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The Week Ahead - ECB Spotlight as Fed Rate Speculations Drive Market Shifts

US inflation data caused a significant selloff in US mega-cap tech stocks and a shift towards riskier areas of the market. The ECB interest rate decision is expected to bring no change, but the bank lending survey may shed light on the impact of higher rates on the economy. In the UK, inflation data is due on Wednesday, and while headline CPI dipped below 2% in June, it is expected to rise again in the second half of the year.

12-07-2024 13:13 GMT by Zain Vawda

S&P 500 & Nasdaq 100 Week Ahead: Is It Time for a Deeper Retracement as US Investors Shed Equity Funds...?

Over the past two weeks, US investors have shed nearly $30 billion dollars of US equity funds (net selling) according to data from LSEG. A bullish week for the S&P 500 but the Nasdaq 100 looks less convincing. A pullback in Nvidia stock and the psychological 20000 barrier have halted the Nasdaq's impressive early week rally.

21-06-2024 11:38 GMT by Zain Vawda

Nasdaq 100, S&P 500 Take a Breath as US Retail Sales Disappoints

Fresh highs printed yesterday but weak retail sales appear to weigh on the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500. S&P 500 on a run of 330 days since recording a loss of 2% making it the longest streak since February 2018. Nasdaq eyeing a key trendline break. Fundamental Overview US Indices continued their advance yesterday with the Nasdaq 100 hitting another all-time high.The Nasdaq 100 came within a whisker of the 20000 mark before losing some momentum ahead of the market open today.

18-06-2024 11:29 GMT by Zain Vawda

Nasdaq 100: Pay close attention to Nvidia price actions ex-post earnings release

Momentum and micro factors are likely the key drivers of Nasdaq 100 performance at this juncture. The current year-to-date (YTD) performance of AI giant Nvidia's share price of 98% has contributed to a significant 47% to 49% of Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 YTD gains.

22-05-2024 08:08 GMT by Kelvin Wong

Euro edges lower after ECB’s financial stability warning

The euro has posted slight losses on Thursday. EUR/USD is down 0.20%, trading at 1.0860 in the North American session at the time of writing. ECB warns of risks to financial stability The ECB’s Financial Stability Review expressed concern that financial stability could be affected by the possibility of “adverse economic and financial surprises”.

16-05-2024 10:09 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

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

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