The hope for France and many other countries facing the omicron wave is that infections will peak in late January or early February and then tail off. So far, we’re still heading towards that peak for France and it is a bit concerning as hospitalisations and intensive care admissions are starting to

The
Crypto Fear and Greed Index remains at 24 for the third day, matching the
extreme fear assessment.

 

However,
such a low index reading this time does little to describe the dynamics of a
market whose total capitalisation has been moving between $1.95 trillion and
$2.00 trillion since Tuesda

Financial
markets rebounded on Thursday after crucial US indices fell about 1% a day
earlier. The Nasdaq 100 index closed down 1.3% and moved into a correction
phase, completing more than 10% below the peak. However, this is still a formal
movement, and the primary battle between the bulls and the

Just a couple of large ones to take note of for EUR/USD, as highlighted in bold.In general, the expiries layered through from 1.1300 to 1.1360 are key attraction points so that should keep price action more anchored before rolling off later in the day. There’s not much else notable on the board b

Core CPI +2.6% vs +2.6% y/y prelim

The preliminary report can be found here. No change to the initial estimates as this just reaffirms the higher inflation pressures in the euro area amid the turn of the year. That will continue to keep the pressure on the ECB and their narrative that inflati