Market Overview

Fed rate-cut speculators rest hopes on US inflation dataAfter dovish BoE, pound traders turn to UK job numbersWill a strong labor market convince the RBA to hike?More Chinese data on tap amid signs of...

When it comes to the financial markets, investors have a litany of investment vehicles to choose from. The choices are nearly unlimited, from brokered certificates of deposit to complex derivative...

Investors are gearing up for what is expected to be an eventful week ahead. CPI inflation and retail sales data will be in focus. In addition, Home Depot and Walmart report quarterly earnings. Looking...

Dollar drops as jobless claims signal labor market is losing steamGold and stock markets climb, capitalizing on Fed rate cut betsSterling retreats on BoE decision, but recovers after GDP statsSofter...

Gold Rises on Unexpectedly High US Jobless Claims DataOn Thursday, the gold (XAU) price rose by 1.61% due to softer than expected US Jobless Claims report. Data released on Thursday indicated...

The title of yesterday’s report was: will the Bank of England (BoE) cut? And the answer is yes, it is planning to cut its rates soon. This – expected and concretized dovish shift –...

BoE meeting in the spotlight today - likely to downplay June rate cutYen languishes, trapped between FX intervention and low interest ratesDollar recovers, stocks and gold steady, waiting for US...

Gold Traders Await New US Economic DataOn Wednesday, the gold (XAU) price moved sideways within the 2,305–2,320 range as the market turned its attention to US economic data, which could provide...

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%...