As the year winds down towards a close and the holiday season takes over, there are still important lessons that one can take away from trading this period. Yes, markets will remain open and that means we as traders need to know how to navigate through the conditions in play. So, what is the worst

The Pound Sterling (GBP) attracts bids against its major currency peers on Monday, following the release of the United Kingdom (UK) Q3 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) confirms that the economy grew at a quarterly pace of 0.1%, in line with preliminary estimates. On an annualized basis, the UK

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As we look towards the holiday period, gold and silver traders are not taking their foot off the pedal though. The precious metals continue to race higher in the new week with gold now racing to fresh record highs above $4,400. Relentless. It has been mentioned countless times already that gold has a lot going

The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, is losing ground after three days of gains and trading around 98.60 during the Asian hours on Monday. Traders await Tuesday’s release of the US third-quarter Gross Domestic Product Annualized for the third quarter, which will offer

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Wall Street ends higher on Micron-led tech rally United States (US) equity markets closed higher on Friday, led by a rebound in technology stocks after strong earnings from Micron Technology helped ease concerns around lofty valuations and high debt levels within the artificial intelligence (AI) complex. For the week, the Nasdaq 100 gained 0.59% and the S&P

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The USD/JPY pair loses ground to near 157.50 during the early Asian session on Monday. The prospect of further US Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate cuts in 2026 weighs on the US Dollar (USD) against the Japanese Yen. Financial markets are likely to trade in a subdued mood as investors position themselves ahead of the long

S&P 500 held Thursday‘s regular session lows, and just rose after Friday‘s opening bell. Those intraday retreats were good enough just for quick intraday gains, particularly as it became apparent that Nasdaq leadership is starting to wane (intraday, I mean) – that‘s a sign of broadening breadth as S&P 500 still kept making higher highs

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USD/JPY was up 220 pips on Friday and that’s not what anyone in Japan wanted to see. As bad as that looks, the reality is worse. The persistent strength of the US dollar against the yen since mid-year is increasingly problematic and Friday we might have hit a boiling point. That’s because top Japanese officials