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LTCUSD Downside Focus Into US CPI

LTC Reverses From HighsFollowing a short-lived breakout to fresh YTD highs, Litecoin has come under heavy selling pressure over recent weeks. The failure at the 102.61 level has seen the market...

Strong Job Growth and Low Unemployment Shift Expectations for CPI Upside

US equities wrapped up last week on a positive note, with key indexes gaining an average of 1.9%. The unemployment report pleased the hawks: job growth in the US economy surpassed expectations by over...

Fed's June Rate Hike Gains Credibility as NFP Report Highlights Inflation Risks

The NFP report released on Friday has transformed the perception of a rate hike by the Federal Reserve in June from unrealistic to tangible possibility. Strong inflation risks emerged from the data,...

Crude Oil Bounces Sharply Off The Lows - Recovery Coming?

Oil Traders Cut Longs The latest CFTC COT institutional positioning report shows that oil traders cut their net long positions last week. Bullish exposure was trimmed to 236k contracts from 244k...

FOMC Indicates Possible Pause in Interest Rate Hikes, ECB Raises Rates Amid Inflation Concerns

The FOMC meeting on Wednesday indicated that the Fed is very close to announce a pause and the range-bound response in Treasury yields suggests that there was no significant shift in rate...

Hawkish Risks Into Today's ECB Meeting

Traders Brace For ECBToday’s ECB meeting holds the potential to create plenty of fireworks. On the back of the Fed signalling a pause along with yesterday’s .25% hike, the ECB is expected to push...

What Will Fed Signal For US Rates Beyond Today's FOMC?

Fed to Hike Again But What Will Follow?The main focus for traders today, and indeed for the week, will be the FOMC rate decision this evening. Expectations have been shifting wildly since the last...

ECB Faces Dilemma as EU Inflation Report Shows Downside Surprise

The EU April inflation report that hit the wires on Tuesday, surprised on the downside, albeit slightly, signalling that tight credit conditions are gradually taking effect on demand. Headline...

Stocks Rally on Weaker US GDP Reading

GDP Dipped in Q1The release of US adv Q1 GDP yesterday fuelled a sharp recovery rally in global asset prices. At first look, GDP was seen printing just 1.1% in Q1, down firmly from the prior quarter’s...