USDJPY – Potential for a Volatile End to the WeekIt’s the last full trading week of the year before the Christmas break but that doesn’t necessarily mean that FX markets will be quiet. The calendar is still packed full of important risk events, and when combined with the possibility for decreasing levels of liquidity into Friday’s close it could be a recipe for volatility.
Take USDJPY for example. It has already been the biggest mover in the G7 currency space with its fall from opening levels at 155.80 on Monday down to a low of 154.68 so fa
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US 500 – Next Moves on a Knife EdgeIt’s often said that fear and greed underpin moves across financial markets and that was certainly the case for US indices at the end of last week.
Focusing on the US 500, prices first reacted positively to a Federal Reserve interest rate cut which was accompanied by a more dovish outlook than many traders had anticipated from Chairman Jerome Powell in the press conference. This added fuel to hopes for a Santa rally to end 2025, briefly taking the US 500 index up to its previous record highs o
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