Headlines:EUR/USD climbs to four-week high amid sluggish dollarThe early signs point to some brutal inflation numbers from EuropeSpain March preliminary CPI +9.8% vs +8.0% y/y expectedSaxony March CPI +7.0% vs +4.9% y/y priorBavaria March CPI +7.8% vs +5.3% y/y priorNorth Rhine Westphalia March CPI

Going through a broad
range of investment ideas and advice on social media can be exhausting and
challenging. So, would it be better to look for financial information outside
social media?

 

If you tend to go to
social media to determine your next investment move, you need to proceed with
ca

Prior -8.1%Market index 425.1 vs 456.2 prior Purchase index 267.1 vs 265.4 priorRefinancing index 1,295.1 vs 1,522.7 prior30-year mortgage rate 4.80% vs 4.50% priorThe fall in mortgage applications comes from another drop in refinancing activity, as the 30-year mortgage rate surges by 30 bps to its

Some of your investment dollars would likely end up
in stocks, whether you’re investing through a broker, for retirement, or with
an expert advisor (EA). However, holding individual stocks is not as common as
owning stock mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

 

Now the question is,
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Risk-on.The latest talks between Russia and Ukraine are producing some positive undertones as Ukraine cites progress and Russia also saying that talks were „constructive“. Going one better, Russia says that it is taking steps to deescalate the conflict in Ukraine. Of note, they are to cut militar

The headline in itself seems to suggest that we’re headed towards a Putin-Zelensky meeting but if I were to read it, it just means that they have laid out the groundwork for such a meeting to take place.Ukraine have put forward its proposal here and Russia has now responded by saying that they will

That would include not having foreign military basesFirst of all, a referendum in Ukraine would be needed on terms of agreement with RussiaIsrael, Poland, Canada, Turkey could be among Ukraine security guarantors under new systemWell, that’s at least a different approach but we will have to see what

This according to the Japanese ministry of finance, as part of the latest sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine.

There’s been some back and forth trading in the dollar during the session but we’re now seeing the euro push higher upon a break of its 200-hour moving average (blue line) @ 1.1018 earlier. There are large option expiries that are hanging around 1.1000, so I would still be mindful of that but

It’s not entirely uncommon to see 4-5% swings in oil prices these days and today is no exception.Oil is dragged lower to start the new week with concerns creeping in after Shanghai is sent into a nine-day lockdown. Growing concerns about the global economy is also adding to that but again, the v