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S&P 500 Slide and Dollar Surge Without Clear Break as Liquidity Goes Haywire

SPDR S&P 500 ETF, NASDAQ 100, VIX AND MONETARY POLICY TALKING POINTS The S&P 500 completed a volatile range swing to end this past week, but the index clearly lacks for an explicit bearing In a mirror to the S&P 500, the Dollar’s rally has pushed the upper boundary of its own multi-week range without committing to a clear trend While there is some notable event risk and open-ended themes like monetary policy ahead, the name of the game is liquidity until the new y
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Dividend Adjustments 20th December 2021 - 27th December 2021

Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 20th December 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
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British Pound Under Political Pressure, Election Shock Leaves the PM Vulnerable

GBP/USD PRICE, CHART, AND ANALYSIS Tories lose the North Shropshire seat for the first time in nearly 200 years. UK PM Johnson is under increasing pressure. Sterling is underpinned by a supportive macro backdrop. Keep up to date with all market-moving data releases and events by using the DailyFX Calendar UK PM Boris Johnson is fighting to save his political career after a humiliating defeat in the North Shropshire by-election. The by-election, trigger
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Euro, Pound Technical Analysis: EUR/USD, GBP/USD, GBP/JPY

EURO, BRITISH POUND, EUR/USD, GBP/USD, GBP/JPY TALKING POINTS: It’s been a busy 24 hours around markets and this morning brought rate decision from both the European Central Bank and the Bank of England. Yesterday’s FOMC rate decision appears well received by equity markets at this point, helping to drive the risk-on theme across markets as the Fed threaded the needle of delivering a hawkish message with a dovish bias. The analysis contained in article relies on price action 
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British Pound (GBP) Price Outlook: Bank of England Decision Too Close to Call

GBP PRICE, NEWS AND ANALYSIS: The Bank of England announces its decision on UK monetary policy at 1200 UK time this session. Lacking any clear guidance from the central bank, the markets are split on whether it will leave Bank Rate on hold at 0.1% or increase it to 0.25%. That makes the next move in GBP/USD hard to predict but judging by the reaction in EUR/USD to a hawkish Federal Reserve, even a UK rate rise could prompt a move lower in GBP/USD.  
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Dollar Breakout Fails to Hold Gains While S&P 500 Returns to Record Highs After Hawkish Fed

SPDR S&P 500 ETF, FED DECISION, YIELDS, DOLLAR AND VIX TALKING POINTS A charge from the S&P 500 to just below its record high and an eventual slip from the Dollar would seem to indicate a ‘dovish’ shift from the Fed In reality, the US central bank accelerated its hawkish policy course further than the markets had anticipated by doubling the taper clip ($30 billion/month) and projecting three 2022 hikes The unusual market response in the immediate aftermath of the US r
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Gold Prices (XAU/USD) Stutter ahead of FOMC – All Eyes on the Fed

GOLD, FOMC AND US DOLLAR TALKING POINTS: Gold prices falter ahead of FOMC XAU/USD shrugs off UK CPI data – All eyes on the Fed US Dollar strength remains a key catalyst for the imminent move GOLD PRICES SEEK CLARITY FROM THE FED Gold prices have shrugged off a higher than anticipated UK CPI print as investors shift their focus to the FOMC rate decision later today. Visit the DailyFX Educational Center to discover how CPI data affects currency pair
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EUR/USD, EUR/GBP Braced For a Central Bank Bonanza

EUR/USD, EUR/GBP Prices, Charts, and Analysis EUR/USD - may fade further if the Fed acts on soaring inflation. EUR/GBP - the Bank of England is in a difficult situation. Keep up to date with all market-moving data releases and events by using the DailyFX Calendar There are three major central bank monetary policy decisions scheduled over the next 24 hours or so that will likely boost volatility in two of the largest currency pairs. In short, the Fed is lik
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FOMC Decision Strategy for the S&P 500 and Dollar

SPDR S&P 500 ETF, DOGECOIN, DOLLAR AND FED DECISION TALKING POINTS The S&P 500 extended is retreat from last Friday’s record highs to rebalance before the Fed decision – though not all markets were taking normal preparations Before the media blackout, Fed Chairman Powell and other FOMC officials made a concerted effort to acclimatize market expectations to a faster taper and an earlier first hike Through the final thrust of 2022 liquidity likely cent
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British Pound (GBP) Price Outlook: GBP/USD to Drift, UK Jobs Data Mixed

GBP PRICE, NEWS AND ANALYSIS: GBP/USD will likely continue to trade close to the 1.32 level ahead of Thursday’s monetary policy announcement by the Bank of England, unaffected by the latest UK employment figures. Those showed that 257,000 people were added to company payrolls last month, the most since records began in 2014. GBP/USD TO DRIFT AHEAD OF BANK OF ENGLAND GBP/USD will likely remain close to the 1.32 mark ahead of the Bank of England’s monetary policy announ
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British Pound (GBP) Outlook: A Volatile Week Ahead for GBP/USD

GBP/USD PRICE, CHART, AND ANALYSIS The UK to go into overdrive on Omicron boosters. Bank of England to stand pat on Thursday, Fed to offer further guidance. Beleaguered UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that everyone over 18 in England will be offered a booster jab this week as he says that ‘there is a tidal wave of Omicron coming’. The new emergency vaccination program will include help from the military and will look to offer up to 1 million jabs a day to hit
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Dividend Adjustments 13th December 2021 - 20th December 2021

Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 13th December 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
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Silver Technical Analysis – XAG at Risk of Breaking Long-term Support

SILVER TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Testing major support back to September 2020 If 21.42 is firmly cleared then a broader move lower could unfold For now, support is support until it isn’t Silver has been weak, and broadly speaking it has been quite a bit weaker than its big brother gold. Yesterday’s sell-off from a small congestion pattern has silver even more firmly probing major long-term support. The area from around 22.46 down to 21.42 has been meaningful since Se
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British Pound Technical Analysis: GBP/USD, GBP/JPY at Major Support

BRITISH POUND, GBP, GBP/USD, GBP/JPY TALKING POINTS: The British Pound has been abysmally weak, allowing for both GBP/USD and GBP/JPY to encroach upon major support zones. While such support would often be accommodative of reversal approaches, the fact that GBP has shown so few signs of life recently would keep the door open for deeper breakdown prospects, particularly in GBP/JPY. The analysis contained in article relies on price action and chart formations. To learn more abo
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British Pound Wilts on Omicron Restrictions and a Less Hawkish BOE. Where To GBP/USD?

BRITISH POUND, GBP/USD, BOE, FED, USD/CAD, CSI 300, PBOC - TALKING POINTS The British Pound is making new lows for the year as Covid bites APAC equities were mixed with Chinese indices up on lower volatility A backfooted BOE is likely to be cautious. How low will GBPUSD go?   The British Pound weakened as new restrictions to combat the spread the Omicron variant of Covid-19 were announced by the Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Sterling has been weakenin
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EUR/USD Ongoing Weakness, EUR/GBP Aided by UK Political Shambles, EUR/CAD Eyes BoC

EUR/USD, EUR/GBP, EUR/CAD Prices, Charts, and Analysis EUR/USD - short-term weakness persists. EUR/GBP – Sterling rattled by politics. EUR/CAD – Bank of Canada on tap. Keep up to date with all market-moving data releases and events by using the DailyFX Calendar EUR/USD The short-term weakness in EUR/USD continues with the pair looking set to print a seventh lower high in on a row on the daily chart – excluding the Sunday candle – a negative set-up. Today’s
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