Sergey Ershov / Blog
🌍 General Outlook for the Week The first week of April was eventful, with markets reacting to fresh macroeconomic data, import duties announced by US President Donald Trump, and expectations surrounding the monetary policies of the Fed and the ECB...
🌍 General Outlook The final week of March was marked by high volatility across financial markets. Investors analysed inflation data, interest rate dynamics and geopolitical developments, all of which impacted major currency pairs, commodity prices and cryptocurrency quotes...
Last week, financial markets showed mixed dynamics. The US Federal Reserve held its meeting, the outcome of which supported the US dollar. Gold prices hit new all-time highs, surpassing the $3,000 per ounce mark, amid economic concerns triggered by the tariff policies of President Donald Trump...
– A week before the US elections, traders finally triggered a bull rally in the main cryptocurrency and stopped focusing on US presidential candidate ratings. (Although confidence in Donald Trump’s victory cannot be ruled out...
EUR/USD: Europe Turns Red, US Turns Green ● The most active day of the past week was Thursday, 24 October, when market participants faced a barrage of data on business activity (PMI) across various sectors of the European Union, the Eurozone as a whole, and the United States...
– Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen announced that he had donated $10 million in XRP to Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. This is not his first donation to the vice president's campaign...
EUR/USD: ECB and Trump Pushing the Pair Towards 1.0000 ● On Thursday, 17 October, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) decided for the third time this year to lower its three key interest rates, this time by 25 basis points. As a result, the deposit rate now stands at 3...
– On Monday, 14 October, the price of bitcoin rose above $65,000. Then, on 15 October, a local high was recorded at $6 7 , 950 . The last time the leading cryptocurrency reached such heights was on 27 September. The positive dynamics were influenced by the growth of U.S...
EUR/USD: Doves Outplay Hawks, Score 76:24 ● Last week, four key events attracted the attention of the markets. The week began on Monday, 7th October, with the release of eurozone retail sales data. According to the statistics, retail sales in August grew by 0.2% month-on-month and by 0...