<p>In terms of seismic activity, it is being reported as a 5 Upper and you can see the scale on the bottom right for some reference. There are now 48 fatalities reported since yesterday. Here are some of the headlines from earlier:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.forexlive.com/news/japanese-media-reports-at-least-30-
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Spain December manufacturing PMI 46.2 vs 47.0 expected
<ul><li>Prior 46.3</li></ul><p>The downturn in Spain's manufacturing sector continues to end last year with both output and new orders falling again. The good news at least is that firms are anticipating a rebound in output for this year, although optimism remains relatively low when put into context to the survey
European equities look to kick start the year on positive footing
<ul><li>Eurostoxx +0.5%</li><li>Germany DAX +0.5%</li><li>France CAC 40 +0.5%</li><li>UK FTSE +0.2%</li><li>Spain IBEX +1.0%</li><li>Italy FTSE MIB +0.8%</li></ul><p>Those are some modest gains as risk assets are off to the races to start the new year. US futu
FX option expiries for 2 January 10am New York cut
<p>There aren't any major expiries to take note of for today. Markets are looking to get settled into the new year, so the resumption and returning flows will be the more important driver this week. That could also see what actually traders are thinking when viewing the macro picture heading into this year. I outlined […]
Some food for thoughts for 2024
<ul><li><a href="https://www.forexlive.com/news/there-is-only-one-trade-in-global-markets-right-now-20240101/" target="_blank" rel="follow">There is only one trade in global markets right now</a></li><li><a href="https://www.forexlive.com/news/central-banks-will-continue-to-d
Forex Today: Bitcoin Hits 20-Month High Above $45k – 02 January 2024
Bitcoin Makes New High as Blackrock ETF Approval Expected Soon; Asian Stocks Lower; Gold Rising Bullishly Again
Australia Judo Bank Manufacturing PMI down to 47.6 in December from previous 47.8
Australia Judo Bank Manufacturing PMI down to 47.6 in December from previous 47.8
SPY reversal danger
I hope you had great New Year‘s Eve celebrations, and once again Happy New Year! S&P 500 was again rejected at 4,840, and started slowly losing altitude into Chicago PMI, which ushered in selling wave as the figure (46.9 vs.
Gold stocks vs. tech stocks – The little-known link
What a perfect way to end the year! Clear breakouts, obvious breakdowns, and a major signal from tech stocks.
AUD/USD hovers around the 0.6800 mark in the first trading day of 2024, US PMI data eyed
The AUD/USD pair drifts lower on the first trading day in 2024 during the early Asian session on Tuesday.