Gold Rally Pauses at 2,088 After Strong Bullish Move

Friday’s abnormally strong jobs data resonated like a bomb across the financial markets. The US economy added 353’000 nonfarm jobs last month versus the consensus of around 185’000 new job additions. The average wage growth unexpectedly accelerated to 4.5%, and the unemployment rate remained steady at 3.7%. Here we are, finding ourselves with an NFP […]

EUR/USD: A Week of Mixed Data The macroeconomic statistics released last week were mixed in both the United States and the Eurozone. As a result, EUR/USD failed to break through either the 1.0700 support or the 1.0800 resistance, continuing to move within a narrow sideways channel. The US dollar received a strong bullish impulse on […]

Key insights from the week that was. In Australia, the RBA’s August meeting minutes again reinforced the Board’s well telegraphed views on the economy. In short, there is “less spare capacity than previously assumed” given stronger momentum in demand and a weaker assessment of potential supply. The Board also noted that financial conditions appeared to […]