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The US printed a better-than-expected growth of 3.4% and Federal Reserve’s (Fed) Waller said that the recent economic data deserves delaying rate cuts and reducing the number of them, and that he wants to see ‘at least a couple of months of better inflation data’ before easing. But this is not what the majority of Fed members think. They think on the contrary that three rate cuts would be suitable for this year.
As such, yesterday’s better-than-expected GDP pill went down the market’s throat quite smoothly, as Waller’s hawkish remarks were mostly washed away by the soft-landing bets and bets...

While Bitcoin is trying to come out of the price dump, Chainlink and Avalanche are announcing a partnership.

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00:45 Bitcoin
03:08 Ethereum
05:42 Avalanche
07:36 Ripple
10:31 Subscribe & Good bye

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European stocks renewed record on Wednesday, the US dollar consolidated gains and the S&P500 stocks got a late-session boost. Yesterday’s price action pointed at a possible end-of-quarter portfolio rebalancing as the session saw the laggards of the quarter like Apple and Tesla gain, and the stars like Microsoft and Nvidia retreat.
Moving forward, extension of stock rally and USD appreciation seem unlikely. One must give. The EURUSD holds ground near the 1.08 level – because the European Central Bank (ECB) looks determined to continue fighting inflation. But a robust GDP and a hot inflation report could break the back of...

Yesterday was a strong day in terms of meme trading and speculation; Donald Trump’s Truth Social flew with its own wings for the first time yesterday and rose up to 60% under the ticker DJT before settling 16% higher at the end of the session, Reddit also saw some nice intraday volatility.
Appetite for meme stocks and cryptocurrencies is back and that’s an important gauge for overall risk appetite. If all goes well, the S&P500 is set to print a fifth consecutive monthly gain – a thing that has not happened since 2013. The major risks to the rally is...

Nikkei index is mostly flat on Tuesday and the yen consolidates above 151 following yesterday’s threat from a Japanese official about a potential intervention to stop excessive bleeding in the yen.
The dollar index gave back field yesterday and the S&P500 consolidated near ATH. Super Micro Computer jumped 7%, while Apple is offered near $170 per share despite chatter that the company could team up with the Chinese Baidu – the Chinese equivalent of Google that’s also active in AI, in hope to boost its iPhone sales in China.
Zooming out, a period of loosening policies will likely support the...

Last week’s BoJ meeting and the market reaction to the meeting was a complete disappointment for the yen bulls. Finally, authorities had to step in this Monday and warn against speculative moves. The yen is stronger this morning, the Nikkei is down by nearly 1%. The FX warnings could limit the seller’s appetite, but will unlikely bring the yen bulls back.
Elsewhere, the equity futures are in the red and the dollar index is weaker this Monday morning. But dollar bears are unsure that the Fed will cut rates in June with such strong economy and bumpy inflation. This week,...

After an eventful correction, is the bullrun officially over? What about the Ethereum ETF?

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00:40 Bitcoin
03:38 Ethereum & Solana
05:40 Polygon
06:44 Subscribe & Good bye

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The Swiss cut the interest rate by 25bp to 1.5% yesterday, in a surprise move and became the first major central bank to cut rates. The move raised the expectation that the others will join ‘soon’. The Bank of England (BoE) also saw two BoE hawks abandoning their hike vote. Swiss and sterling fell against a broadly stronger US dollar following strong US data, but European and US stock indices traded at ATH levels.
Reddit made a strong debut on the NYSE, the shares opened 38% higher, rose as much as 60% and settled at +48% at the end of...

The Federal Reserve (Fed) left interest rates unchanged as planned, but Chair Jerome Powell repeated that the rate cuts will begin ‘sometime this year’ and that it would be appropriate to slow the pace of QT ‘fairly soon’. The decision was such a relief for the market; US bonds rallied, the dollar fell and the S&P500 traded at fresh record.
In Europe, mood was much less cheery, as the 11% plunge of Kering, the owner of Gucci, raised questions regarding the health of the rest of the European luxury stocks. European Central Bank (ECB) head Christine Lagarde didn’t enchant Europeans...

Yesterday’s Bank of Japan (BoJ) decision to exit the negative rates went quite smoothly for equities and bonds, relatively disquieting for the yen. The USDJPY spiked past 151.50 this morning while the EURJPY hit a fresh high despite the dovish vibes from the European Central Bank (ECB) and a hawkish move from the BoJ.
In the US, the Federal Reserve (Fed) will most probably keep the rates unchanged today, update its dot plot and maybe give a hint on whether they will start slowing QT.
The EURUSD is testing the 100-DMA to the downside before the Fed decision, while Cable...