Market Overview

Gold Traders Await New US Economic DataOn Wednesday, the gold (XAU) price moved sideways within the 2,305–2,320 range as the market turned its attention to US economic data, which could provide...

Stocks on this side of the Atlantic Ocean are better bid these days than their American peers thanks to a combination of too-lofty valuations in the US, good corporate earnings from European companies...

The year 2024 is set to be a pivotal moment for global politics, with elections in 64 countries covering four billion people. Octa's latest analysis explores how these political changes might impact...

Can the HUGE price move from those years really be repeated?Analogous Situations: 2008, 2022, and NowAs gold continues to move back and forth in the same trading range, I decided to dedicate...

Housing is among the most interest-rate sensitive sectors of the economy. It’s also one of the most cyclical and crucial inputs for the business cycle. On that basis, one could reasonably expect...

Fed expectations drive the market; three Fed speakers on the wires todayDollar recovers but all eyes are on the US stocks and Treasury yieldsThe pound prepares for the BoE meeting as elections gain...

Yesterday was one of those days where we needed to fit a narrative to the market moves as meaningful data or comments didn’t trigger the moves. The US 2-year yield was steady near the 4.80%...

By now, everybody on the planet knows that "higher for longer" remains the Fed's primary battle cry. We also know that Jay Powell's merry band of central bankers will be "data dependent" when it comes...

US labor market cools more than expectedDollar slides as two rate cuts this year become more likelyYen retreats as intervention momentum fadesWall Street cheers prospect of lower interest...

The week started on a positive note for the global equities which continue to surf on the optimism that the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) next move won’t be a rate hike, which I think is...

Danielle first covers the loss of momentum in sectors like technology and financials over the last few weeks. She notes how high expectations were heading into Q1 earnings...but how company...

After April's decline, the Fed's dovish stance has markets betting on a rate cut in 2024. While a December cut seems most likely, a weaker labor market and declining inflation could push it...

Last week was big for macro and markets.Today’s piece is going to cover: The Fed’s dovish announcement: a sizeable tapering of their Quantitative Tightening program; A potential upcoming...

Market Overview: S&P 500 Emini FuturesThe weekly S&P 500 Emini chart is forming a minor Emini pullback. The bulls want a strong retest of the March 21 high followed by a...