Brent Crude – Is the oil rally starting to stall around $80?
US inflation data takes Brent above $80 Chinese trade data disappoints again Momentum appearing to w...
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GBP/USD – UK economy continues to show remarkable resilience
UK economy posts a small contraction of -0.1% in May Higher rates will damage the economy going forw...
AUD/USD remains red hot and is trading at 3-week high
Australian dollar continues to power higher RBA inflation expectations remain at 5.2% US inflation f...
Sterling climbs as UK GDP beats estimate
UK GDP contracts in May but beats estimate British pound hits 15-month high against the US dollar Th...
China stock market’s momentum-driven rally; watch out for China’s Big Tech
China Big Tech is leading the current momentum-driven rally in China stock market. Supported by a we...
Podcast – US inflation treat, RBNZ pause, BoC hikes again
OANDA Senior Market Analyst Craig Erlam joins Jonny Hart and Trader Nick to discuss the latest US in...
Gold – Boosted by US inflation data but recovery still early
Recent range highs broken after CPI release Lower inflation could increase gold’s appeal One m...
Brent Crude – Trying to break $80 after the US inflation report
The prospect of a soft landing lifts oil prices Rally builds on efforts by Russia and Saudi Arabia t...
Nasdaq – As good a US inflation report as we could have realistically hoped for
US inflation falls faster than expected; CPI 3% (YoY), Core CPI 4.8% (YoY) July Fed hike still highl...
USD/CAD slips after BoC rate hike
Bank of Canada raises rates by 0.25% US inflation falls to 3.0%, lower than expected The Canadian do...
AUD/USD – RBA’s Lowe may be on way out, US inflation looms
RBA Governor Lowe announces major changes at RBA Board US inflation expected to decline The Australi...
XAU/USD – Could US CPI data trigger a major breakout in gold?
Traders appear bullish ahead of CPI release A number of resistance levels above Could a stronger inf...
NZD/USD – RBNZ may be done with its tightening cycle after pause
RBNZ leaves rates unchanged after near-two year hiking cycle Inflation is seen returning to target n...
FTSE 100 – Tentatively higher with an eye on US inflation data
Attention remains on US inflation data today Only a much lower core CPI reading could tempt the Fed ...
AUD/USD Technical: Bulls rejected at 20 and 200-day moving averages ahead of US CPI
Short-term momentum is likely to have turned negative as seen in the hourly RSI. Key short-term resi...
New Zealand dollar pares gains as RBNZ holds rates
New Zealand’s central bank takes a pause after 12 consecutive hikes New Zealand Manufacturing ...
Nikkei 225 Technical: Potential bullish reversal
4-week of decline has almost reached 31,530 key medium-term support Oversold condition with the form...
Stocks gain ahead of June CPI report
US June CPI M/M: 0.3%e v 0.1% prior; Y/Y: 3.1%e v 4.0% prior; Core CPI (ex food and energy)M/M: 0.3%...
Australian dollar loses ground despite solid confidence indicators
Australia’s consumers and business confidence improve US inflation expected to fall to 3.1% Th...
Technicals and Triggers – USD/JPY, GBP/USD, GBP/JPY, USD/MXN
FX volatility might be returning given Wall Street is seeing some exhaustion with several key curren...