The USD is the Strongest and the AUD is the Weakest
The USD is the Strongest and the AUD is the Weakest
2020-09-23
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Ichimoku Kinko Hyo
USD/JPY: The pair is trading in a bullish sentiment below the cloud. The currency pair has just surpassed the Kijun-sen and the Tenkan-sen, confirming bullish momentum.
Fibonacci Levels
XAG/USD: Silver has made a full correction but still struggles to touch the 23.6% correction.
US Market View
The dollar hit a two-month high against its developed-market peers, as the strength ebbed away from cyclical currencies against a backdrop of weakening global economic momentum and signs of sustained tension between the U.S. and China. The dollar is also benefiting from a bout of euro weakness. ‘flash’ purchasing managers index for the euro zone fell to 50.1 in September, barely above the line that represents growth, as a surge in Covid-19 cases hit customer-facing services particularly hard. Manufacturing fared better, particularly in Germany. U.S. stocks are set to open higher, building on Tuesday’s tech-led gains after signs that a dispute over the vacant Supreme Court seat will not entirely derail Washington’s other business.
US Key Point
Fed's Clarida supports not even going to think about raising rates until actual inflation is at 2%
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.
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