GBP/USD Lower as BoE Holds Rates

U.S. Highlights The Federal Reserve held the policy rate steady this week and signaled that rates will likely remain higher for longer. The U.S. jobs engine slowed in April, adding 175k jobs. The unemployment rate rose modestly to a still low 3.9%. Last year’s productivity surge has come to an end. Productivity growth slowed to […]

Nikkei 225 broke above a 4-week range configuration Market breadth on the TOPIX has improved steadily as more of its component stocks have traded above their respective 200-day moving averages in the past three weeks. Citigroup Economic Surprise Index for Japan has inched higher since the end of May which suggests an improvement in Japanese […]

UK 100 hits record high after the BoE rate decision; up 8% year-to-date Next target at 8,500, but fears of an overbought market might delay rally The UK 100 stock index (cash) has been performing incredibly well over the past four months, staging another exponential rally this week to unlock an all-time high of 8,393 […]