AUD/USD advances firmly, looks to surpass 0.7000
AUD/USD has started the week with decent gains, reclaiming the 0.7000 neigbourhood and leaving behind two consecutive daily pullbacks. The pair’s bounce comes despite decent gains in the Greenback on the back of the persistently fragile geopolitical landscape. Inflation in New Zealand will be the next salient event in the upcoming Asian trading hours.
EUR/USD meets some initial contention around 1.1400
EUR/USD keeps the bearish bias well in place, slipping back toward the 1.1400 region, where some initial support appears to have turned up. The auspicious start to the week of the US Dollar has kept the risk complex under pressure as investors has continued to closely follow developments from the Middle East conflict. The release of the ZEW Economic Sentiment in the Euroland and Germany are next on tap on the domestic calendar.
Gold stuck just above $4,000
Gold reverses Friday’s uptick, gyrating around the key $4,000 mark per troy ounce at the beginning of the week. Escalating military action in the Middle East provides some support to the safe-haven metal, although expectations of higher US interest rates bolster the US Dollar and keeps its under the microscope.
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DEEPER DIVE
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CRYPTOCURRENCIES
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STOCKS
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WEEKLY FORECAST
EUR/USD: ECB decision unlikely to rescue the Euro
British Pound slips for second straight day as Oil spike revives inflation fears
Gold: Bearish pressure builds up as Middle East tensions offset USD weakness
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EDUCATION
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