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Week Ahead: Gold to retest record highs?

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2025 Market Outlook: Trump’s return to dominate FX, stocks, and oil

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26 DEC clock 11:40

Flashpoint Friday: Bitcoin and Yen traders brace for Dec. 27 volatility

USDJPY could either breach 158 or sink towards 155, depending on how Japan’s data dump tomorrow (Dec. 27th) shifts odds of a Bank of Japan rate hike in January 2025. Also Friday, Bitcoin faces its biggest options expiry event, which could then clear the path for the return of $100k BTC.
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Week Ahead: US500 “Santa Rally” still in play?

FXTM’s US500, which tracks the benchmark S&P 500 index is on track for its worst trading week since September. But bulls could make a return if the “Santa Claus rally” kicks off in the week ahead...
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Market round-up: BoE & BoJ hold, Fed delivers ‘hawkish’ cut

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