Market Overview

The year 2024 is set to be a pivotal moment for global politics, with elections in 64 countries covering four billion people. Octa's latest analysis explores how these political changes might impact...

Can the HUGE price move from those years really be repeated?Analogous Situations: 2008, 2022, and NowAs gold continues to move back and forth in the same trading range, I decided to dedicate...

Housing is among the most interest-rate sensitive sectors of the economy. It’s also one of the most cyclical and crucial inputs for the business cycle. On that basis, one could reasonably expect...

Fed expectations drive the market; three Fed speakers on the wires todayDollar recovers but all eyes are on the US stocks and Treasury yieldsThe pound prepares for the BoE meeting as elections gain...

Gold Consolidates as the Market Monitors the Fed's ActionsOn Tuesday, the price of gold (XAU) fell by 0.43% as the US Dollar Index (DXY) gained 0.28%. Market participants were assessing the...

Yesterday was one of those days where we needed to fit a narrative to the market moves as meaningful data or comments didn’t trigger the moves. The US 2-year yield was steady near the 4.80%...

Gold Holds Steady On US Rate Cut Expectations and Middle East TensionsGold (XAU) traded bullish on Monday and gained 0.92%, supported by expectations that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will cut...

US labor market cools more than expectedDollar slides as two rate cuts this year become more likelyYen retreats as intervention momentum fadesWall Street cheers prospect of lower interest...

Danielle first covers the loss of momentum in sectors like technology and financials over the last few weeks. She notes how high expectations were heading into Q1 earnings...but how company...

After April's decline, the Fed's dovish stance has markets betting on a rate cut in 2024. While a December cut seems most likely, a weaker labor market and declining inflation could push it...

Last week was big for macro and markets.Today’s piece is going to cover: The Fed’s dovish announcement: a sizeable tapering of their Quantitative Tightening program; A potential upcoming...

Market Overview: S&P 500 Emini FuturesThe weekly S&P 500 Emini chart is forming a minor Emini pullback. The bulls want a strong retest of the March 21 high followed by a...

April was a rough month for investors, but the rebound in asset prices in the early days of May has revived expectations that the worst has passed. A key catalyst for the turnaround in sentiment:...

Gold Rises Above 2,300 Amid Escalating Middle East TensionsGold (XAU) moved sideways with high intraday volatility on Friday, caused by the nonfarm payroll report. The gold price tried to break below...