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Date: 15th May 2024. Market News – Treasuries rallied, NASDAQ at new high, DXY lower after PPI pop. Trading Leveraged Products is risky Economic Indicators & Central Banks: *JGB yields slipped, as markets paused amid a recent bond sell-off, awaiting a crucial US inflation report expected to...

Date: 14th May 2024. Market News – May 14. Trading Leveraged Products is risky Economic Indicators & Central Banks: *Asian stocks and European futures kept to small ranges as focus turned to upcoming US inflation reports. *JGB yields surged to their highest levels in over a decade amid...

Date: 13th May 2024. Market News – Stock markets traded mixed; Flat USD ahead of US CPI. Trading Leveraged Products is risky Economic Indicators & Central Banks: *Japanese government bond yields surged to multi years highs after the BOJ's unexpected move to decrease the quantity of bonds it...

Date: 10th May 2024. The BoE To Cut Rates In September. US Employment Data Falters! Trading Leveraged Products is Risky * The UK economy experiences its strongest growth since August 2023, with Monthly GDP increasing 0.4%, four times higher than expectations. * The Bank of England saw 2 out...

Date: 9th May 2024. Market Insights: The BOE's Potential Dovish Pivot and Current Indications. Trading Leveraged Products is risky *The Bank of England is in focus as the regulator will confirm their rate decision and how their future monetary policy path may look. *The GBP trades sideways...

Date: 8th May 2024. Market News – Stocks mixed; Yen support still on; Eyes on NFP & Apple tonight Trading Leveraged Products is Risky Economic Indicators & Central Banks: * As the Fed maintained a "high-for-longer" stance, stocks gave up their gains with attention turning back to earnings...

Date: 7th May 2024. Dow Jones Close To 1-Month High, Eyes on Disney Earnings. Trading Leveraged Products is risky *The stock market trades at a 3-week high after significant support from the latest earning reports and US employment data. *Economists continue to expect a rate cut no earlier...

Date: 2nd May 2024. Market News – Stocks mixed; Yen support still on; Eyes on NFP & Apple tonight. Trading Leveraged Products is risky Economic Indicators & Central Banks: *As the Fed maintained a "high-for-longer" stance, stocks gave up their gains with attention turning back to earnings...

Date: 1st May 2024. Understanding the Implications of the FOMC Meeting. Trading Leveraged Products is risky The FOMC will issue its post-meeting statement at 18:00 GMT tonight. "High-for-longer" is the expected outcome (but not higher) given more indications that progress on bringing...

Date: 30th April 2024. Market News – Cautiousness ahead of Fed, NFP & Earnings. Trading Leveraged Products is risky Economic Indicators & Central Banks: * Trading remains quiet in a very busy week of data, earnings, supply, NFP and the Fed. * Treasury yields and Wall Street posted small...

Date: 29th April 2024. Market News – Yen spikes after drifting to 1990's levels. Trading Leveraged Products is risky Economic Indicators & Central Banks: * The Yen recovered sharply following a plunge to its lowest level in 34 years (USDJPY above 160 for the first time since 1990)...

Date: 26th April 2024. Alphabet Easily Beat Earnings Predictions But Focus Shifts to Today's PCE Data. Trading Leveraged Products is risky * Microsoft and Alphabet's earnings reports beat expectations pushing the NASDAQ to the top of the charts. * The Bank of Japan keep interest rates...

Date: 25th April 2024. Investors Monitor a Potential Japanese Intervention, and upcoming Tech Earnings. Trading Leveraged Products is risky * Meta stocks top earnings expectations, but revenue guidance for the next 6 months triggers significant selloff. Meta stocks decline 15.00% and the...

Date: 23rd April 2024. European PMIs Paint Mixed Picture, ECB advise a June Cut is Certain. Trading Leveraged Products is risky Economic Indicators & Central Banks: * The German DAX recorded its highest monthly increase as investors continue to predict a weaker EU monetary policy. * JP...

Date: 22nd April 2024. The NASDAQ Gains As Earnings Gain Momentum, But More Bad News For Tesla. Trading Leveraged Products is risky Economic Indicators & Central Banks: * Investors turn their attention to the "magnificent seven" and earnings reports as the countdown begins. * The NASDAQ and...