Equity markets climbed in Europe yesterday
Ichimoku Kinko Hyo CNH/JPY: The CNH/JPY pair is trading above the Kumo…
GBP hits 3 months high as Bexit deal is likely
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Ichimoku Kinko Hyo
GBP/JPY: The pair is trading above the cloud. An upward pressure would lead the pair to exit further the cloud, confirming a bullish outlook.
Fibonacci Levels
XAU/USD: Gold fails to move higher and still trading below 23.6% retracement area.
EU Market View
Asian equity markets began the week on the front boot amid virus treatment hopes after reports the FDA granted EUA for Regeneron’s REGN-COV2 antibody cocktail. Looking ahead, highlights from macroeconomic calendar include Eurozone, UK and US PMIs (flash), BoE's Haldane, Bailey, Fed's Evans, Daly, ECB's Schnabel speeches. Investors' fresh optimism comes after a top official of the U.S. government's vaccine development effort said Sunday that the first vaccines could be given to U.S. healthcare workers and others recommended by mid-December. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday that key pandemic lending programs at the Federal Reserve would expire on Dec. 31, putting the outgoing Trump administration at odds with the central bank and potentially adding stress to the economy.
EU Key Point
- China warns that relations with the US will not automatically get better under Biden
- Germany reports 10,864 new coronavirus cases in latest update today
- US President-elect Biden to name Tony Blinken as secretary of state
- New Zealand dollar on approach to its highs of last week
- EU 'thinks Brexit deal 95% agreed' but anxiety remains
- US to add four more Chinese firms to Pentagon blacklist
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Brutal session in the equity markets yesterday
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The U.S. economy added 390,000 jobs in May
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European Currencies Ahead of the Banks' Statements
On Thursday, the 2nd of February, the Bank of England will publish its report concerning interest rates and inflation data for the Eurozone. Professionals and investors anticipate that Andrew Bailey’s lead team of policy makers will likely raise interest rates to 4%; the highest in over a decade, for the tenth time in a row.
Will the FOMC Surprise the Markets?
The first FOMC meeting comes after a buildup of anticipation from traders and investors alike, as the markets await what posture the Fed will take regarding the interest rates; would there be a hike or a cut in interest rates? Recall that the Federal Open Market Committee had previously ended the year 2022 with a 50bps hike, and an indication from Powell, the committee chairman, that the Fed could consider raising interest rates by 75bps in the course of the year 2023.
What awaits the Oil Market in February?
Western countries are trying to find other options for oil and gas supplies after a 10th package of sanctions, which will put more pressure on Russian oil and decrease global oil supply. Italy, for example, is in talks with Libya.
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