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Fundamental Analysis

ECB Hikes Rates Amidst Inflation Pressures
ECB Hikes Rates Amidst Inflation Pressures

Lagarde Lifts RatesEURUSD is higher today on the back of the latest ECB meeting yesterday. The bank raised rates a further .25% in line with expectations, while signalling the likelihood of further...

Oil Sinks As Trump Claims War Is Ended
Oil Sinks As Trump Claims War Is Ended

Crude Plunges On Iran HeadlinesCrude prices have fallen to their lowest level since mid-April today with the futures market reversing heavily from yesterday’s highs. Optimism around a potential...

Gold Reverses Higher Off Fresh YTD Lows
Gold Reverses Higher Off Fresh YTD Lows

Gold Bounces BackGold prices are bouncing back today, in line with the pullback in USD, as traders react to the latest headlines around the Iran war. Trump told reporters yesterday that the US has...

Crude Whipsaws On US/Iran News-flow
Crude Whipsaws On US/Iran News-flow

Iran Driven Volatility ContinuesWe’re seeing plenty of volatility in oil prices this week with crude futures gapping higher at the open today before reversing gains to trade deeply into the red. News...

FTSE Finish Line: June 11 — Hormuz Headlines, but Banks and Miners Drive the Bounce
FTSE Finish Line: June 11 — Hormuz Headlines, but Banks and Miners Drive the Bounce

FTSE Finish Line: June 11 — Hormuz Headlines, but Banks and Miners Drive the BounceLondon pushed firmly higher on Thursday, shrugging off another escalation in the Middle East as banks, insurers and...

Gold Hits Fresh YTD Lows
Gold Hits Fresh YTD Lows

Gold Under PressureGold prices are attempting to recover today after heavy selling yesterday in response to the latest US inflation data. Headline annualised CPI was seen rising to 4.2% last month, up...

Dollar On Watch As Traders Brace For US CPI Today
Dollar On Watch As Traders Brace For US CPI Today

US Inflation On WatchThe US Dollar looks to be in wait-and-see mode as traders brace for the latest US inflation data due this afternoon. Friday-s bumper US jobs data sparked a fresh rally in the...

FTSE Finish Line: June 10 — Whipsaw Tape as Miners and Banks Drag
FTSE Finish Line: June 10 — Whipsaw Tape as Miners and Banks Drag

FTSE Finish Line: June 10 — Whipsaw Tape as Miners and Banks DragLondon delivered a choppy Wednesday session, with the FTSE 100 briefly pushing higher at the open before slipping into the red as...

US Futures Falling Ahead of Inflation Report
US Futures Falling Ahead of Inflation Report

Stocks Roiled by Jobs SurpriseUS stock futures are falling today ahead of the keenly anticipated May inflation report. Fed rate hike expectations have jumped on the back of Friday’s stronger-than...