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NZX to end 2022 with strong headwinds

New Zealand's stock exchange (NZX) could be facing strong headwinds toward the end of 2022 as third-quarter inflation figures suggest an 75-basis-points hike in the central bank's Official Cash Rate (OCR) in November. In anticipation of the Reserve Bank rate...

Will the pound recover after Truss’ resignation?

The British pound is likely to see another few months of turmoil now that Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned. During Truss’ reign, which latest a mere 45 days, the shortest tenure in UK prime ministerial history, the pound was...

Did GBP/NZD hit a sell signal?

The GBP/NZD has continued to sink from its recent high of 2.032 and is now well below the 2.000 level that the pair closed below on Tuesday. A major factor determining the movement of this pair is the respective inflation...

Will earnings season push S&P to new lows?

With the latest US earnings season underway, plenty of investors are still wary of making investment decisions. They hope that the earnings results will serve as guidance as to how the next few months will look like before factoring in...
Gold technical analysis shows possible upside

Gold’s 2-week rebound spoiled by NFP data

Gold experienced some notable gains in the 2 weeks leading up to the release of the Non Farm Payrolls (NFP) data. However, this trend appears to have been spoiled with a sharp decline in gold at the end of last...

2 NASDAQ earning reports to watch in October

It’s that time of year again; earning session for US stocks. With so many other variables contributing to volatility in the US markets (e.g., inflation, Fed rate hikes, recession, oil prices, quantitative easing), anything out of the ordinary can result...

Reversal set for FX pairs after last week’s selloff?

By the close of last week's trading session, the top 3 worst performing currency pairs came out to be the USD/PKR (-4.91%), NZD/USD (-2.61%), and USD/SEK (-2.04%). To help determine the direction that these pairs will take this week, we...

1 week after Japanese yen intervention

Last Thursday was an incredibly volatile trading session for the USD/JPY. This volatility was largely caused by the Bank of Japan's (BoJ) intervention in the currency markets to defend its depreciating currency, the Japanese Yen. Last week’s move was the...

The when, why, and how sterling reaches parity

In just two trading days, the probability that the sterling will fall to parity against the US dollar increased to 60% on Sept. 26 from 32% on Sept. 23 after the UK government's announcement of new tax cuts elevated concerns...
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