GBP/USD Shrugs as UK Unemployment Rises, GDP Next

Markets Friday’s payrolls were soft but not that weak for markets to be sure that the Fed will start its easing cycle with a 50 bps step next week. In final comments before the start of the blackout period for Fed-communication, Fed’s Waller rubberstamped a ‘series of rate cuts’, but said to remain ‘open minded […]

Gold lost over 1% on Tuesday, its first daily decline after nine days of gains, six of which were all-time highs. Signs of consolidation were already evident on Monday and Tuesday, which began with a moderate decline, accelerated by the release of US inflation data. While the rush out of risk assets on this news […]

Market picture The crypto market failed to get on a growth path, with its capitalisation falling 1.5% to $2.35 trillion in the last 24 hours. Cryptocurrencies have had their wings clipped by the sell-off in equity markets, reflecting a downturn in risk appetite in global finance. Due to the link to traditional finance, the largest […]