USD/JPY weakness!
The USDJPY pair shows seasonal weakness between now and August with an average fall of -1.36%. The USD has found significant buying since the start of the year due to expectations that the Fed will rapidly hike interest rates in…
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Hey ho silver!
One of the key data points for US policy is set to be released on Wednesday 11 may at 13:30. That is the US inflation data. The headline is expected to come in at 8.1% y/y and the core reading…
Biden boosts oil prices!
Last week President Biden announced a plan to buy 60mln barrels of crude oil as the first step in a years long process aimed at replenishing America’s shrinking emergency oil reserves. This immediately sent crude prices higher. This is meant…
Will higher interest rates boost credit card companies bottom line?
The Federal Reserve are on a rate hiking cycle and the increase in interest rates can help financial companies that charge interest rates on loans. The higher interest rate charges can result in higher profit margins for the companies on…
Netflix heading for a summer bounce?
Netflix saw heavy selling in April after the earnings release was a big disappointment with investors concerned over a drop in sub-scribers for the first time in a decade. Furthermore, they forecast a large drop of 2 million subscriber for…
The dollar’s moves post the FOMC!
Over the last 15 years the USD has seen strength at the start of May. However, tonight the Fed will meet and will want to hike interest rates in order to contain inflation which is at 8.5% in the US.…
What’s Dr Copper’s diagnosis on global health?
Copper is sometimes referred to as ‘Dr Copper’, due to its ability to predict the health of the global economy. When the global economy is healthy and growing then that tends to boost demand for copper. However, when the global…
Did you catch crude’s move higher in February?
Did you miss out on crude’s gains at the end of February this year? The fundamentals were in place for crude gains, but so too were the seasonals! Use Seasonax to help you take advantage of some big market moves.…
Will Boeing shares lift post earnings this week?
Airlines have been growing increasingly confident that vaccinated travellers can once again boost air travel demand. COVID-19 in the west is fast becoming a disease that societies live with rather than try to isolate from. On Wednesday Boeing will release…
Summer lift for Amazon post Thursday earnings?
After the close on Thursday Amazon will release their latest earnings. This week Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta (facebook) all release their earnings. The point investors should note these huge companies make up around 18% of the entire S&P500 index.…
NZD/USD set for gains post the FOMC next week?
The FOMC meet next week and markets are expecting a 50 bps rate hike from the Fed as well as QT being announced. The Fed are also widely expected to announce another 50 bps rate hike to come. So, this…