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The US dollar was bid on Tuesday thanks to a rapid selloff in the Japanese yen, after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced mini policy loosening steps that didn’t find buyers.
Besides the yen-led boost, the US dollar gained on strong quarterly employment figures. The ADP and JOLTS data are due today, the official jobs data is due Friday.
But before that, the Fed will decide. It will not hike the rates but it will hardly announce the end of its fight against inflation. Be prepared for a hawkish accompanying statement.
Elsewhere, China is not doing brilliant and this week’s...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept interest rates unchanged, redefined the 1% limit on the 10-year JGBP yield as a loose ‘upper bound’ and scrapped its promise to keep that level intact. Alas, the move was less aggressive than expected by the market and sent the yen tumbling.
But the spike in the 10-year JGB yield to almost 1% should’ve pulled the pair lower – especially after the news that the US Treasury will be borrowing less money in the last three months of this year.
The US Treasury Department said yesterday that they are planning to borrow around $776...

While the rumours are piling up that the Bitcoin ETF is coming, Ethereum is still struggling and Ripple is celebrating another potential win against the SEC

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00:39 Bitcoin
04:02 Ethereum
05:49 Ripple
07:08 Subscribe & Good bye

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We continue to see high volatility in the US sovereign papers near important psychological levels where investors are invited to decide what to do next.
A higher yield curve is not necessarily good news for the broader economy and stock valuations– unless the economy resists to higher rates.
The S&P500 extended losses below the 200-DMA yesterday and the index now approaches an important technical support, the 4180 level, the major 38.2% Fibonacci retracement on last year’s rally, and which should distinguish between the actual positive trend and a medium-term bearish reversal. Nasdaq 100, on the other hand, eked out a...

Risk sentiment is improved compared to Friday as tensions in the Middle East didn’t escalate as much as feared during the weekend.
The market has been reacting to the news mainly by seeking safety in gold. Gold spiked to $1997 per ounce on Friday on fears that tensions would further escalate in the Middle East. Upside risks prevail but that as soon as tensions in the Middle East stabilize, gold will come under a decent selling pressure as the US 10-year yield flirts with the 5% level, as the US 30-year paper now yields above 5%. The opportunity cost of...

‘Additional evidence of persistently above-trend growth, or that tightness in the labour market is no longer easing, could put further progress on inflation at risk and could warrant further tightening of the monetary policy’ said the Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell at the Economic Club of New York yesterday.
Along with a softer than expected US jobless claims report, the US 10-year yield jumped to 5% for the first time since 2007. The US dollar is surprisingly calm this week, the price of an ounce exceeded $1980 this morning, and the purchases should accelerate before the closing bell as...

Netflix surprised by a decent rise in subscriber numbers of nearly 9 mio in Q3. The company also announced that it will be raising prices in the US, UK, and France. The combo of more subscribers who will pay a higher monthly fee is a dream come true for investors, who sent the stock price nearly 13% up in after-hours trading Wednesday. Sentiment on the Tesla deck wasn’t as brilliant. Tesla missed both revenue and earnings expectations for Q3 after sales slowed, while the company earned less money by car it sold because it aggressively cut prices to gain market...

This week the market jumped 3000 USD on the news that the Bitcoin ETF from Blackrock was approved. The only problem was: It wasn't approved. What exactly happened?

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00:38 Bitcoin
02:14 Ethereum
04:18 Chainlink
05:44 Subscribe & Good bye

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US retail sales beat expectations, fueled Federal Reserve (Fed) hawks and bets of another rate hike in December – or January – yesterday. The US 2-year yield spiked to a fresh high since 2007, and the 10-year yield spiked above the 4.80% mark regardless of mounting tensions in Gaza – reminding those who seek protection against geopolitical tensions that the US sovereigns’ safety is limited by potentially sharp reaction to economic data, a crowded issuance calendar, the possibility of a further belt-tightening from the Fed and concerns about US deficit in an environment where the US is not only expected...