25-01-2022 15:16 GMT by Edward Moya

A huge few days for markets

It's been a rollercoaster start to what was always going to be a massive week in the markets and there's little reason to expect that to change in the coming days. The turnaround on Monday was incredible. From eye-watering losses to ending the day in the green; it's not often you see that kind of action.

25-01-2022 09:21 GMT by Craig Erlam

Bitcoin - Brief respite or recovery?

Rollercoaster start to the week It's been an awful couple of months for bitcoin , plunging more than 50% from its highs and looking extremely vulnerable to further losses. What started as a correction in the cryptocurrency has morphed into part of a broader sell-off that's pummelled bitcoin along with other risk assets. The concerning thing for bitcoin is that there is still plenty of anxiety in the markets and it is not far away from a massive support level . Some may be encouraged by the re

24-01-2022 16:39 GMT by Craig Erlam

US Close: Stocks Claw back, Fed Preview, Oil drops, Gold steady, Bitcoin fights for its life

Stocks tried to claw their way back from a massive Monday liquidation that stemmed from rising fears of aggressive Fed tightening and on fears of Russian invasion of Ukraine. Investors may have gotten a bit too pessimistic about the growth outlook and the market selloff looked more like a reaction that the Wall Street was thinking the Fed could signal a 50-basis point rate hike for the March meeting and a late spring kickoff to the balance sheet runoff. Fed Preview Market expectations going in

24-01-2022 15:22 GMT by Edward Moya

Make or Break Week

Another woeful start to trading on Monday, as heightened geopolitical risk compounds investor anxiety and drags on risk assets. It could be a make or break week for the markets, with the Fed meeting on Wednesday, big tech earnings, and ongoing tensions on the Ukraine/Russia border. That may sound a bit over the top given how deep a correction we've already seen, particularly in the Nasdaq, but it could get much worse before it gets better. Wednesday is going to be massive.

24-01-2022 11:36 GMT by Craig Erlam

Market Insights Podcast (Episode 286)

OANDA Senior Market Analyst Craig Erlam reviews the latest market news with Jonny Hart and previews the week ahead. They discussed another sell-off in equity markets, bitcoin's plunge, and Boris Johnson.

24-01-2022 08:38 GMT by Craig Erlam

Bitcoin Weekend Plunge: 50% off Record Highs

Cryptocurrency traders have been suffering a slow painful death after the Fed ran out of excuses in tackling inflation. In just a few months, Wall Street had to reprice a much more aggressive Fed tightening strategy that made Bitcoin go from having a simple correction, to entering bear market territory, and now has fallen over 50% from its record highs. Many crypto traders were anticipating one last plunge before jumping back in, but the regulatory environment got a lot cloudier now that the Wh

22-01-2022 12:50 GMT by Edward Moya

Commodities: Oil rally pauses, Gold lower, Bitcoin breaks $40k

Oil Energy traders were not surprised to see the oil price rally slow down. WTI crude fell after a surprise build with US stockpiles and following a bloodbath on Wall Street that sent risky assets into freefall. Crude prices may not have a one-way ticket to $100 oil, but the supply-side fundamentals certainly support that could happen by the summer. The next few trading sessions could be difficult for energy traders as oil prices may move more so on investor positioning ahead of Wednesday’s FO

21-01-2022 14:07 GMT by Edward Moya

Market Insights Podcast (Episode 285)

OANDA Senior Market Analyst Craig Erlam reviews the latest market news with Jonny Hart and previews the week ahead. Today they discussed the market's response to Netflix earnings, bitcoin falling below $40,000, and the week ahead.

21-01-2022 13:31 GMT by Craig Erlam

Another blow to sentiment

A turbulent end to the week with widespread selling as underlying anxiety in the markets once again takes hold. The hope going into earnings season was that companies were going to settle the nerves. That we were about to get a reminder of the strength of the economy and the resilience we've seen over the last couple of years.

21-01-2022 08:02 GMT by Craig Erlam

A mixed day as earnings season continues

It's turned into a mixed session across Europe with indices giving up earlier gains initially before reversing course once more to tread water as we near the open on Wall Street. It appeared we could have been heading for a second consecutive positive session when Europe got things underway this morning, something we haven't been treated to much so far this year. But it wasn't long until we were back in the red; a further sign of the angst in the markets right now that is proving hard to shake

20-01-2022 10:12 GMT by Craig Erlam

Rollercoaster stock ride, globally hot CPI reports, earnings, US housing data, BOC to hike, yields reverse, bitcoin struggles

Stocks went on a wild ride as global bond yields reacted to a steady stream of hot global inflation reports, decent earnings, all while the Nasdaq tentatively fell to correction territory. Inflation in both Canada and the UK hit the highest level in three decades. There is a 75% chance the Bank of Canada will hike interest rates next week and the BOE should deliver a second rate hike at the next meeting on February 3rd.

19-01-2022 15:34 GMT by Edward Moya

Temporary reprieve

Equity markets are recovering some of yesterday's losses but anxiety and uncertainty continue to dominate after a disappointing start to earnings season. Inflation and interest rate concerns are going nowhere soon and with traders now increasingly considering the possibility of hikes larger than 25 basis points, the possibility of more pain in stock markets is very real. The idea that we could go from rock bottom rates and enormous bond-buying to rapid tapering, 50 basis point hikes, and earli

19-01-2022 09:13 GMT by Craig Erlam

More risk aversion

It didn't take long for the early week optimism to fade, with Europe posting decent losses on Tuesday and Wall Street coming back to steep declines after the bank holiday weekend. Once again, it seems, the fault lies in the bond market where yields have been rising across the board which is unsettling investors and taking a heavy toll on risk assets. We have seen some of those rises in yields pared back, which has eased some of the pressure in stocks but anxiety still very much remains.

18-01-2022 13:17 GMT by Craig Erlam

Cautiously higher

European stock markets moved cautiously higher on Monday as investors were tempted back in after a turbulent start to the year. It's been a relatively quiet start to the week, with the US bank holiday naturally weighing on activity. With that in mind, I don't think we can read too much into today's advances, especially as they're occurring alongside rising yields which doesn't seem particularly sustainable at a time of such anxiety in the markets. It will be interesting to see if investors are

17-01-2022 13:24 GMT by Craig Erlam

Oil rally, gold resilient, bitcoin unloved

European energy crisis deepens, while oil continues higher Oil prices are higher again on Friday, continuing to trade around the highest levels seen in more than seven years. We could potentially be seeing some signs of exhaustion in the rally, with momentum indicators easing despite price continuing higher, but we're not seeing it to any significant degree.

14-01-2022 09:59 GMT by Craig Erlam

Cryptos: all news & analysis