GBP/USD PRICE, NEWS AND ANALYSIS:
GBP/USD is weakening ahead of tomorrow’s monetary policy decision by the US Federal Reserve and Thursday’s policy announcement by the Bank of England.
The Federal Open Market Committee is expected to decide to wind down its bond-buying program but opinions are divided over whether the Bank of England will increase UK interest rates or leave them where they are.
GBP/USD TRENDING LOWER NEAR-TERM
GBP/USD is looking weak ahead of t
The yen is at its lowest level against the US dollar since late 2018. Will Fumio Kishida's election victory combined with continued ultra-loose monetary policy see the currency fall even further?
Source: Bloomberg
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Post-earnings trade setups: HSBC, Ford, and Apple
With Q3 earnings season in full swing, HSBC, Ford, and Apple provide us with potential trading opportunities.
Source: Bloomberg
Joshua Mahony | Senior Market Analyst, London | Publication date: Friday 29 October 2021
GBP/USD Price, Chart, and Analysis:
Tensions increase in UK/France fishing dispute.
Important BoE and Fed policy meetings next week.
Anglo-French relations are hitting a new low as the fishing row between the two countries escalates. France detained a British trawler yesterday, and is set to fine its owners, to the anger of the UK government who have now summoned the French ambassador to the UK for a formal explanation of France’s actions. The UK government will als
USD, EUR, ECB PRICE ANALYSIS & NEWS:
Euro Bounce on Lagarde’s Marginal Pushback.
Eyes on Month-End Rebalancing.
EURO BOUNCE ON LAGARDE’S MARGINAL PUSHBACK
The Euro has thus far held a large portion of yesterday’s gains, which stemmed from ECB President Lagarde’s marginal attempt at pushing back against current market pricing for ECB rate hikes next year. While the President noted that market pricing is not in line with ECB guidance, Lagarde then went on to say tha
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WHAT IS COP26 AND WHY DOES IT MATTER FOR MARKETS?
Against the backdrop of rising energy prices leading to economic fallout for economies in Asia, Europe, and North America, COP26, a two-week event, is set to begin on October 31 in Glasgow, Scotland. The United Nations’ Conference of Parties (COP) was first held in 1995, and COP26 gets its name for this year’s meeting being the 26th iteration of such an event.
History of global temperature change and causes of recent warming
AMAZON, APPLE, EARNINGS, NASDAQ – TALKING POINTS
Amazon stock falls after-hours on earnings miss, disappointing guidance
Apple misses on revenue, stock price sinks after the New York closing bell
AMAZON THIRD-QUARTER EARNINGS
Amazon’s stock price dropped in after-hours trading following a disappointing third-quarter earnings release. The e-commerce company reported earnings per share of $6.12 versus an expected $8.92. Revenue also came in under expe
Uber Technologies results expected to show a smaller loss and move closer towards profitability.
Source: Bloomberg
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Australian Bond Market:
GBP/JPY May Receive a Month End Boost.
ECB Unlikely to Provide Fireworks.
AUD: All eyes on the Aussie bond market after the AU 3-year yield surged 20bps after the RBA made no offer to purchase the 2024 April yield target bond and thus raising questions as to whether the Bank is giving up on yield curve control. In turn, the 3-year is now yielding 1.15%, up from 0.3% at the beginning of the month. A reminder that the Bank’s target is to cap the yield
Palantir’s share price is up close to 7% year-to-date. Can its upcoming results lift sentiments?
Source: Bloomberg
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EUR/GBP PRICE, NEWS AND ANALYSIS:
Trading in EUR/GBP will be dominated near-term by this session’s monetary policy announcement by the European Central Bank and its President’s news conference.
The ECB and President Christine Lagarde will likely remain dovish and that could weaken EUR/GBP and other Euro crosses.
EUR/GBP AT RISK OF SLIDING LOWER
EUR/GBP could be jolted lower by this session’s monetary policy announcements by the European Central Bank even though
The ECB have remained steadfast in their view that inflation is ‘transitory’, but will the bank remain an outlier with their patient approach to elevated inflation?
Source: Bloomberg
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With Tesla’s share price surging more than 17% over the past week, what may be on watch?
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KEY TALKING POINTS:
EUR/GBP finds support as traders prepare for ECB and BOE meetings.
GBP hawkish expectations leave ample room for disappointment.
EUR/GBP continues to trade with a bearish inclination as the pound remains supported by expectations that the Bank of England will need to step up its efforts to reduce monetary stimulus in its meeting next week. The pair has been struggling for the last month, having come off almost 3% since hitting a new two-month hig
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S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100 Outlook
China’s So-Called Lehman Moment
Global Tapering Underway
Throughout the third quarter, there had been somewhat of a reversal in the reflation trade as concerns over the peak in the global growth lingered, alongside the continued spread of the Delta variant. However, despite this, life after lockdown continues as vaccination rates across the globe pick up and while the latest concerns stemming from China have catalysed majo
GBP/AUD PRICE, NEWS AND ANALYSIS:
Rising inflation has become an important driverof foreign exchange rates recently but data from Australia Wednesday showed a surprisingly large fall year/year.
By contrast, the scope for UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak to boost the economy in today’s UK Budget will likely be held back by increases in inflation that have raised the cost of servicing the national debt.
That’s broadly positive for GBP/AUD as it approaches an important
Amazon will post Q3 results this week, with analysts tipping a drop in profits on fading online shopping boom and supply chain bottlenecks.
source: Bloomberg
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The Bank of Japan is set to hold their monetary meeting across 27 – 28 October 2021, as markets look towards its outlook report for guidance.
Source : Bloomberg
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BoJ meeting expected to keep policy on hold
Shares of Rio Tinto, part of Australia’s big mining triumvirate, sustained their decline even after iron ore regained strength.
Source: Bloomberg
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