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What you need to know on Monday, May 17: The greenback fell on Friday, following worse-than-expected US data. Retail Sales showed no growth in April, down from 10.7% in the previous month, while the core reading fell 1.5%. Also, the preliminary estimate of the Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index resulted in 82.8 in May, down from

GBP/USD Forecast: Virus variant concerns and the American shopper may push cable below 1.40 GBP/USD has been attempting recovery as markets swing back to positive ground.  The danger from variants to Britain’s reopening and US consumption data could push the pair lower. Friday’s four-hour chart is showing that 1.40 is a critical separator of ranges.

Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan said on Friday that he is worried about excesses and imbalances in the economy and the housing market, as reported by Reuters. Additional takeaways “It’s going to take a while to resolve supply-demand imbalances in labor market.” “Watching carefully if supply-demand imbalances feed into higher inflation.” “Committed to anchoring inflation

“I reiterated that the United States will not leave Australia alone on the field, or maybe I should say alone on the pitch, in the face of economic coercion by China, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a press conference on Thursday (US time) alongside visiting Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne. more to come …

AUD/USD added to the US CPI-inspired losses and dropped to over one-week-lows on Thursday. Acceptance below an important confluence support has set the stage for additional weakness. A sustained move back above the 0.7800 mark is needed to negate the near-term negative bias. The AUD/USD pair dropped to one-and-half-week lows during the first half of

Silver prices have been dented on US dollar strength. Bears looking for downside extension from resistances. XAG/USD is trading down nearly 2% on the day after falling from a high of $27.69 to a low of $27.01. The US dollar is back on form with US Treasury yields that climbed on Wednesday. The DXY index is

Analysts at Scotiabank offer a sneak peek at what to expect from Wednesday’s US CPI release, with any rise likely to be transitory. Key quotes “Base effects on their own would drive inflation from 2.6% to 3.3% y/y and core from 1.6% to 2.1%.”  “Supply chain pressures and seasonal influences on month-over-month price changes account

S&P 500 Futures stays depressed near monthly low, flashed the previous day. Wall Street kept the red despite upbeat US Treasury yields. Israel-Palestine tussle, mixed covid vaccine updates add to the risk-off mood. S&P 500 Futures take offers around 4,135, down 0.25% intraday, during the early Wednesday. The risk barometer dropped to the lowest since

S&P 500 Futures drop for the second consecutive day. Uncertainty over Fed’s future action amid heavy stimulus troubles traders. Pre-US CPI cautious mood, light macro also weigh on the mood. S&P 500 Futures take offers around 4,150, down 0.75% intraday, as market sentiment remains sour during early Tuesday. In doing so, the risk barometer follows

NZD/USD extends bounce off intraday low, stays pressure for the second consecutive day. China CPI lagged behind upbeat expectations but PPI jumped to the highest since October 2017. Market sentiment dwindles amid reflation fears, stimulus hopes and a light macro feed. NZD/USD trims intraday losses to 0.21% while picking up bids around 0.7265 during early

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S&P 500 Futures stay on the front-foot while refreshing all-time high. NFP smashed chatters relating to Fed tapering, rate hikes. EU signs vaccine deal, Australia’s NSW is also up for Pfizer-BioNTech jabs soon. Mixed oil headlines and a light calendar keeps market less active. S&P 500 Futures print four-day uptrend while refreshing record top with

In another encouraging vaccine development from the Old Continent, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Saturday that the EU has struck a deal with BioNTech/Pfizer for up to 1.8 billion extra doses of their Covid-19 vaccine. “Happy to announce that the EU Commission has just approved a contract for guaranteed 900 million

Gold bulls have eyes on a 61.8% Fibo monthly target of $1,850. Shorter-term, the bears can target at least a drift to a 38.2% Fibo at 1.807 or the daily support, near $1,800. Will NFP be the catalyst to test the commitments at $1,820/25 on a soft US dollar? Update: Gold retreated from fresh three-month highs

GBP/USD spikes to over one-week tops, around 1.3970 on weaker NFP report The GBP/USD pair caught some aggressive bets during the early North American session and shot to over one-week tops, around the 1.3970 region in reaction to the dismal US jobs report. The headline NFP showed that the US economy added only 266K new

Equity markets shrug off a shocking jobs report to rally anyway. No news is good news, bad news is good news as the dip dominates. Bears have been hibernating and face possible extinction. Well after a fairly sluggish start to the week things certainly sprang to life on Friday as a brutal employment report was

NZD/USD bulls catch a breather around the intraday top. China data, risk-on mood favor buyers to confirm the bullish chart pattern. Pre-NFP trading lulls battles sustained trading above 200-SMA to confuse traders. Having recently jumped to 0.7244, NZD/USD eases to 0.7238 while flirting with the neckline of a short-term head-and-shoulders bullish pattern during early Friday.

Gold has broken above the $1,800 mark, hitting the highest levels since February. The Confluence Detector is showing that XAU/USD has very few barriers through $1,850. Update: Gold Price Analysis: XAU/USD bulls eye $1,850 after surging above $1,800 – Confluence Detector It has finally happened – Gold has staged a convincing break above the $1,800, hitting