EUR/USD bounces off lows, back to 1.1580
EUR/USD manages to regain some impulse and rebounds from daily troughs, revisiting the 1.1580 zone in the latter part of the NA session on Wednesday. In the meantime, safe haven demand props up the US Dollar, with any meaningful de-escalation in the Middle East still proving elusive. Next on tap on the docket will be the release of the usual labour market report on Thursday.
GBP/USD meets initial contention near 1.3350
GBP/USD remains on the back foor, navigating the area below the 1.3400 hurdle and adding to Wednesday’s losses. Cable’s pullback comes on the back of persistent buying pressure on the Greenback, which remains underpinned by unabated tensions in the Middle East.
Gold sticks to daily gains below $4,600
Gold maintains its bullish momentum on Wednesday, extending the previous session’s gains although faltering just above the $4,600 mark per troy ounce. The yellow metal’s advance is underpinned by tentative optimism around a potential ceasefire in the Middle East, although mixed signals on the progress of negotiations are likely to keep investors cautious in the near term.
Crypto Today: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP hold key support amid Iran war, diminishing ETF demand
Cryptocurrency prices are broadly rising on Wednesday, shrugging off the war in the Middle East, which is now in its fourth week. Bitcoin (BTC) edges up above $71,000, with immediate support at $70,000.
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Why the Korean Won is falling while the KOSPI holds up Premium
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From lows to lows: The Indian Rupee’s downward spiral has no end in sight Premium
The Indian Rupee is slipping deeper into uncharted territory, hitting a fresh record low against the US Dollar and keeping the dubious title of Asia's worst-performing currency.
XRP’s $88 billion question: Real utility or just misplaced belief?
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CRYPTOCURRENCIES
XRP climbs as Ripple tests RLUSD in Singapore sandbox
Ripple (XRP) edges up above $1.42 at the time of writing on Wednesday, reflecting a moderately bullish widespread bias that has seen Bitcoin (BTC) extend gains above $71,000.
Beyond Crypto Perpetuals: Binance’s Gold XAUT volume hits $6.4B
The gap between the cryptocurrency market and the traditional finance system appears to be closing fast, as evidenced by Tether Gold XAUT perpetual contract hitting a record $6.4 billion in trading volume on the Binance exchange on Monday.
Crypto Today: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP hold key support amid Iran war, diminishing ETF demand
Cryptocurrency prices are broadly rising on Wednesday, shrugging off the war in the Middle East, which is now in its fourth week. Bitcoin (BTC) edges up above $71,000, with immediate support at $70,000.
STOCKS
Dell Technologies awaits bull flag breakout from all-time highs as SMCI troubles send business its way
Dell Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: DELL) is a global leader in personal computers, servers, data storage, and IT infrastructure solutions, serving enterprises, governments, and consumers worldwide. A perfect storm of technical setup and fundamental tailwind is pushing DELL sharply higher today, up 5.63%, and the chart suggests there may be more room to run.
Nasdaq 100 rebound looks strong… or is it just a trap?
The Nasdaq 100 spent the past few sessions recovering strongly from its November lows, rebounding from 24,307 and climbing back into the 25,100–25,150 mid-range zone. While the candles look convincing, the broader picture reveals a different story: the index remains trapped inside a 4H range structure.
WEEKLY FORECAST
EUR/USD: War continues to steal the limelight, and not for good Premium
The EUR/USD pair bounced back in the last few days, settling for the week around 1.1530. The Iran war and central banks’ monetary policy announcements took centre stage, yet none was enough to impress speculative interest.
Gold: Major central banks’ hawkish tone weighs heavily Premium
Gold (XAU/USD) extended its slide into a third consecutive week and lost more than 6%, its worst weekly performance since March 2020, as major central banks adopted a hawkish tone because of the upside risks to inflation posed by rising energy prices.
GBP/USD: Pound Sterling tests 200-day SMA on the road to recovery Premium
The Pound Sterling (GBP) staged a late rebound from near three-month lows against the US Dollar (USD), testing the critical 1.3440 supply zone.
Bitcoin: The Fed kills the vibe
US Dollar: The Dollar stumbles, but the macro story hasn’t changed Premium
The US Dollar just reminded markets that trends are rarely linear.
Week ahead – Flash PMIs and UK, Japan and Australian CPI data in focus
After hawkish Fed, dollar traders turn to preliminary PMI data. Pound set for a busy week amid inflation, PMI and retail sales numbers. Japan’s CPI to determine how likely an April BoJ hike is.
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