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A regular contributor to international media, Lukman delivers in-depth insights via his Week Ahead video series and daily market updates.

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Theunis is our resident technical analysis expert, who specialises in using waves to analyse and forecast trends.

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LATEST ANALYSIS

04 OCT

12:02

Week Ahead: US30 ripe for a steep pullback?

A cocktail of high-impact events could present fresh trading opportunities in the week ahead. But the spotlight shines on FXTM’s US30 which may be influenced by geopolitics, top data including the US CPI & big bank earnings.

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02 OCT

13:53

Markets on edge as geopolitical tensions mount

Risk aversion engulfed global markets yesterday (Tuesday, 1st October) as tensions flared up in the Middle East. Iran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel, sparking fears of a wider conflict in the region.

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01 OCT

13:35

Brent: Slips into Q4 on supply fears

The past few months have been rough and rocky for oil benchmarks. Crude and Brent shed over 16% in Q3 due to expectations around OPEC+ bringing back production while a slowdown in China rubbed salt into the wound.

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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 fresh volatility thanks to the incoming US jobs report in the week ahead.

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 cryptocurrency could experience big price swings with the right fundamental drivers.

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04 Oct

12:02

Week Ahead: US30 ripe for a steep pullback?

A cocktail of high-impact events could present fresh trading opportunities in the week ahead. But the spotlight shines on FXTM’s US30 which may be i...

Dow Jones index

Geopolitics

US CPI

fed minutes

Earnings

JPMorgan

02 Oct

13:53

Markets on edge as geopolitical tensions mount

Risk aversion engulfed global markets yesterday (Tuesday, 1st October) as tensions flared up in the Middle East. Iran launched a barrage of ballistic...

Geopolitics

USD

Gold

Bitcoin

US500

Oil

01 Oct

13:35

Brent: Slips into Q4 on supply fears

The past few months have been rough and rocky for oil benchmarks. Crude and Brent shed over 16% in Q3 due to expectations around OPEC+ bringing back p...

Brent

OPEC+

Oil

EIA

Geopolitics

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