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EUR/USD’s near-term bullish channel intact amidst ECB hawkishness
Recent comments from ECB policymakers suggest that “gap” between interest rates on the two sides of the Atlantic will be smaller than expected...

Index in Focus: S&P 500
Worse than expected economic data, continued high inflation, lower retail earnings, and a hawkish Fed are all reasons to expect that the S&P 500 Index may head lower.

ECB members turning more hawkish. But do markets believe them?
The ECB is providing more hawkish comments while the BOE is less sanguine due to slow expected growth.

Markets pricing in central bank rate increases over the next year
Traders should watch the change in expectations of interest rates vs current rates.

Stocks: Oversold bounce likely to fade
The lack of any fundamental news means today's bounce is questionable

European Open: The euro perks up ahead of German ZEW report
Whilst EUR/USD remains within a 150-pip range, momentum has turned higher from the midway point and hints at a run for 1.0600.

Weekly COT report: Traders flip to net-short exposure on the euro
Traders flipped to net-short exposure to euro futures for the first time since early January last week.

Ahead of the Fed: S&P 500 Index
The result of today’s FOMC meeting has potential for volatility in the S&P 500 index.

Sentiment turning positive in Europe
Investors have welcomed Macron’s performance in the French election debate, while Ukraine conflict is no longer having the same impact on asset prices

Disappointing ECB kicks the can to June
Despite higher inflation, the ECB maintained its path for asset purchases and offered little new guidance.

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European Open: Singapore’s CB tightens policy, ECB unlikely to follow suit
The Singapore dollar made the baulk of currency moves overnight as the MAS tightened policy. We don’t expect the same level of excitement from the ECB.

ECB preview: No policy adjustments expected
The ECB is due to announce its interest rate decision on Thursday at 12:45 GMT to a deteriorating economic backdrop. No change to policy is expected.

Hawkish ECB and dovish BOE send EUR/GBP higher
ECB’s Holzmann wants to raise key interest rates to 0% by yearend.

EUR/USD: Polarity principle points to plunging prices
At this point, the odds favor a retest of the 1.0800 level in the coming weeks...

Index in Focus: S&P 500
The S&P 500 has been extremely volatile over the last few weeks, primarily due to rising interest rates and the Russian/Ukraine war.

ECB flips to a more hawkish tone
Although the ECB pledged to speed up the pace of bond tapering, it also increased its forecast for inflation and lowered its forecast for growth.

Two trades to watch: EUR/GBP, DXY
EURGBP edges lower ahead of ECB rate decision. US Dollar index, DXY, rises with US inflation in focus.

European Open: Volatility takes a breather, ECB and US CPI up next
After a turbulent couple of weeks, it has been refreshing to see volatility subside and allow traders to regroup and prepare for upcoming events.

ECB preview: A tough balancing act just got harder
The ECB are due to announce their interest rate decision as the fear of stagflation grows.

EUR/USD: Watch out below if 20-month lows at 1.1125 give way!
The ongoing military clash in Ukraine may soon drive EUR/USD to its lowest levels in more than 20 months

Index in focus: FTSE 100 outperformance intact, key levels to watch
The current market environment has been a near “perfect storm” scenario for the types of stocks in the FTSE index holds!

BP to exit Russian State Owned Rosneft Stake
If there is one positive from Russia's attack on Ukraine, it has been how Putin's needless act of aggression has managed to unite a previously fragmented association of countries and their people into a global coalition fighting for Ukraine.