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Enough noise to make your eardrums bleed
As readers may have noticed, I tend to take a “big picture” view of the equity markets. I do this because I am getting a bit older now and things like my hearing are precious to me, if only so that I can hear Mrs Halley “communicating” with me.
29-04-2022 03:22 GMT by Jeffrey Halley
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Oil edges higher, gold steadies
Oil range tightening is perhaps a sign of a coming breakout Oil prices are edging higher on Thursday, continuing to recover from the lows earlier this week when Brent briefly breached USD 100 again. Ultimately, we're continuing to see consolidation in crude markets, with the range tightening and potentially setting us up for a volatile breakout in the coming weeks. The same factors remain at play here and could be the catalyst for an eventual breakout, be it further Chinese lockdowns, slow outpu
28-04-2022 13:32 GMT by Craig Erlam
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Stability amid tech earnings
Equity markets have stabilised a little in the middle of the week, with big tech earnings failing to steer them significantly one way or another. It's been a mixed bag from the big tech firms so far and there's still plenty to come, with Apple and Amazon due to report after the close. Meta is up more than 14% on the day after reporting user growth that pleased investors.
28-04-2022 13:29 GMT by Craig Erlam
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NZ dollar drops to 22 month-low
The misery continues for the New Zealand dollar, which is down almost 1% on Thursday. NZD/USD has fallen below the 0.65 level and has plunged 6.54% in the month of April. Business confidence remains in a deep-freeze ANZ Business Confidence was unchanged in April, with a reading of -42.0.
28-04-2022 12:47 GMT by Kenneth Fisher
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Slumping euro drops below 1.05
The euro has extended its slide on Thursday and fell as low as 1.0471 in the European session, before clawing back above the 1.05 line. Wobbly euro extends slide It has been a nasty ride for the euro, which can't seem to get a break. EUR/USD is down for a sixth successive day.
28-04-2022 11:15 GMT by Kenneth Fisher
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Dollar/yen barrels past 130
It's up, up and away for dollar/yen, which has punched above the symbolic 130 today, the first time that has occurred since 2002. USD/JPY is trading at 130.40, up 1.53% on the day. Japan MOF issues warning over yen The Bank of Japan reiterated its commitment to ultra-low rates at its policy meeting on Thursday.
28-04-2022 07:16 GMT by Kenneth Fisher
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Yen plummets as BOJ stays ultra-dovish
BoJ maintains accommodative stance The Bank of Japan has just reaffirmed its dovish stance at its policy meeting, and its commitment to cap 10-year JGB yields at 0.25%. Following on from a slight firming of US yields overnight, the Yen has plummeted in Asia as the US/Japan rate differential looks set to widen even more.
28-04-2022 04:58 GMT by Jeffrey Halley
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Oil falls on rouble report, gold extends slide
Oil slides on rouble buying plan Oil markets were steady overnight as most of the news around the Russian gas ban on Poland and Bulgaria has been priced into the late New York session previously. In Asia, oil prices are sliding which I put down to a combination of two things.
28-04-2022 04:54 GMT by Jeffrey Halley
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Meta boosts Asian markets
Asian equities surge higher with US futures Wall Street’s main indexes had a sideways day overnight, finishing almost unchanged from the day before. The Meta results though, have lifted US index futures sharply as Meta rallied by over 15% in extended trading, lifting other tech heavyweights.
28-04-2022 04:17 GMT by Jeffrey Halley
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Meta makes Asia feel better
Equity markets are higher in Asia today as US index futures rally after Meta managed to post minuscule growth in user numbers overnight along with robust financials. The results came too late to save OTC trading on Wall Street from a sideways day, but post-close extended trading has allowed the FOMO gnomes, always on the lookout for any sliver of a reason to buy, to work their magic in Asian hours.
28-04-2022 04:09 GMT by Jeffrey Halley
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Oil eases, gold lower
Oil It was a busy day for energy traders after Germany signaled they were ready to support a gradual ban on Russian oil, the EIA crude oil inventory report posted a small crude build, and King Dollar continues to weigh on commodity prices. ​ Too much to digest, but the key takeaway is that oil prices will likely remain above the USD 100 level as long the dollar doesn’t have another massive rally.
27-04-2022 13:57 GMT by Edward Moya
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Yen tumbles ahead of BoJ meeting
The Japanese yen has reversed directions on Wednesday and is sharply lower. USD/JPY is trading at 128.54 in the North American session, up 1.04% on the day. Bank of Japan may tweak policy The Bank of Japan holds its policy meeting later today, but investors shouldn't expect any major moves.
27-04-2022 11:39 GMT by Kenneth Fisher
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Oil falls, gold looks for direction
Oil prices slip even as gas prices soar Natural gas prices in Europe have understandably spiked in the aftermath of Russia's decision to cut off Poland and Bulgaria. Suddenly the market is forced to price in the Kremlin taking similar action against much larger customers, having decided that the threat of Europe imposing the embargo was low given certain resistance.
27-04-2022 11:05 GMT by Craig Erlam
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Markets stabilise
Markets steady but unease remains We're seeing a little bit of positivity back in the markets on Wednesday but there's still plenty of underlying unease amid a mixed bag of earnings and rising uncertainty. Earnings season will continue to be a core focus for investors, despite the wide array of other factors that have been dominating market sentiment for months. It has gone quite well so far but it's clear that there are some big challenges ahead which explain why we're not seeing the lift we ma
27-04-2022 11:01 GMT by Craig Erlam
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Euro slides to 5-year low
The euro continues to lose ground and is down for a fifth successive day. EUR/USD has fallen close to 1% today, as it trades at 1.0542.   Russia's comments weigh on markets The euro blues show no signs of easing, as the currency is getting pummeled by the US dollar.
27-04-2022 10:07 GMT by Kenneth Fisher
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Aussie rebounds as CPI jumps
The Australian dollar has finally turned things around after a nasty four-day slide. AUD/USD fell as much as 330 points during that time but is currently trading at 0.7149, up 0.37% on the day. CPI higher than expected Australian inflation continues to accelerate, with CPI in Q1 rising to 5.1% YoY, after a Q4 release of 3.5%.
27-04-2022 07:31 GMT by Kenneth Fisher
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Oil and gold look for direction
Oil trades sideways in Asia Oil markets reversed their losses from Monday overnight, rising after Russia announced natural gas export bans on Poland and Bulgaria from today unless they paid in roubles. Brent crude rose by 2.85% to USD 105.40, and WTI rallied by 3.10% to USD 101.60 a barrel.
27-04-2022 04:52 GMT by Jeffrey Halley
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