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The recent US economic releases boosted equity markets to higher ends yesterday while EU markets remained on the sidelines: Dow Jones Industrial Average: +1.25%, Nasdaq: +1.03%, S&P500: +0.94% and Euro Stoxx 50: -0.25...

It has been a quite week so far for the Australian dollar. The Aussie economic calendar was relatively light, while market participants mostly focused their attention on Trump comments and fears about an US government shutdown...

The entire crypto-asset market went through a massive sell-off since the beginning of the week with the total market capitalisation shrinking by $262 billion, down to $450 billion, the lowest level since mid-December last year...

For the second consecutive year, Germany has become the country with the largest current account surplus in the world in 2017 according to the ifo Institute Center for Economic Studies (CES...

Since the recent US government bonds yield hike of last week (2-year government bond rates reaching above 2%, a 10 years high) and the market excitement that followed, coupled with possible Japanese and European central bank policy tightening, we could wonder whether we might be expecting an immi...

After printing a new multi-month high on Monday, the pound sterling has stabilised gains at around $1.3785...

2017 was a breakout year for cryptocurrencies. Despite a solid year for most asset classes and portfolios, investors have watched cryptocurrencies' recent gains with a tangible sense of envy...

The coming week will see central bank meetings in Canada, where expectations of a rate hike have fluctuated recently, and in emerging market countries such as Turkey, South Africa, Indonesia and South Korea...

Ready for a bearish breakout. • Bitcoin is suffering these past few days. The technical structure has shown a tremendous positive short-term momentum so far. Hourly support area located around 10775 (22/12/2017...

The start 2018 should bring reassuring news for traditional economists as the strong US economy, with minimal slack will start producing steady inflation. Markets expect a strong rebound of US December core CPI of 0.3% m/m following a weak reading of 0.12% in the previous month...

Switzerland’s central bank is expecting a 2017 profit of a whopping CHF 54 billion! It follows a 2016 profit of CHF 24 billion, and comes after the bank’s 2015 decision to stop supporting the franc at CHF 1.20 per Euro...

German data tell the story: manufacturing sales increased 4.1% annually (expected 1.2%) and industrial production rose 3.4% monthly (expected 1.8%. Demand for European goods and services is and will remain strong...

Will or won’t the US Federal Reserve hike interest three times in 2018? Although this has been talked up for months now, we don’t expect a rate increase from the next meeting of the Fed’s Open Market Committee, scheduled for 31 January...

Oil prices are at a 30-month high, despite boosted US production and inventories and a drop in the US rig count. The harsh winter is playing a short-term role, but some analysts are suggesting that 2018 prices will surge past our forecast of US$ 60-65 per barrel of West Texas Intermediate...

Volatile within uptrend channel. (Yann Quelenn) • Bitcoin's bullish momentum is far fom over despite strong consolidation phase. The technical structure has shown a tremendous...

Holding above 60. (Yann Quelenn) • Crude oil is has broken resistance given at 59.05 (24/12/2017 high). Strong support is given at 55.82 (07/12/2017 low). Expected to keep...

Continued increase. (Yann Quelenn) • Silver has been bouncing on hourly support at 16.99 (04/01/2018 low). Hourly resistance is given at 17.46 (16/10/2017 high). Expected to show...

Bullish momentum continues. (Yann Quelenn) • Gold is pushing higher after the strong collapse even though traders are taking some profit. Hourly support is given at 1236...

Slow increase. (Yann Quelenn) • EUR/CHF is trading slightly higher. Hourly resistance is given at 1.1778 (25/12/2017 high). Expected to show continued short-term increase...

Sideways price action. (Yann Quelenn) • EUR/GBP is trading mixed. The pair is trading between support at 0.8689 (08/12/2017 low) and resistance is located at 0.9046 (14/09/2017 high...