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The US bonds extended their rally as one of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) most hawkish members, Christopher Waller, said in a speech named ‘Something appears to be giving’ that he is ‘increasingly confident that policy is currently well positioned to slow the economy and get inflation back to 2%’.
The US yields tumbled, gold rallied past the $2050 level, the EURUSD traded above the 1.10 psychological level, Cable surpasssed 1.27, and the USDJPY tipped a toe below the 147 level and below its 100-DMA.
Note that we have a few technical levels across currencies and commodities that are being tested...

Monday morning’s rebound in US bond yields didn’t last long; the US sovereign bond yields fell as rapidly as they rose on Monday as a $55bn auction of 5-year US bonds saw strong demand after a weak sale of 2-year bond. The US dollar index extended losses and gold gained.
Crude oil however remained under selling pressure on uncertainty regarding whether Saudi could or could not come out with an impactful supply cut decision this week. Note that a deeper fall in oil prices could support a further bond rally, and a further USD depreciation.
Oil companies are also feeling...

Last week ended on a positive note where the US equities advanced to fresh highs since summer on a holiday shortened trading week. The S&P500 gained for the 4th consecutive week and closed the week near 4560, the rate-sensitive and technology heavy Nasdaq 100 extended gains beyond the summer peak, and hit an almost 2-year high, while the VIX index, which is known as Wall Street’s fear gauge, or the volatility index, slumped to the lowest levels since January 2020. The belief that the Federal Reserve (Fed) is done hiking the interest rates, and the rapidly falling US long-term yields...

Binance and its founder/CEO got a mega fine from the Department of Justice, crypto's biggest company might signify the end of a wild crypto era. What will happen to the prices?

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The EURUSD looks irresistible to topsellers near 1.10 | MarketTalk: What’s up today? | Swissquote
German bonds fell yesterday on news of yet another suspension of the debt limit. The 10-year German yield advanced to 2.60%, Italy’s 10-year yield jumped to 4.40%, the Italian – German yield spread rebounded this week from the lowest levels since September, and the widening yield spread between core and periphery could become a limiting factor for euro appetite at a time traders should decide whether the EURUSD should appreciate above the 1.10 psychological mark.
In the US, despite warnings that the falling US long-term...

OPEC decided to delay this weekend’s meeting to next week because talks between Saudi and African members apparently ran into trouble. The barrel of American crude on speculation that the Saudi may reverse its supply cut, instead of doubling it, at a time global slowdown worries outweigh supply cut efforts.
In the FX, the US dollar index rebounded yesterday on the back of some data points that cooled down the Fed doves’ enthusiasm – one of them being higher inflation expectations for next year. But disinflation will be on the menu of this year.
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The US bonds extended their rally after a relatively strong US 20-year bond auction. Stocks rallied. Microsoft and Nvidia hit a fresh record.
Today, expect the Federal Reserve (Fed) minutes to be much less exciting for bond traders. The Fed minutes will come as a reminder that the falling long-term yields were a major reason why the Fed decided to keep rates steady at the latest meeting. Tanking yields mean that the Fed must stay alert.
In individual new, Nvidia is due to release earnings after today’s closing bell. The company will attempt to beat its own prediction of $16bn...

A slower-than-anticipated inflation rate in the US, coupled with politicians averting a government shutdown extended the US stocks and bond rally last week.
US stock optimism extends globally, with the European Stoxx testing the 200-DMA resistance and the Japanese Nikkei reaching a 33-year high. Japan's supportive central bank, a cheap yen, and strong company earnings contribute to investor interest.
This week, attention shifts to the US 20-year bond auction, the Federal Reserve (Fed) minutes and Nvidia earnings.
In energy, US crude recovers as speculation that OPEC could extend production cuts throws a floor under the recent selloff. The next OPEC...

This week could hardly be better in terms of economic, political, and geopolitical news. The US inflation slowed more than expected, the US politicians inked a short-term deal to avert a shutdown. On top, the US retail sales fell last month, but fell less than expected, the initial jobless claims rose, and the US unemployment benefits reached the highest level in almost two years, factory production fell more than expected and homebuilder sentiment fell to the lowest level for the year.
US yields continued to fall, the major stock indices consolidated gains, but small stocks and Chinese stocks sold off....