Event Guide: U.K. Employment Report (July 2024)

The U.K. will start a busy calendar week with its latest employment data. What are the markets expecting for the results and which components can influence the British pound’s intraweek trends? We have the deets right here: This Article Is For Premium Members Only Become a Premium member for full website access, plus get: Ad-free experience Daily…

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AUD/USD: Where we are at and where we are going

Westpac’s 1 – 3 month view on the Australian dollar, in very brief. This is a great summary of where we are at where we are going: Conditions remain very unsettled, and AUD/USD looks set to remain choppy and challenging. Further “volatility shocks” can’t be ruled out, which would see a retest of the 0.63-0.64 zone. At the same…

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UBS hold steady forecasting S&P 500 to 5,900 by year end, and higher to 6,200 by June 2025

Solita Marcelli, chief investment officer for the Americas at UBS Global Wealth Management spoke on Friday, says upside ahead for equities. Citing: Federal interest-rate cut ahead solid growth backdrop “Because of this, I think the markets can be supported” “There are also some contrarian buy signals that are emerging.” “With economic and earnings fundamentals still good and the Fed…

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Premium Forex Watch Recaps: Aug. 5 – 6, 2024

This week our currency strategists decided to focus on the Reserve Bank of Australia monetary policy statement and the latest jobs data from New Zealand for this week’s price outlook discussions. Out of the four scenario/price outlook discussions this week, two discussions arguably saw both fundie & technical arguments triggered to become potential candidates for a trade & risk…

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CIBC tweaks rate cut forecasts, sees earlier easing from Fed and Bank of Canada

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Mexican Peso appreciates post Banxico’s meeting ends week up over 1.40%

Mexican Peso’s demand increases despite Banxico’s surprising decision. Banxico lowers rates by 25 bps in a 3-2 split decision. Central bank signals further easing ahead despite inflation risks and growth concerns. Core inflation continues to decline, projected to dip below 4% by Q4 2024. The Mexican Peso advanced for the third straight day following a surprising monetary policy decision…

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