EUR/USD challenges five-week highs beyond 1.1700
EUR/USD now gathers extra steam and manages to surpass the key 1.1700 hurdle on Thursday. The pair accelerates its upside on the back of the increasing selling pressure on the US Dollar, particulalry in response to cooling geopolitical tensions on the back of a potential Lebanon-Israel ceasefire talks.
GBP/USD pops to daily tops near 1.3450
GBP/USD advances further and trades closer to the 1.3450 zone on Thursday. Cable’s move higher follows extra downside bias in the Greenback and extra improvement in the sentiment surrounding the risk complex, all after news of probable peace talks between Lebanon and Israel.
Gold gains upward traction ahead of US CPI
Gold picks up further pace and extend its multi-day leg higher to the boundaries of the $4,800 mark per troy ounce on Thursday. The weaker tone in the Greenback, declining US Treasury yields and shrinking tensions in the Middle East all contribute to the extra rebound in the precious metal.
Bitcoin struggles near key level amid US-Iran ceasefire doubts
Bitcoin price is retesting the 50-day EMA near $70,500 on Thursday, a level that could shape the next directional move. The technical outlook shows BTC is approaching a critical zone amid mildly bullish momentum.
DEEPER DIVE
The Iran war may be over, inflation is definitely not Premium
Euphoria. That’s the best way to describe the market reaction to Tuesday's headlines about the US-Iran two-week ceasefire. But deeper knowledge of the situation and reading between the lines, the “agreement” shows the truce is as fragile as it could be, and fulfilled with conditions yet to be met by all parties.
The Iran war won’t save the US Dollar Premium
The US Dollar is performing relatively well as investors have turned to it as the go-to place amid escalating geopolitical tensions. While the safe-haven card can work as a short-term tailwind, fundamental problems such as the US twin deficit problem remain untackled, and these could start to matter more as the year unfolds.
3.4% in 12 months: what are US consumers bracing for?
The Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of New York's Survey of Consumer Expectations (SCE) for March showed one-year-ahead inflation expectations jumping to 3.4%, up 0.4 percentage points from February's 3.0% reading.
CRYPTOCURRENCIES
Ripple trims modest weekly gains amid retail capital flight
XRP extends its correction from this week’s high of $1.40, amid intensifying bearish sentiment in the broader crypto market. The XRP derivatives market remains significantly depressed as falling futures Open Interest weighs.
Crypto Today: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP trade lower amid US-Iran uneasy ceasefire, ETF outflows
Bitcoin is battling to gain momentum above $70,000 after a rejection from its weekly high of $72,857. Altcoins, including Ethereum and Ripple, are edging lower, trading below $2,200 and $1.35, respectively.
Bitcoin struggles near key level amid US-Iran ceasefire doubts
Bitcoin price is retesting the 50-day EMA near $70,500 on Thursday, a level that could shape the next directional move. The technical outlook shows BTC is approaching a critical zone amid mildly bullish momentum.
STOCKS
NASDAQ 100 gaps up on two-week ceasefire but traders take profit Premium
The NASDAQ 100 gapped up 3.5% at the open on Wednesday, its largest single-session percentage gain since May 12, 2025. The cause was US President Donald Trump agreeing to a two-week ceasefire with Iran late Tuesday, hours before he promised to destroy the country.
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 headlines and US inflation update to shape markets Premium
The EUR/USD pair finished a second consecutive week a handful of pips above the 1.1500 level, seesawing between gains and losses in line with United States (US) President Donald Trump's rhetoric on the Middle East war.
Gold: Bulls hesitate as Middle East uncertainty grows Premium
Gold (XAU/USD) gathered bullish momentum and climbed to a fresh two-week high, but erased a large portion of its gains in the second half of the week.
GBP/USD: Solid on the surface, fragile underneath Premium
Another bearish week for the British Pound led to the second consecutive weekly retracement for GBP/USD, which was primarily driven by geopolitical concerns rather than domestic issues, while market participants currently do not expect the Bank of England (BoE) to resume interest rate cuts this year
Bitcoin: BTC nears key support as war concerns grow, quantum fears linger
Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $67,000, approaching its key support level at the time of writing on Friday, after nearly erasing its earlier weekly recovery.
US Dollar: Supported by policy, tested by geopolitics Premium
Looking at the weekly chart, the US Dollar (USD) has traded in a choppier, more volatile fashion, struggling to build on the strong gains seen the previous week.
Week ahead: US CPI and Fed Minutes
Having seen inflation in the EU and Germany surge in March due to the conflict in the Middle East the expectation is that we will see a similar uplift in US headline inflation.
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