Gold soars on safe-haven demand amid strong US Dollar

Gold prices advance for the fourth day, surpassing the 50-day SMA of $2,660 amid global unrest. Market reacts to reports of a potential ICBM launch by Russia. US economic data hints at a strong jobs market. Investors adjust expectations for the Fed’s December meeting with a decreased likelihood of a rate cut to 56%. Gold price extended its gains…

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Economic calendar in Asia – Japan CPI day

more to come The Bank of Japan next meet on December 18-19. Today’s CPI data from Japan is the final national reading ahead of that meeting. Bank of Japan Governor Ueda spoke yesterday, he didn’t give too much away on the ‘hike or no hike’ question at that meetings: The Tokyo inflation data for October showed headline and core…

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US Dollar soft as market digest labor and economic activity data, Fed words

US Dollar Index retreats to 106.50 and continues hitting a barrier near 107.00. Dollar weakens on Fed’s Williams hinting at inflation cooling and rate reduction. Fed officials remain cautious amid persistent inflation concerns and uncertainty about future rate decisions. Mid-tier data from the US came in mixed on Thursday. In Thursday’s session, the US Dollar Index (DXY) flattens after…

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Short-term analysis for BTCUSD, XRPUSD, and ETHUSD for 21.11.2024

2024.11.21 2024.11.21 Short-term Analysis for BTCUSD, XRPUSD, and ETHUSD for 21.11.2024 Roman Oneginhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/roman-onegin/ Dear readers, I’ve prepared a short-term forecast for Bitcoin, Ripple, and Ethereum based on the Elliott wave analysis. The three cryptocurrencies continue following the scenarios we have previously identified. Growth is expected to continue. The article covers the following subjects: Major Takeaways BTCUSD: Bullish momentum continues. Consider…

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USDCHF moves above converged 100 and 200 hour MAs and rockets higher

Earlier today, I posted: USDCHF: The USDCHF held resistance at the 100-hour moving average yesterday (blue line on the chart below), and held support against its 200 hour moving average. Today in the early Asian hours, the price broke below the 200-hour moving average and continued down toward the next target at the 200-day moving average at 0.88199. Support…

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Technical analysis for USCrude, XAUUSD, and EURUSD today (21 November 2024)

2024.11.21 2024.11.21 Short-term Analysis for Oil, Gold, and EURUSD for 21.11.2024 Alex Rodiоnovhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/alex-rodionov/ I welcome my fellow traders! I have made a price forecast for the USCrude, XAUUSD, and EURUSD using a combination of margin zones methodology and technical analysis. Based on the market analysis, I suggest entry signals for intraday traders. Yesterday, oil tested the resistance (A) 69.84…

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Initial Jobless Claims increased to 213K last week

Initial Jobless Claims bettered consensus and climbed to 213K. Continuing Jobless Claims rose to 1.908M in the week ending November 8. US citizens filing new applications for unemployment insurance rose to 213K for the week ending November 15, as reported by the US Department of Labor (DoL) on Thursday. This print came in above initial estimates (220K) and was…

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