Market Analysis

Australia’s Economic Landscape: A Deep Dive into China’s Key Role

In the intricate web of China’s economic partnerships, Australia holds a position of paramount significance. The symbiotic relationship between these two nations goes far beyond mere trade interactions, shaping the contours of Australia’s economic landscape. In this professional market analysis, we will delve into the intricate dance of economic interdependence, exploring the pivotal role played by China and the United States in steering Australia’s fiscal standing and the dynamics of the AUD-USD currency pair.

November 28, 2023 No Comments

Navigating the Global Gold Market: Insights and Analysis

The global gold market has witnessed intriguing patterns in the past three years, with a notable resistance range between $2,000 and $2,050. This critical threshold has thwarted the upward trajectory of global gold prices on three occasions. However, as we observe the market dynamics approaching this resistance for the fourth time, a new factor emerges into play—news of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate reduction.

November 27, 2023 No Comments

10 Year Treasury reaches 5%, an alarm for risky assets

The 10-year Treasury bond yield is widely recognized as the benchmark for the global cost of capital and a measure of risk-free returns. Consequently, the disparity between the earnings yield of the S&P 500 index and the yield on the 10-year Treasury bond represents the risk premium associated with stocks.

October 5, 2023 No Comments

ECB rate hike But makes EUR weak!

This rate hike, is the tenth consecutive policy rate hike since July last year, hiking all interest rates by 25bp and the rate is 4.5 right now. Higher inflation and inflation forecasts look like the main drivers of the hike. The ECB’s communication is clear: today was the last hike in the current cycle

September 14, 2023 No Comments

FED interest rate hike probability

Based on the latest market pricing, the probability of an interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve in November has increased to 52%

September 6, 2023 No Comments

The Pressure of the Saudi Oil on the Market

The pressure of the Saudis on oil opens the oil foot to the forex market.
The US dollar: With the increase in oil prices and the vulnerability of the Euro and the yen from this, the US dollar still has no competitors and is rising in the market.

September 6, 2023 No Comments

Investors think the Federal Reserve won’t raise interest rates anymore.

The market reaction can be considered a clear end to the inflationary cycle. It is driven by recent economic indicators, such as the decrease in job creation and consumer confidence. It’s worth noting that this economic slowdown is not seen as an indication of an upcoming recession, which would necessitate interest rate cuts.

August 30, 2023 No Comments

USD strengthened by Treasury bond yields

USD strengthened due to the increase in Treasury bond yields driven by strong economic data from the United States

June 30, 2023 No Comments

Does Powell motivate US dollar buyers?

Could Powell be a buyer Despite the Fed’s updated dot plot last week suggesting two more rate hikes may be in the works, market participants are finding it hard to believe. Federal Reserve Chairman Powell did not convince the market when he held a press conference after the decision. However, he will be given another chance to get his message across this week when he testifies before Congress on Wednesday and Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Tehran time. Will he wake up the US dollar?

June 22, 2023 No Comments

Federal Reserve splits highlighted by May FOMC minutes

The minutes to the 3 May FOMC meeting when it hiked rates by 25bp echo the comments we have been hearing from officials. “Some” members clearly think there is more work to do to constrain inflation, but “several” think they may have already done enough. The market pricing of a 30% chance of a June hike seems fair, but volatility looks set to continue

May 30, 2023 No Comments