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 3.25%, the main…
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 0.8% year-on-year, which was almost in line with…
– Geoff Kendrick, Head of Crypto Research at Standard Chartered Bank, predicts that if Donald Trump is elected President of the United States, the price of bitcoin could triple by the end of 2025, while Solana could see a fivefold increase. The expert believes that a Trump administration would be more favourable towards the Solana…
EUR/USD: Dollar Breaks Through ● For seven weeks, the EUR/USD pair remained in a sideways trend, lacking strong drivers, confined within the 1.1000-1.1200 range, and on Friday, 4th October, it once again approached the lower boundary of this channel. The main factor influencing this movement was the behaviour of the US Dollar Index (DXY). Calculated…
– A survey conducted in the US by Harris Poll, with financial support from Grayscale, revealed that over 56% of voters are more likely to vote for a presidential candidate who supports the crypto industry. According to the survey results, almost 40% of voters now pay attention to a candidate’s stance on digital assets (in…
The brokerage company NordFX has summarised the trading performance of its clients for September 2024. Additionally, the social trading services and the profits earned by the company’s IB partners were evaluated. ● The highest profit in the first month of autumn was earned by a client from Southeast Asia, account No. 1509XXX. Using the…
EUR/USD: Rate Drops, Dollar Falls ● The United States Federal Reserve System (Fed) announced its decision on the benchmark interest rate following the two-day meeting held on September 17-18. The intrigue lay in the rate cut step—whether it would be the standard 25 basis points (bps) or twice as much. On the eve of…
– The decline in the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies this week is most likely due to investors anticipating the upcoming decision by the US Federal Reserve regarding a rate cut. The announcement will be made following the conclusion of the meeting on 18 September. However, as some analysts have noted, the timing of…
EUR/USD: Storms and Tempests on September 18, 19, and 20 ● The past week can be divided into two parts – from September 9 to 11, and from the 12th to the 13th. Initially, the dollar strengthened, then it lost ground. The trend shift occurred after data released on Wednesday, September 11, indicated a…
EUR/USD: Markets Await ECB and Fed Meetings ● If the US economy is growing, investors buy up dollars to invest in the US stock market. As a result, the DXY Dollar Index rises. But as soon as the dark shadow of an impending recession falls over the rosy picture, the countdown begins. Moreover, an economic…