USD/JPY: The pair is trading below the cloud. A downward pressure would lead the pair to exit further the cloud, confirming a bearish outlook.
Fibonacci Levels
XAG/USD: Silver bulls return and send price at the 38.2% retracement area.
EU Market View
Asian equity markets were mostly positive as the region partially sustained the momentum from the tech-led gains on Wall Street. Looking ahead, Asian shares climbed to a record high on Wednesday after US Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen advocated for a hefty fiscal relief package to help the world's largest economy ride out a pandemic-driven slump. US President Donald Trump, in a farewell address released on Tuesday, touted his legacy, and wished luck to the new administration even though he steered clear of acknowledging his successor by name.
Highlights from macroeconomic calendar include UK, Eurozone, Canadian inflation, BoC rate decision and press conference, US Inauguration Day, BoE's Bailey speeches.
EU Key Point
Dollar nerves starting to be more evident as the session gets underway.
Germany discovers new coronavirus variant in 35 hospital patients.
Germany reports 15 974 new coronavirus cases, 1 148 deaths in latest update today.
The Netflix stock (NFLX), with a market cap of $145.17B and a whooping 10 000+% rise since its inception 16 years ago, experienced some turbulence for a short period last year while trading around the $250 share price. However, the NFLX stock quickly recovered and rose to over $300 towards the end of the previous quarter of 2022.
The Crypto market usually also has a rough time in September. Bitcoin lost 12.7% in September 2021, 17.4% in 2020, 17.5% in 2018, 21.4% in 2017 and 45.4% in 2015. The main cryptocurrency increased by 13.3% and 3.95% in 2016 and 2019, respectively.
Last year was tough for the Japanese yen. USDJPY gained more than 30% over 2022, striking above 150 in October. While anticipation of slower Fed rate hikes pulled the pair below the 130 level at the start of 2023, the speculations over the destiny of BOJ’s yield control policy grabbed the attention of the Japanese assets in the middle of January. What lies ahead for traders of the Japanese yen?
Today, at 5:00 pm (GMT +2), the Bank of Canada will publish the Overnight Rate, which represents short-term interest rates, and is pivotal to the overall pricing of the Canadian Dollar in the global markets. Let's look at how the markets are faring ahead of the BoC rates release.
In a call scheduled for January 25, 00:30 am GMT+2, Microsoft will publish the company's earnings for the final quarter of 2022 and comment on the results, projections, and outlook for the nearest future of the company.