Commodities

Thin trading conditions for remainder of week | FX Research

Wednesday's round of pre-holiday U.S. data came in mostly as expected. Overall, this left the market focused on month-end flows, which leaned heavily against the dollar. Broad-based dollar selling was observed, accompanied by a reduction in risk appetite, as reflected...

Talk of month end US Dollar selling | FX Research

We're seeing more "sell the fact" action on the Trump trade and hearing a lot of talk about month-end dollar outflows....

Trump tariff news absorbed by the market | FX Research

After absorbing the news of President-elect Trump vowing to impose tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico, even the Canadian dollar, which slumped to its lowest level since mid-2020 against the buck, has been trying to find some demand....

US Treasury Secretary nominee boosts markets | FX Research

It seems financial markets are feeling more at ease following President-elect Trump's nomination of Scott Bessent as the next Treasury Secretary. Bessent has expressed a willingness to implement tariffs gradually to avoid shocking the market....

Gold Slumps on Ceasefire, Treasury News

Gold (XAU/USD) plunged during Monday’s US session, dropping nearly 3.5% from its recent peak following reports from Axios that Israel and Hezbollah may have agreed to a ceasefire....

Crypto vs. Gold: Battle for investor attention

State Street Global Advisors has voiced concern that the current cryptocurrency rally is diverting attention from gold. Despite the competition, gold posted one of its strongest weekly performances in almost 2 years....

The interesting thing about the Euro | FX Research

If we use EUR/USD as a proxy for direction in the FX market, the longer-term euro chart could provide valuable insights....

US Dollar recovers after mild profit taking | FX Research

The dollar is trading with a bid tone again this Wednesday after some mild profit-taking on dollar longs earlier. It appears the "Trump trade" hasn't been fully flushed out, and there could still be a little more room for dollar...

Bitcoin Breaks Record, Shrugs Off Risk-On Label

Bitcoin is also performing well and doesn't appear to be acting totally as a risk-on asset in this environment, surging to a fresh record high....
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