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USD/JPY hovers near 158.00 as it retreaces due to US economy creating 256,000 jobs last month, surpassing the forecasts. The US unemployment rate drops to 4.1%, with average hourly earnings slightly decreasing, influencing Fed rate cut projections. The US 10-year Treasury yield sees volatility, peak

Danish card data suggests that spending excluding energy increased by 4.9% in December compared to the same month the year before. Adjusting for inflation, spending excluding energy increased by 3.3%. This confirms the trend from the last couple of months of a pickup in spending in Q4, after weak sp

The Dollar Index remains bullish towards 110-111 in the near term, while Euro on a confirmed break below 1.03 can drag the pair to 1.02 or even 1.00 in the medium term. EURINR and AUDUSD need to see a decisive break on either side of their respective ranges of 90-88 and 0.63-0.62 for further directi

Crude oil is coming higher on 4h time frame, out of a wave B bullish triangle that we have been tracking through December. Well, we know that moves out of a triangle are final in a sequence, so we can expect limited upside, and ideally, this will cause the completion of wave E rally of a larger bear

UK borrowing costs soar, sending GBP and FTSE 250 lower. Chinese inflation continues to stutter. All eyes on tomorrows US jobs report. The FTSE 100 has found itself on the top of the heap in early trade today, capitalizing on the collapse of the pound as the highly international market sees the valu

In focus today In the euro area, we receive data on retail sales for November. The data will give us an indication of how private consumption fared at the end of 2024, which is important as consumption is expected to drive growth this year. In Germany, industrial production data for November is due

We’re only a little over a week into 2025, and we’ve already seen no shortage of volatility in the dollar. Tariff speculation has dominated the narrative, but ultimately we won’t known the full details of these import taxes for a little while yet, at least until after Trump’s inauguration on 20th Ja

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ICE Brent pushed above US$77/bbl yesterday with sentiment still largely supportive following a stronger physical market, ING’s commodity analyst Ewa Manthey and Warren Patterson note. Strength in the market continues in early morning trading“Concerns over Iranian and Russian oil flows will also be p