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LATEST ANALYSIS

27 SEP

12:47

Week Ahead: All that glitters isn’t always gold…

Silver has jumped to its highest level since 2012, outperforming gold on a week, month, and year-to-date basis! The white metal could be injected with fresh volatility thanks to the incoming US jobs report in the week ahead.

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26 SEP

13:05

Bitcoin: Tests 200-day SMA ahead of Powell & US data

Bitcoin has struggled for direction since the Federal Reserve announced its 50-basis point rate cut last week. Still, the world’s largest cryptocurrency could experience big price swings with the right fundamental drivers.

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24 SEP

13:27

Markets rally on China stimulus cheer

China has hijacked the headlines after its central bank unleashed a wave of stimulus measures to revive economic growth.

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Week Ahead: Can RUS2000 hit 3-year high?

20 SEP

13:30

Week Ahead: Can RUS2000 reach highest since 2021?

The RUS2000 has outperformed all of FXTM’s US stock indices, both on a week-to-date and month-to-date basis. However, it’s still a long way below its record-high posted back in November 2021. Here’s what could move the RUS2000 next week.

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GBPUSD spikes after BOE holds, Fed cuts rates

19 SEP

16:04

GBPUSD spikes after BOE holds, Fed cuts rates

“Cable” briefly breached 1.330 after the Bank of England kept its rate unchanged at 5%. Moving forward, GBPUSD’s performance will be majorly influenced by the BOE’s policy outlook relative to the Fed, and is forecasted to trade between 1.2721 - 1.3776 through end-2024.

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27 Sep

12:47

Week Ahead: All that glitters isn’t always gold…

Silver has jumped to its highest level since 2012, outperforming gold on a week, month, and year-to-date basis! The white metal could be injected with...

Silver

China

NFP

USD

26 Sep

13:05

Bitcoin: Tests 200-day SMA ahead of Powell & US data

Bitcoin has struggled for direction since the Federal Reserve announced its 50-basis point rate cut last week. Still, the world’s largest cryptocurr...

Bitcoin

Jerome Powell

inflation

EU data

Federal Reserve