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19:57

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European markets were sold lower again on the back of banking fears and look ready to be pressured again at the start of the new week. The US opened weaker to follow on from Europe but found an intraday low and rallied into the close to brush aside the earlier weakness. The USD is back moving higher after breaking the recent downtrend leaving Gold to find some...

19:38

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European markets fought back up off lows after and earlier selloff while the US managed to end with minor gains led by Tech shares. Again, banking concerns weighed on the markets which capped bullishness for the session as the USD continued to move lower leading to a rally in Gold and Copper. For me, major US and European Indexes are looking very heavy and...

19:44

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US Share markets indexes move lower after the US Fed raised interest rates by 0.25% as expected. There are a number of concerns that the market sees and is reacting to as risk assets take a hit. The US Fed showed concern for the banking crisis and expect credit conditions to tighten which does not bode well for growth in an interest rate raising environment. I...

17:32

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Share markets continued to press higher as they focus on the coming FOMC interest rate release. Concerns over the banking sector are on the back burner for now and expectations for no rate rise from the US Fed may now be baked into the price action. I expect to see the Fed Reserve raise rates by 25 basis points as they still have to battle higher inflation so we...

19:44

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Share markets bounce back ahead of FOMC after news that UBS will buy Credit Suisse. The rescue news was taken as a positive as bargain hunters supported lows and sent Europe higher with the bullishness flowing over into the US market open. Expecting the market to be supported into FOMC and the Feds outlook on inflation and interest rates. This meeting will be...

19:45

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A review of the price action from the European session and the US session. Share markets rally as the ECB raises rates by 50 basis points which points to rate rises to come from the US Fed Reserve. The Banking turmoil continues with major US banks dumping $30 billion into First Republic Bank while Credit Suisse was saved, for now, by borrowing $54 Billion from...

19:05

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A review of the price action from the European session and the US session. European markets were hammered lower on the back of concerns for Credit Suisse and the broader banking sector. The DAX and UK100 were hit hard while the key US indexes held up well considering the fear in Europe. I expect that there may be some catchup from the US if things get worse and...

19:54

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A review of the price action from the European session and the US session. European markets moved higher once US CPI was released and ended with gains to reverse some of the previous move down. The US was under pressure for a large part of the session only ending in green after a late rally into the close. US Data out showed inflation remains a problem and it is...

19:49

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A review of the price action from the European session and the US session. European markets were hit with selling across the board while US indexes were relative buoyant from the open on hopes that the Fed will be less aggressive on rate rises. The NASDAQ was supported from the open as the USD pushed lower and Gold higher. US Bond yields fell as bond prices...

19:08

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A review of the price action from the European session and the US session. Major indexes again took a big hit lower in a risk off move ahead of the Key US data release on employment. Investors feel it is hard to take up the slack of higher prices when labour market is at capacity and the consumer becomes more reluctant to spend. Inflation and rate rise...

19:06

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A review of the price action from the European session and the US session. Major indexes were generally range bound to mildly higher. Inflation and rate rise expectations kept the major indexes under pressure with the focus now on the major US employment data release. The USD held onto the recent gains while US bonds held onto the recent lows. I remain of the...

19:40

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A review of the price action from the European session and the US session. Major indexes took a big hit after Powell suggested that the US Central Bank could raise rates more aggressively than previously expected. The USD reacted sharply higher while US bonds spiked lower. Investors who recently went bargain hunting were now going risk off into the share market....

19:43

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A review of the price action from the European session and the US session. DAX managed to hold onto recent gains while the FTSE edged lower. The US managed to open stronger and push higher but it was not long until we saw some profit taking and prices edged lower into the close. Traders continue to focus on the global economy versus sticky/high inflation and at...

20:00

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A review of the price action from the European session and US sessions with bulls taking charge and pressing major indexes higher. Traders continue to focus on the global economy versus sticky/high inflation and at this stage data is pointing to a resilient US economy absorbing those higher prices due to inflation. There is no fear driven selloff which shows that...

19:02

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A review of the price action from the European session and US sessions which gave us some choppy price action but generally bullish from a weak open both in Europe and the US. To me, markets remain under pressure but bulls continue to provide support on pullbacks. There is no fear driven selloff which shows that bargain hunters still believe in a longer term move...

19:08

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A review of the price action from the European session and US sessions which gave us some choppy price action. Markets remain under some pressure from sellers with DAX and FTSE giving back earlier gains while the US edged lower. The USD found some sellers which supported Gold while US bond yields rallied again and Oil ranged....mixed bag really!! I look at some...

18:15

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A review of the price action from the European session and US session as end the month in the red. The USD found some buyers as expected which pressured major currencies although Gold moved up and managed to fend off the USD strength...for now. I look at some key levels to watch and the price action setups I expect to see play out. Markets covered...

17:15

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A review of the price action from the European session and US session as traders fight back thanks to some bargain hunting from the open. The US gapped upon the open following on from a strong European session. The USD found some sellers and Bond yields fell which provided some support for share markets traders. I look at some key levels to watch and the price...