NZD/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: Remarkable strength for Silver. It seems so far that bulls control market
US Market View
The Federal Reserve winds up its last monetary policy meeting of the year, against a backdrop of low expectations for action, despite a visible slowdown in the economy under the influence of the pandemic’s latest wave. The Eurozone economy held up better than expected in December, despite the spread of lockdowns across the continent to contain the coronavirus. The Santa rally looks to have begun, with U.S. stocks set to build on Tuesday’s robust gains when the markets open later. Oil prices consolidated overnight, torn between optimism over the prospects of a U.S. stimulus package and concern at a surprise increase in U.S. inventories last week.
U.S. retail sales dropped in November and the prior month was revised to a decline, indicating the economic rebound is hitting bumps as coronavirus cases surge and lawmakers wrangle over a new stimulus package.
USA Key Point
Bitcoin breaks above $20,000 for the 1st time ever
GBPUSD is the strongest and the CAD is the weakest
Merkel supports that Brexit trade talks to continue until the end of this week
We have agreed to go ahead with planned Christmas relaxation supports UK prime minister
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.