The Bank of England has left rates unchanged at 5.25% with a 5-4 vote split after CPI dropped more than expected in August
GBP drops after a softer CPI reading scares investors about the BoE intentions. JPY on the lookout for further policy tweaks from Governor Ueda.
It’s a big week for Cable (GBP/USD) as both the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England are set to make crucial rate decisions.
In prior technical outlooks, we highlighted the importance of staying alert in sleepy markets, and last Thursday’s developments on the FTSE 100 serve as a prime illustration of this principle.
The FTSE 100 rose over 2% on Thursday as the ECB announced no more rate hikes for now.
ECB hikes another 25bps in September but signals that this may be the last one.
Tesla's share price gapped higher on Monday after investment bank, Morgan Stanely said Tesla’s supercomputer, known as Dojo had the potential to boost its market cap by $600 billion.
US CPI rose 0.6% in August in line with analyst estimates. Markets were anticipating a yearly change of 3.6%, but the actual figure has come in higher at 3.7%
Oil prices are on the rise once again. US crude managed to break above a key resistance back in late August and has been steadily making its way towards the $90 mark, with Brent crude trading above $92 per barrel for the first time since November.
Cable (GBP/USD) has been staircasing lower since mid-July and carving out a powerful downtrend on the 4hr candle chart
Last week’s price action saw gold break and close below the small ascending channel which had formed during the final week of August.
Nvidia, the chip manufacturer, has unquestionably been the standout stock of the year, driven by the increasing demand for its 'supercomputer' chips that are playing a key role in the AI revolution.
EUR/USD Breaks Support as Bear Channel Continues EUR/USD has been carving out a series of lower swing highs and lower swing lows on the daily candle chart – creating a bearish descending channel
Gold is currently tracking higher within a small ascending channel – fuelled by the anticipation that the Federal Reserve will halt its interest rate hikes.
This week's FTSE price action illustrates traders' sensitivity to interest rate expectations on both sides of the Atlantic.