Beware of the Mid-Month S&P 500 Pullback. FTSE 100 Risks Geared to a Break of 7000

The update to the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) is likely to sway the US Dollar during the Federal Reserve’s blackout period as the central bank braces for a transitory rise in inflation.

With this month’s meeting of the ECB’s policymaking Governing Council now out of the way, there is little to stop the Euro from appreciating as tighter Eurozone monetary policy draws closer.

Brent Crude unfazed by Ida effects, OPEC’s supply boost and China’s auctioning of oil reserves as healthy demand forecasts for H2 2021 supports prices

Will GBP see long-term effects as MPs vote to raise taxes?

The Nasdaq 100 shined, the US Dollar sank and gold soared after a huge non-farm payroll miss. Ahead, AUD/USD, EUR/USD and USD/CAD face the RBA, ECB and BoC rate decisions respectively.

Investors weigh up tapering timeline as NFP data disappoints.

Dismal NFP jobs data and a weaker dollar helped boost gold prices on Friday. We take a look at the week ahead to assess whether the move is likely to gain momentum.

Last week, a succession of European Central Bank hawks made clear they’d like it to tighten monetary policy, but they’ll be outnumbered by the doves this week and policy will stay just where it is …

USD/CAD could lose further ground in the coming week on expectations that the weakening U.S. jobs market will lead the Fed to be more patient before withdrawing policy accommodation.