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Market Insights Podcast - BOJ, AU inflation, US PCE and US Magnificent 7 stocks earnings in the focus

OANDA Senior Market Analyst Kelvin Wong joins Jonny Hart to discuss this week's key economic data and events. Firstly, Australia's monthly CPI (March) out on Wednesday (24 Apr) is expected to come in at a similar annualized pace of 3.4% as printed in February, its lowest reading since November 2021.

22-04-2024 21:29 GMT by Kelvin Wong

Market Insights Podcast - Nvidia earnings, record highs for stocks

OANDA Senior Market Analyst Craig Erlam joins Jonny Hart and Trader Nick to discuss the Nvidia earnings and how markets are trading in the aftermath of them.

23-02-2024 15:04 GMT by Craig Erlam

Nasdaq 100 Technical: Bulls rescued by Nvidia (again)

A 16% rally seen in Nvidia (ex-post earnings) has led the Nasdaq 100 to recoup its entire loss of -3.5% from last Friday, 16 February high to Wednesday, 21 February low. The current positive momentum and trend conditions of Nvidia may assert a further positive feedback loop back into the Nasdaq 100. Watch the key pivotal support at 17,650 with the next intermediate resistance at 18,220/270 for Nasdaq 100.

23-02-2024 02:22 GMT by Kelvin Wong

Nasdaq 100 Technical: Torpedoed by Nvidia, at risk of undergoing multi-week corrective decline

Nasdaq 100 has remained sluggish and underperformed the Dow Jones Industrial Average since last Friday, 16 February. The recent underperformance of the Nasdaq 100 has been triggered by the concentration risk of its significant YTD return contributor, Nvidia.

21-02-2024 01:08 GMT by Kelvin Wong

A dovish Fed guidance may not reverse the rout in China and Hong Kong stock markets

China and Hong Kong benchmark stock indices have almost erased last week’s gains. NBS Non-Manufacturing PMI sub-components for January are indicating feeble service activities in China. A weaker US dollar via a dovish forward monetary policy guidance from the Fed is not enough to act as a bullish catalyst for China and Hong stock markets. Technical analysis advocates further potential weakness in the Hang Seng Index in the short to medium term.

31-01-2024 01:24 GMT by Kelvin Wong

Dow - Investors awaiting Fed minutes but jobs data more important

Stocks pare gains at the start of the year JOLTS data points to less heat in the labor market Dow turns lower after a period of divergence Stock markets are spending a second day in the red, continuing the softer start to the year as traders await minutes from the December FOMC meeting. Given the remarkable end to 2023, it's not particularly surprising that we're seeing a little profit-taking at this stage.

03-01-2024 13:20 GMT by Craig Erlam

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Market Insights Podcast - Hawkish BoE, FOMC minutes and Nvidia preview

OANDA Senior Market Analyst Craig Erlam joins Jonny Hart and Trader Nick to discuss the latest comments from the BoE, and preview the FOMC minutes, Nvidia earnings and UK Autumn Statement.

21-11-2023 11:08 GMT by Craig Erlam

Podcast - US Core PCE rises, Amazon delivers, Oil volatile

OANDA Senior Market Analyst Ed Moya reviews the latest market news with Jonny Hart and Trader Nick. Today they discuss a plethora of US economic readings, Earnings from Amazon, Exxon and Chevron, and what is happening with oil prices.

27-10-2023 15:17 GMT by Edward Moya

NAS100 - Big Tech Remains in Focus Even as Microsoft and Alphabet Fail to Provide a Boost

Alphabet disappoints on the cloud AI boosts Microsoft Major test of support for NAS100 It hasn't been the most thrilling session so far on Wednesday but there is plenty still to come over the next couple of days which could see activity pick up. Earnings from Microsoft and Alphabet could have been the catalyst that kicked things off this week but the contrasting results appear to have left investors wondering which way to turn.

25-10-2023 12:03 GMT by Craig Erlam

Week Ahead - ECB set to pause tightening cycle, a big week for earnings

US Now that Fed Chair Powell signaled that the Federal Open Market Committee will keep rates on hold at the next policy meeting, Wall Street will look to see how high growth will peak before the economy cools in Q4. Expectations are for the advance reading of Q3 GDP to rise from 2.1% to 4.3%. Investors will also want to see if the September income and spending data show the consumer is still in good shape, as both readings are expected to post 0.4% monthly gains. Big earnings for the week w

20-10-2023 19:15 GMT by Craig Erlam

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Podcast - Geopolitical angst likely to keep market volatility elevated in the coming weeks

OANDA Senior Market Analyst Ed Moya reviews the latest market news with Jonny Hart and Trader Nick. Today they discuss the recent bond market volatility, the start of earnings season, surging inflation expectations, and the impact the war in Israel is having on commodities.

13-10-2023 16:35 GMT by Edward Moya

Week Ahead - US retail sales and earnings, major Chinese data, and UK inflation and employment readings

This week Wall Street will learn how quickly the US consumer is weakening and if the manufacturing part of the economy is close to entering recovery mode. The US retail sales report for September is expected to show monthly sales increased 0.3%, down from the 0.6% in the previous month.

13-10-2023 15:17 GMT by Edward Moya

EUR/USD: Hot US CPI and Claims data send Treasury yields and the dollar higher

Treasury curve rises across the board; 2-year rises 9.7bps to 5.079%, 5-year higher by 10.3bps to 4.680%, the 10-year increases by 10.3bps 4.662%, and the 30-year jumped 10.5bps to 4.799% Sticky inflation and steady claims send USD higher against all its major trading partners; yen only 20+ pips away from 150 Fed fund futures are not ready to abandon the possibility of one more interest rate hike The dollar is rallying as US stocks are lower after hot inflation and claims data kept the risk of

12-10-2023 11:43 GMT by Edward Moya

USD/JPY: Safe-haven flows are the dominant trade on fear of war's spread

WSJ reports Iran helped plot attack over several weeks Safe-haven flows didn't come to Treasuries as US bond markets were closed for Columbus Day Risk aversion across the board; S&P 500 -0.5%, Gold +1.1%, WTI crude +4.3%, and USD/JPY -0.5% US stocks dropped in the wake of the Hamas attack on Israel but have pared losses after Fed's Logan downplayed the need for more rate hikes. It was supposed to be a quiet Monday morning given the Columbus day holiday, which includes the closure of the US bon

09-10-2023 11:20 GMT by Edward Moya

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Podcast - US jobs report sends financial markets on a rollercoaster ride

OANDA Senior Market Analyst Ed Moya reviews the latest market news with Jonny Hart and Trader Nick. Today they discuss Wall Street's reaction to a surprisingly robust US jobs report and why the dollar and stocks reversed course. They also review Canada's impressive jobs report and discuss crude's bad week despite the significant tightness in the oil market.

06-10-2023 14:46 GMT by Edward Moya

USD/JPY: Hot NFP report sends dollar higher after US economy has best job growth since January

US jobs gains broadest since January; 336,000 created vs 170,000 eyed Wages unexpectedly came in cooler than expected; holding steady with a 0.2% monthly pace and on annual basis down from 4.3% to 4.2%. Dollar surges across the board with the exception to the Canadian dollar (Canada posted a robust 63,800 job gain themselves, tripling their consensus estimate).

06-10-2023 09:56 GMT by Edward Moya

USD/JPY: JOLTS dollar pop likely triggered Japanese intervention

USD/JPY fell 275 pips immediately after the JOLTS report sent price action above the 150 level Japan MOF Official: No comment on in Japan intervened with the yen JOLTS: August job openings rose from an upwardly revised 8.920 million to 9.610 million

03-10-2023 11:45 GMT by Edward Moya

Dollar wavers as the Fed's two-day policy begins

Modest dollar weakness is emerging as the Fed begins their two-day policy meeting; the euro is back above the 1.07 level, while the loonie is advancing below the 200-day SMA, and as the British pound rises above the 1.24 level. Positioning into the FOMC meeting is seeing rate options traders increase hedges, which means some traders are worried that the expected mid-year pivot could be in jeopardy. FOMC Inflation has come down a lot, but the Fed’s inflation isn’t quite over yet. The market

19-09-2023 08:25 GMT by Edward Moya

USD/CHF: Franc drops despite dollar's first weekly decline since mid-July

FOMC Rate Decision: Expected to maintain benchmark lending rate target at 5.25% to 5.5%, signaling one last rate increase SNB rate decision: Expected to raise rates by 25bps to 2.00% Treasury yield curve shifts higher; 10-year yield rises 4.2bps to 4.328% The Swiss franc is not attracting any safe-haven flows as China shows more signs of stabilizing and with another round of US data/reports that support the soft landing narrative. USD/CHF Daily Chart The US dollar rally is approaching a conf

15-09-2023 12:07 GMT by Edward Moya

USD/JPY: More volatility to come; Apple’s big reveal, Cooling inflation, Japan chatter, and a weakening US outlook

Post-BOJ Initial reaction - yen jumped, dollar fell, gold rallied, and equities rose. Some of these moves have started to reverse Japan's Overnight Swap Indexes have an implied rate of 0.042% by the January 23rd BOJ policy meeting US 3-year Treasury attracts highest yield since 2007 (4.660% vs 4.650% pre-sale)

11-09-2023 14:29 GMT by Edward Moya

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