The Russian rouble has been broadly steady against the U.S. dollar and euro on Tuesday in thin trading, with the European and U.S. markets closed for Christmas.
Crude oil prices slightly increase as investors closely monitor the situation. Escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and a recent interest rate reduction by the United States
Shares of Chinese gaming giant Tencent (HK:0700) and smaller peer Netease fell sharply on Friday after authorities unveiled more regulations aimed at curbing player spending on online gaming.
Indian benchmarks settled higher on Tuesday lifted by gains in energy and metal companies, with rising expectations of interest rate cuts in the United States boosting global markets.
In Japan, the government wants to go ahead with tax reform to scrap payments of taxes on unrealized gains from crypto holdings. This comes following a report that the cabinet approved a revision to the country’s tax regime for digital assets.
Gold has formed a Hanging Man reversal pattern. Currently, the instrument could go by the reversal signal in a descending wave. The correction target might be 2040.00. Upon testing the support, the price could rebound from this level and continue developing the uptrend. However, the price might rise to 2085.00 without any correction.
Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Precision Instruments and Rubber sectors led shares higher.
GBPUSD is correcting after a rebound from the upper boundary of the descending channel. The instrument is going above the Ichimoku Cloud, which suggests an uptrend. A test of the upper boundary of the Cloud at 1.2670 is expected, followed by a rise to 1.2865.
XAU/USD briefly tested above $2,070 on Friday before paring back toward the day’s opening bids. With the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) main interest rate at a 22-year high, markets are incredibly eager for the Fed to begin cutting interest rates, and receding US inflation is pinning investor hopes of an accelerated pace of Fed rate cuts in 2024.
Global markets remain dicey during the year-end holiday season, especially amid a light calendar and off in the UK, Europe, Canada and Switzerland.
On Thursday, gold prices saw a notable recovery, clawing back much of the losses experienced earlier in the week and stirring interest among investors. Despite this rebound, gold has remained within a well-trodden range as the market’s attention is fixed on potential new drivers that could shape the next significant price movement. Investors are particularly focused on the upcoming release of the US Core Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) Price Index. This key inflation indicator, due on Friday, could provide insights into the Federal Reserve’s next moves and is expected to be a critical determinant of gold’s short-term price direction.
The EUR/USD pair continues its upward trajectory.
Bitcoin futures dominance recently declined. It slid to 38% compared to 50% of BTC shares in crypto futures 2 months ago.
The market continues to chase risks The US dollar continued its downward trend yesterday
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Most Asian currencies moved in a tight range on Tuesday, while the dollar hovered near five-month lows as soft U.S. inflation data spurred increasing bets on interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve in 2024.
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WCG Markets:2023-12-27
Inflation cooling continues to pressure the US dollar downward Gold remains strong but no longer with the upward momentum