Press Releases

EUR/USD has gapped lower after French President, Emmanuel Macron called a snap election following shock results of EU parliamentary elections in which far-right parties made strong gains. Let’s take a look at the ways we can trade negative gaps of this nature.

US equities trade mixed on Friday as traders await the latest round of jobs data.

US crude prices dropped to a four-month low after data showed rising inventories and OPEC+ announced production increases

US labour market conditions are expected to have remained stable in May. The latest Non-Farm Payrolls data will be released on Friday, June 7th, 2024, and will provide a health check on the US jobs market.

Higher-than-expected monthly CPI data watered down expectations for RBA interest rate cuts in 2024; the markets will now shift attention to quarterly GDP data on Wednesday, June 5.

Gold and Silver turn dovish ahead of the US jobs data

During the last seven trading sessions, the S&P 500 has formed two candle patterns. With these patterns directly opposing each other, let’s explore which pattern is best placed to win out over the coming weeks.

After months of waiting, a rate cut from the ECB on Thursday looks like a done deal. Data from Reuters shows markets pricing in a 96% chance of a 25-basis point cut from the European Central Bank following Thursday’s policy meeting.

Let’s take a look at three FTSE 100 heavyweights demonstrating high levels of relative strength.

Consumer inflation ticked up in May in the Eurozone but markets remain convinced a rate cut is coming on June 6th.