Category: Industry

During the last few weeks, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices have been pushing to new record highs, while the Dow Jones is lagging a bit. The S&P 500 index has not been this high in over the last 4 years.  Historically, the market has only been more stretched than it is now, fiveRead More

After the Consumer Price Index (CPI) jumped above 5%, multiple signals that inflation is running hot (lumber, copper, oil, and other commodities), the housing market entering a bubble, and stocks soaring to new all-time highs have finally pushed the Federal Reserve (Fed) to think and most importantly do something about tightening monetary policy.  According toRead More

It seems like the oil is in a very good position on the market these days, since its price keeps on rising. This Monday it shown a nearly 3% gain. Following Iran’s presidential election, which was won by the ultraconservative judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi, Iranian negotiators in Vienna, confirmed that they plan to continue pressingRead More

As the Dow Jones and SP500 indices getting close to their all-time highs, while the Nasdaq 100 index is slightly lower than its all-time highs, the US stocks have been very calm over the previous weeks. It wasn’t that hard to predict this kind of dynamic since equities are perfectly correlated to the Federal Reserve’sRead More

The US dollar index has been dropping lately, and now it is facing the strong support level of 89.60 again. There are all chances that this level will continue dropping and will decline the critical support of 89.20. The last possible level of defense below that is somewhere around 88.40 and it is like theRead More

The decision of China’s state planners to wage a war against soaring commodity prices has directly affected iron ore futures that fell sharply on Monday. China has threatened top metal firms with severe punishment for price manipulation, excessive speculation, and spreading fake news, according to Bloomberg. There’s a “zero tolerance” for monopoly behavior and hoarding, theRead More

Even though equity indices continue to be bought in lower prices, the nearest future still doesn’t look bright.  The most important bond in the world US 10 Year Treasury has been in an obvious downtrend for 40 years. However, for the second time since 2018, the 10-year yield is breaking out from this downtrend andRead More

The global FX broker forms a strategic partnership with Capitalise.ai to enhance its FX and CFD offering.  Eightcap, a rapidly growing global broker, has formed a strategic partnership with Capitalise.ai, a leading global provider of a ground-breaking trading automation and analysis platform. Eightcap’s clients will have the opportunity to enjoy a seamless trading experience by fullyRead More

As many agricultural commodities went vertical recently – that’s not mentioning Lumbar which shot from 250 USD to 1400 USD in 9 months – market participants are getting ready for roaring inflation.  The Bloomberg agricultural index is up more than 50% since June 2020 and is still moving vertically.  Due to the lag between agriculturalRead More

Traders paid attention to Tuesday’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, which came out above market estimates. The headline CPI jumped 0.6% month-on-month instead of the expected 0.5% jump, and 2.6% year-on-year instead of the expected 2.5%. That was the biggest monthly jump since June 2009 and the biggest Year on Year jump since August 2018,Read More