EUR/USD Finds Temporary Support Despite Red-Hot U.S. Inflation. NFP Next. Accelerating inflation remains a big problem in the United States and the Eurozone, as evidenced by last week’s European CPI and U.S. Core PCE Index. The Eurozone Consumer Price Index accelerated to 10.0% in September, bringing forth the expectation of another huge ECB rate hike. […]
Bitcoin and Ethereum Geared Up for Fresh Rallies. XRP Shoots Up 15% Ripple Labs scored a major victory against the SEC in their legal clash and XRP was quick to react, bursting more than 15% to the upside, to a high of 0.5094. Some of the gains were erased as XRP/USD retraced and is currently […]
Euro and Pound Hit Historic Lows, DXY Skyrockets The Euro plunged to a 20-year low against the US Dollar, while the Pound sank to a 37-year low after the Fed decided in favour of another 75 bps mega-hike. The Dollar renewed its assault on its counterparts, taking the Euro to a low of 0.9552 and […]
Bitcoin, Ethereum Show Recovery Signs Post Fed Meeting Following a televised interview delivered by Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse, XRP is up almost 30% during the last 24 hours and 67.6% over the last 7 days. The main price driver for Ripple’s XRP has been the lawsuit between the SEC and Ripple, where the former […]
U.S. Inflation Continues to Accelerate. EUR/USD Threatens Support Again Last week’s Consumer Price Index showed that inflation in the U.S. is not subsiding, which means that a 75-bps rate hike is on the table. There’s been a lot of talk about the Fed’s next move and whether they will add 50 or 75 basis points […]
How Ethereum’s Proof-Of-Work Alternative Can Keep Miners Happy On September 15, Ethereum completed the much-anticipated Merge, which makes the transition from a Proof of Work blockchain to a Proof of Stake one. The Merge is supposed to lower the Ethereum fees by 99% and make it a lot more environmentally friendly, as well as a […]
EUR/USD at Technical Crossroad. Bounce-Or-Break Scenario in Play Last week the Euro started a decent rally as the markets digested the ECB’s decision to add 75 basis points to the interest rate. This rise was largely anticipated but during the press conference, ECB President Christine Lagarde offered hints that another mega hike may follow. She […]
US Dollar’s Retreat Allows Cryptocurrencies to Climb Following a short-lived dip below the key level at $20,000 Bitcoin is up 6.50% in the last 24 hours, and technical indicators foreshadow a stronger climb. The Fed’s war on inflation comes with higher interest rates which hurt risky assets such as cryptocurrencies but the divergence in policy […]
Gas Shortage Sends Euro to 20-Year Low For the first time in nearly two decades, the Euro dropped below 0.9900 against the US Dollar, reaching a low at $0.9877 on Monday morning. The greenback benefited late last week from a better than anticipated Non-Farm Payrolls report (forecast 295K; actual 315K) but was mostly up and […]
The FX and Crypto Markets Are Getting Ready to Burst: Non-Farm Payrolls Eyed After dropping into the major S/R at $20,000, Bitcoin started to move at a snail’s pace, without any sense of direction; however, that’s about to change. Today the most important jobs data is due for release at 12:30 pm GMT: the Non-Farm […]