Turkish Lira Analysis and News:
Unorthodox Monetary Policy View to See TRY Remain in a Downward Spiral.
Turkish Lira Implied Volatility Highest Since 2018 Currency Crisis.
Spain Most Exposed to Turkish Lira Weakness.
The Turkish Lira continues to garner interest with the currency’s downward spiral showing very little signs of slowing. This is despite attempts by the Turkish Central Bank to contain weakness via interventions as seen during yesterday's session. Howeve
GBP/USD price, news and analysis:
GBP/USD weakness looks set to continue as the financial markets remain jittery after news that the first case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in the US has been found, suggesting it is still spreading.
A hawkish Federal Reserve chair, who has reiterated that a faster taper of US stimulus than previously expected is now on the cards, is not helping either.
GBP/USD weakness may persist
GBP/USD is continuing to slip back within a d
The Omicron variant saw the FTSE 100 sink 3.6% last Friday. After rallying this week, SAGE and Moderna are sounding the alarm. Could Prime Minister Boris Johnson be forced to cancel Christmas once more?
Source: Bloomberg
Indices FTSE 100 Christmas Investor Volatility Stock market index
U.S. INDICES TECHNICAL HIGHLIGHTS:
S&P 500 rolling over towards old high, support.
Dow Jones about to test the 200-day moving average.
Dow Jones weaker, may test prior summer record high.
DOW JONES TO TEST 200-DAY MOVING AVERAGE: US INDICES TECHNICAL OUTLOOK
The S&P 500 is declining towards the prior record high notched in September at 4545. This will be an interesting test as there have been other times (highlighted in blue) where the market declined t
GBP/USD PRICE, CHART, AND ANALYSIS
Fed chair Jerome Powell rattled GBP/USD lower on Tuesday.
A pattern of lower highs and lower lows remains in place.
Keep up to date with all market-moving data releases and events by using the DailyFX Calendar
Fed chair Jerome Powell’s hawkish commentary on Tuesday sent GBP/USD tumbling below 1.3200 in a matter of minutes before buyers re-entered the market and negated the selling pressure. Chair Powell said that the Fed would aba
S&P 500, NASDAQ 100, DOW, COVID AND DOLLAR TALKING POINTS:
The S&P 500 has carved out an aggressive head-and-shoulders reversal pattern, but is this artificially shaped by month-end activity?
Fed Chairman Powell is warning the markets that the FOMC may very well accelerate its tightening time table in two weeks.
As we wade through capital flows, monetary policy speculation and growth updates; I remain concerned about the ‘signal’ from the Dow.
RISK AV
MetaTrader 4 help: Charts Customization
Setup
Appearance and properties of each chart in the terminal can be set up individually. To do so, one has to execute the "Charts – Properties..." menu command, the chart context menu command of the same name, or press F8. These actions result in appearing of the "Properties" window that can be used for setting of the color of various elements of the chart (the "Colors") tab:
Background – chart background color;
For
Australia's Reserve Bank is continuing with quantitative easing and rock-bottom interest rates, while New Zealand is tightening up fiscal policy. With house prices skyrocketing in both countries, what could happen to AUD/NZD?
Source: Bloomberg
Forex Inflation Australian dollar Australi
EUR/GBP PRICE, NEWS AND ANALYSIS:
EUR/GBP will likely slip back after its rally over the past few days as the Euro was boosted by concerns about the Omicron variant of Covid-19 and whether existing vaccines will be effective against it.
Meanwhile, a reshuffle of the UK Labour Party’s shadow Cabinet should have little impact on GBP even though opinion polls show Labour neck-and-neck with the ruling Conservatives.
EUR/GBP RALLY AT RISK AS OMICRON FEARS RECEDE
The strong
CRUDE OIL, WTI, AUD/USD, CHINA PMI, MSCI, NIKKEI 225 - TALKING POINTS:
Crude oil prices tanked as risk-off sentiment resumed in Asia today.
APAC equities were doing ok until a report questioned the efficacy of vaccines.
OPEC+ could be a non-event on Thursday now. Will crude continue lower?
WTI crude oil went toward US$ 67 a barrel in the afternoon session after the Financial Times (FT) reported the CEO of Moderna saying that vaccines are likely to struggle to protec
S&P 500, NASDAQ 100, DOW, COVID AND DOLLAR TALKING POINTS
The S&P 500 led ‘risk assets’ on a broad slump in sentiment this past Friday which found fundamental blame in news of the Omicron Covid variant
Markets made a bid to recovery this past session, but the Dow and the DAX didn’t seem to muster the same enthusiasm as speculative favorites like the SPX and Nasdaq
A full recovery in risk trends is almost assumed given seasonal conditions and post-Covid momentum, but t
Powell’s reaction could bring renewed volatility for the dollar which has lost ground on a potential shift in Fed outlook.
Source: Bloomberg
Joshua Mahony | Senior Market Analyst, London | Publication date: Monday 29 November 2021
The Ocado share price has risen 6% since Friday, as news of the Omicron variant caused the FTSE 100 to fall nearly 4%. Ocado shareholders could see their investment surge if lockdowns are reintroduced.
Source: Bloomberg
Indices Shares Ocado Group Marks & Spencer Revenue Investor
RAND ANALYSIS:
Rand market frenzy fades as market mulls over new variant.
Commodities revised lower as uncertainty emerges.
Bearish harami suggests short-term USD/ZAR downside correction.
ZAR FUNDAMENTAL BACKDROP
RAND IS NOW ONE OF THE WORST PERFORMING CURRENCIES AGAINST THE GREENBACK
The South African rand may have been the worst affected Emerging Market (EM) currency as a result of the new COVID-19 strain known as Omicron. Inaccurate news
RAND (USD/ZAR) ANALYSIS:
UK place SA on its red list in attempt to curb the spread of a new coronavirus variant.
World Health Organization set to meet to discuss studies of the variant and assess severity.
USD/ZAR perfect storm: Dollar finds safe-haven appeal, Ems on backfoot, variant detected in South Africa.
NEW COVID VARIANT WITH HIGH NUMBER OF MUTATIONS HAS THE MARKET ON EDGE
South African scientists announced on Thursday the detection of a new coronavirus
In this article we look at what the Ichimoku Kinko Hyo indicator currently suggests about the prices and outlook for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent crude oil.
Source: Bloomberg
Shaun Murison | Senior Market Analyst, Johannesburg | Publication date: Friday 26 Novembe
European stock markets are expected to open sharply lower Friday on concerns a new Covid variant will prompt fresh mobility restrictions, hindering the region’s economic recovery.
At 2:05 AM ET (0705 GMT), the DAX futures contract in Germany traded 2.3% lower, CAC 40 futures in France dropped 2.6% and the FTSE 100 futures contract in the U.K. fell 2.3%.
Virus cases have soared in Europe in the last month, with a number of countries introducing stricter Covid measures. But a degr
CRUDE OIL, US DOLLAR, OPEC+, AUD, NZD, USD/JPY, USD/CHF - TALKING POINTS:
Crude oil prices slipped as USD strengthened amid a bout of risk off.
APAC equities moved lower with Japanese equities leading the way.
Energy commodities maintain elevated volatility. Where to for WTI crude?
Crude oil fell over 3% with the WTI futures contract trading below US$ 76.00 from a close in New York of US$ 78.39. The OPEC+ meeting this Thursday will meet to discuss levels of output.
Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 29th November 2021. These are projected dividends and likely to change. IG cannot be held responsible for any changes made.
Dividends highlighted in red include a special dividend, therefore some or all of the amount will not be adjusted. Amount in brackets is the expected adjustment after special dividends excluded (where shown on major indices). Dividend adjustments due to be posted
The Lucid share price hit a high of $55 last Friday, after reporting encouraging Q3 results. Its first car, the Lucid Air, just won ‘MotorTrend Car of the Year,’ and production is starting to ramp up.
Source: Bloomberg
Shares Car Electric vehicle Tesla, Inc. Rivian Investor
Trading hours over the US Thanksgiving period
There’ll be some changes to our normal opening hours over the US Thanksgiving period. Check the table below to find out how they could impact your trading. Note that all times listed below are UK time.
These hours are accurate to the best of our knowledge, but it’s possible that they could change.
BRENT CRUDE OIL ANALYSIS:
Oil price U-turn: Oil prices trading back at the same levels before the SPR rumors and subsequent confirmation.
OPEC + Response unclear ahead of the December 2nd meeting.
IG Client Sentiment suggests ‘wait and see’ approach ahead of the OPEC meeting.
OIL PRICE TURNAROUND: A POSSIBLE CASE OF ‘SELL THE RUMOR BUY THE FACT’?
Much has been said in 2020 about a ‘V-shaped’ recovery when referring to the bounce back in the economy but it looks like