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This Week: Central bank watch remains for AUD, SEK, CHF

23 Sep 07.30

This Week: Central bank watch remains for AUD, SEK, CHF

After last week's bonanza featuring the Fed, BOE, and BoJ, the central bank decision train rolls along this week. The RBA, Riksbank, and SNB are all in action in the days ahead, setting up a pivotal week for their respective currencies: AUD, SEK, and CHF.

RBA

Riksbank

SNB

central banks

AUDUSD

USDSEK

USDCHF

20 Sep 01.45

Brent crude hits two-week high!

Brent crude oil has reached its highest level in over two weeks, potentially poised for its largest weekly gain since April. The recent Fed’s rate cut, and geopolitical tensions are influencing market dynamics.

Crude Oil

Brent

LATEST ANALYSIS

This Week: Will USDJPY stay above or below 150?

30 OCT

07:38

This Week: Will USDJPY stay above or below 150?

USDJPY is set to trade within 146.86 – 152.07 range this week, with the Bank of Japan and Federal Reserve rate decisions due in a jam-packed week.

USDJPY JPY BoJ Federal Reserve

Brent bulls bide time below $90, for now

27 OCT

11:48

Brent bulls bide time below $90, for now

Brent is set for its first weekly decline since the war broke out between Israel and Hamas, as markets pared some of the war premiums from last week.

Oil Brent Middle East Israel-Hamas war

27 OCT

11:35

Gold treads water below $2k

Safe haven demand stemming from the Middle East conflict should keep gold prices supported, though we may see a near-term technical pullback.

Gold XAUUSD Middle East Israel-Hamas war Treasury yields

Amazon shares may move 8% on Q3 earnings

26 OCT

13:17

Amazon shares may move 8% on Q3 earnings

Amazon’s forward guidance on its cloud unit's (AWS) earnings will arguably have the biggest influence over its share price for the rest of this week.

Amazon Earnings Technical Analysis

CAD on guard even as Bank of Canada holds

25 OCT

11:39

CAD on guard even as Bank of Canada holds

The Canadian dollar, a.k.a. "loonie", has struggled recently and may well continue to do so if the central bank meeting today doesn’t keep the mildly hawkish narrative going.

Bank of Canada loonie USDCAD USD index

24 OCT

11:32

Bitcoin soars to 17-month high!

The world's oldest and largest crypto briefly topped $35,000 before easing slightly lower, though is still trading around levels not seen since May 2022. What's behind Bitcoin's recent surge, and where to next for this crypto?

Bitcoin crypto ETF

30 Oct

07:38

This Week: Will USDJPY stay above or below 150?

USDJPY is set to trade within 146.86 – 152.07 range this week, with the Bank of Japan and Federal Reserve rate decisions due in a jam-packed week....

USDJPY

JPY

BoJ

Federal Reserve

27 Oct

11:48

Brent bulls bide time below $90, for now

Brent is set for its first weekly decline since the war broke out between Israel and Hamas, as markets pared some of the war premiums from last week....

Oil

Brent

Middle East

Israel-Hamas war

27 Oct

11:35

Gold treads water below $2k

Safe haven demand stemming from the Middle East conflict should keep gold prices supported, though we may see a near-term technical pullback....

Gold

XAUUSD

Middle East

Israel-Hamas war

Treasury yields

26 Oct

13:17

Amazon shares may move 8% on Q3 earnings

Amazon’s forward guidance on its cloud unit's (AWS) earnings will arguably have the biggest influence over its share price for the rest of this week...

Amazon

Earnings

Technical Analysis

25 Oct

11:39

CAD on guard even as Bank of Canada holds

The Canadian dollar, a.k.a. "loonie", has struggled recently and may well continue to do so if the central bank meeting today doesn’t keep the mildl...

Bank of Canada

loonie

USDCAD

USD index

24 Oct

11:32

Bitcoin soars to 17-month high!

The world's oldest and largest crypto briefly topped $35,000 before easing slightly lower, though is still trading around levels not seen since May 20...

Bitcoin

crypto

ETF