<p>UPCOMING EVENTS:</p><ul><li>Monday: Eurozone Retail Sales. (China on holiday)</li><li>Tuesday: Japan Average Cash Earnings, RBA Meeting Minutes, ...read more

Posted on: Sun, Oct 6, 2024 10:36 AM

<p>Mixed news out of Saudi Arabia, info comes via Bloomberg citing a pricing list they've seen:</p><ul><li>Saudi Aramco raised the official selling pr ...read more

Posted on: Sat, Oct 5, 2024 4:28 PM

<p>China began its week-long National Day holiday on Tuesday October 1.</p><p>In the week leading up to the holiday beginning Chinese authorities anno ...read more

Posted on: Sat, Oct 5, 2024 4:18 PM

<ul><li><a href="https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/wsjs-timiraos-a-solid-september-payroll-takes-a-lot-of-november-fed-meeting-20241004/">WSJs Tim ...read more

Posted on: Fri, Oct 4, 2024 9:01 PM

<p>US stocks moved higher despite yields moving higher as US jobs showed strength and the striking dockworkers reached a tentative agreement averting ...read more

Posted on: Fri, Oct 4, 2024 8:09 PM

<p>White House economic advisor anticipates that the hurricane aniline impact will be felt in the employment statistics for that month, and continue t ...read more

Posted on: Fri, Oct 4, 2024 6:45 PM

<p>Crude price have moved lower after Pres. Biden said that he would think about other alternatives to striking Iranian oil fields. The high price of ...read more

Posted on: Fri, Oct 4, 2024 6:30 PM

<p>Geopolitics in the middle east:</p><ul><li>US military carries out strikes against multiple Houthi targets in Yemen</li></ul><p>From US Pres. Biden ...read more

Posted on: Fri, Oct 4, 2024 6:18 PM

<p>The Israeli Broadcasting Authority is </p><ul><li>Preparing to expand its operation in southern Lebanon, </li><li>The Army will send to additional ...read more

Posted on: Fri, Oct 4, 2024 5:46 PM

<p>The weekly Baker Hughes rig count shows:</p><ul><li>Oil rigs -5 at 479 </li><li>Natural gas rigs +3 at 102 </li><li>Total rigs -2 at 585</li></ul>< ...read more

Posted on: Fri, Oct 4, 2024 5:05 PM

<p>It looks like Treasuries want to test 4%.</p><p>Back-tracking a few weeks, the 3.6% level was a recession trade but with the US economy looking str ...read more

Posted on: Fri, Oct 4, 2024 4:33 PM

<p>On the day:</p><ul><li>Stoxx 600 +0.7%</li><li>Germany DAX +0.6%</li><li>France CAC +0.9%</li><li>UK FTSE 100 flat</li><li>Spain Ibex +0.3%</li><li ...read more

Posted on: Fri, Oct 4, 2024 3:56 PM

<p>Given the momentum, I would expect all the Fed watchers to shift to 25 bps.</p> This article was written by Adam Button at www.for ...read more

Posted on: Fri, Oct 4, 2024 3:15 PM

<p>The market is pricing in just a 6% chance of a cut. Pricing in Fed fund futures shows 25.9%.</p><p>Is it too early for someone to make the 'hold' c ...read more

Posted on: Fri, Oct 4, 2024 2:48 PM

<p>Economic forecasting isn't easy.</p><p>At various points over the last two years it looked like the US was slowing down dramatically. At the start ...read more

Posted on: Fri, Oct 4, 2024 1:47 PM

<p>The major US stock indices are higher in early trading as buyers share the stronger US jobs report and hope that inflation remains contained. A sna ...read more

Posted on: Fri, Oct 4, 2024 1:43 PM

<p>The US looks like it's heading for a soft landing.</p><p>The unemployment rate fell to 4.0510% compared to 4.220% previously and adds downside ris ...read more

Posted on: Fri, Oct 4, 2024 12:59 PM

<ul><li class="whitespace-normal break-words" index="0">Two-month net revision: +72K vs -86K prior</li><li class="whitespace-normal break-words" index ...read more

Posted on: Fri, Oct 4, 2024 12:30 PM

<ul><li><a href="https://www.forexlive.com/news/china-firmly-opposes-eu-ev-tariffs-calls-them-unfair-and-wto-rule-violations-20241004/">China firmly o ...read more

Posted on: Fri, Oct 4, 2024 12:08 PM

<ul><li>Chinese Commerce Ministry releases statement after EU vote on tariffs on China-made electric vehicles.</li><li>Chinese Commerce Ministry, afte ...read more

Posted on: Fri, Oct 4, 2024 11:25 AM

<ul><li>Chinese Chamber of Commerce in EU releases statement after EU vote on tariffs on China-made electric vehicles.</li><li>Chinese Chamber of Comm ...read more

Posted on: Fri, Oct 4, 2024 10:41 AM

<ul><li>ECB's De Guindos: By end of 2025 ECB expects inflation and core inflation to hover around 2%, but too early to declare victory in fight agains ...read more

Posted on: Fri, Oct 4, 2024 10:32 AM

<p>EU Moves Forward with Tariffs on Chinese EVs Following Member Vote</p><p><a href="https://app.piqsuite.com/reuters/eu-executive-to-adopt-tariffs-on ...read more

Posted on: Fri, Oct 4, 2024 9:49 AM

<ul><li>Obama to campaign for Harris in month leading up to election - Washington Post.</li></ul> This article was written by Arno V ...read more

Posted on: Fri, Oct 4, 2024 9:29 AM

<p><a href="https://app.piqsuite.com/reuters/us-south-korea-agree-on-five-year-plan-to-share-defence-costs-2024-10-04-09-46-13" target="_blank" rel="n ...read more

Posted on: Fri, Oct 4, 2024 9:04 AM