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BoJ with a hawkish pause; Ueda tempers market speculation 🎙️

19 September 2025

BOJ kept the policy rate at 0.50% in a 7–2 split; Hajime Takata and Naoki Tamura voted for a hike to 0.75%. A new step toward normalization: BOJ will begin selling its ETF (and J-REIT) holdings, with guidelines of ~¥620bn/year for ETFs, equivalent to about 0.05% of daily trading...

Company of the week - Micron Technology (18.09.2025)

18 September 2025

Micron Technologies is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of semiconductor memory and technology solutions for a wide range of applications, from personal computers and data centers to mobile devices and the automotive sector. The company was founded in 1978 and has since consistently developed...

⏬US100 down 1% during Fed press conference

17 September 2025

Right after the decision, we saw a clear weakening of the dollar in response to the Fed move, which was in line with expectations, but there was uncertainty about what projections the Fed would present. It is worth noting that this is the first cut this year. Last year, the Fed cut rates three times,...

24 January 2023

3:55 PM

US OPEN: Wall Street opens lower ahead Microsoft earnings

US indices launched today's cash trading lower US flash PMIs rebound in January Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.US) posted mixed quarterly results Three...

3:48 PM

BREAKING: USD strengthens after upbeat flash PMI data

• The S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI rose to 46.8 in January from 46.2 in December, well above market forecasts of 46.0 flash estimates...

2:54 PM

3M stock plunges over 4.0% in premarket on weak earnings and outlook

3M (MMM.US) shares fell more than 4.0% before the opening bell after the multinational conglomerate reported weak quarterly earnings and gloomy outlook...

2:03 PM

Commodity Wrap - Oil, Natural Gas, Silver, Gold (24.01.2023)

Oil Oil prices attempted to break out of a consolidation range. WTI trades in the $81-82 per barrel area while Brent attempts to break above the...

1:09 PM

DE30: Tuesday's trading session puts pressure on DAX

Dax index under downward pressure Europe focused on PMI readings Swatch optimistic about the future Tuesday's trading...

11:28 AM

A look at EURGBP after PMIs

Release of flash PMI indices for January from the European Union and the United Kingdom were key data releases of the European morning session today. Data...

10:34 AM

Chart of the day - US100 (24.01.2023)

US earnings season is entering a key phase that will see releases from the largest stocks listed on Wall Street. While a bulk of mega-tech reports will...

9:33 AM

BREAKING: EUR drops after French and German PMIs

Flash PMI indices for January from France and Germany were released today at 8:15 am GMT and 8:30 am GMT, respectively. French release turned out to be...

8:47 AM

Economic calendar: Microsoft earnings, flash PMIs in the spotlight

European indices set for higher opening Flash PMIs for January from Europe and the United States Earnings from 5 Dow Jones members,...

7:57 AM

Morning wrap (24.01.2023)

US indices finished higher for the second day in a row yesterday. S&P 500 gained 1.19%, Dow Jones added 0.76% and Nasdaq rallied 2.01%. Russell...

23 January 2023

8:14 PM

Daily summary: Tech stocks lead Wall Street rally

European finished today's session higher, with DAX added 0.46% to above the 15,100 level as ongoing optimism surrounding China's reopening and...

7:41 PM

EUR unchanged despite hawkish Lagarde

ECB President Lagarde's latest comments did not cause much volatility on the markets. As expected head of the ECB remains hawkish, emphasizing the...

7:26 PM

Shopify surges after Deutsche Bank upgrade

Shopify (SHOP.US) shares rose over 6.0% at the beginning of the week after Deutsche Bank analysts upgraded the e-commerce company to buy from hold and...

6:10 PM

🚀US100 surges nearly 2.5%❗

US indices rose sharply today, extending Friday gains as risk appetite improved bolstered by the lack of Fed members' speeches, due to the blackout...

5:51 PM

EUR/USD: Are Bulls Ready To Take Off?

The beginning of this session is once again marked by an improvement in market sentiment, which is supporting the euro against the US dollar. EUR/USD...

5:27 PM

AUDCAD - recommendation from JP Morgan

JP Morgan issued a recommendation for the AUDCAD currency pair. The Bank recommends taking a long position on the pair with following levels: Entry:...

5:15 PM

USDJPY - recommendation from Credit Agricole

Credit Agricole issued a recommendation for the USDJPY currency pair. The Bank recommends taking a long position on the pair with following levels: Entry:...

4:59 PM

GBPUSD - recommendation from Credit Agricole

Credit Agricole issued a recommendation for the GBPUSD currency pair. The Bank recommends taking a short position on the pair with following levels: Entry:...

4:46 PM

BREAKING: Gold plunges amid higher yields

Today one can observe a clear rebound of bond yields. US bonds are leading the way and are significantly cheaper in the last week of January. On the other...

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