SummaryEURUSD sits near the top of its 2025 range as DXY leans on support and gold makes fresh highs.Next week’s ECB will not just move the euro – it will decide whether this dollar slide has further to run. Macro – Friday 12 December, with the dollar on the back foot It is Friday 12…
The real question for you, sitting down in Europe or the UK this morning, is simpler: What does the current mix of record equities, a soft dollar and soggy UK data actually mean for the trades on your screen? Let’s strip it back. Global backdrop – risk on, but not the meme-stock version Big picture…
Oracle’s AI Selloff as a Case Study At a Glance What Actually Happened With Oracle? Oracle’s drop didn’t come from a broken business. It came from expectations being reset. In other words, the market repriced the story – it didn’t delete the company. Insert chart here[Chart: Oracle daily price – showing the pre-selloff area, the…
A divided Fed, a softer dollar, and why chasing moves today is a bad hobby. The Fed gave you the expected 25bp cut… and a very unexpected amount of drama. Behind Powell’s calm press-conference voice, the central bank is split three ways: Add in missing data from the government shutdown and the fact Powell’s chair…
Going in, the market’s calm on the surface, messy underneath.Asian indices are mixed, Chinese developers are flying on hopes of fresh help, silver’s gone vertical into fresh highs, and global bond yields have quietly pushed back towards levels last seen in the late 2000s. Dollar index is grinding around the 99 area after weeks of…
Markets are marking time into tomorrow’s Fed cut, with equities slightly softer, gold still elevated and the dollar drifting. The real risk now is not the rate move, but how Powell and the dot plot reset expectations for 2026. For traders, today is about keeping powder dry and knowing exactly where you act around gold,…
Summary FTSE 100 is on for one of its best years in decades, up around 23% with dividends. But the story isn’t “UK is back” – it’s gold miners, banks and defence doing the heavy lifting while some big, supposedly safe names quietly blew up. If you follow gold or park money in the FTSE,…
Summary This week is simple but not easy. Gold is trending like an adult, Nasdaq is grinding higher on hope, the dollar is bleeding lower, and oil has quietly put geopolitics back on the table. With an expected Fed rate cut and a crowded central-bank calendar, the real edge isn’t guessing the headline – it’s…
Next week isn’t about calling the Fed cut. That’s already priced. The real money is in how split the committee looks, how Powell guides 2026, and how markets react in the first 30 minutes after he opens his mouth.Here’s the only roadmap you need. Macro The Fed walks in divided and walks out with a…
US futures come into the cash open firm, with the S&P sitting near the highs, the dollar still heavy and gold holding bid. The charts are clear: the market is still trading a “Fed can cut without losing the inflation fight” story. That gets tested at 10:00 ET / 15:00 UK with the first PCE…
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