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This Could Be Big: Fed Rate and NFP Ahead

Oct. 31, 2022

EUR/USD Edges Higher Following ECB Rate Hike Central banks are pumping percentage points into their respective interest rates and it looks like they are not going to stop until deflationary signs emerge. Last week the ECB added 75 bps to the interest rate, bringing it up to 2.00%, while the US Dollar is gearing up […]

Bitcoin Pierces $20K Again. Is the Rally Sustainable?

Oct. 28, 2022

DOGE Shows Revival Signs as Musk’s Twitter Acquisition Concludes. After months of trading sideways, the meme coin DOGE is finally showing bullish signs, buoyed by Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. The Shiba Inu-themed coin jumped from $0.063 to a whopping $0.085 in just three days and is currently trading at $0.074. Many people seem to attribute […]

Dollar Eases After Fed Pivot Talks Emerge

Oct. 24, 2022

EUR/USD at Resistance Ahead of Key Data for Both Currencies A speech delivered Friday by San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly sparked speculation that the Fed is preparing for a pivot in its monetary policy. This loosened the US Dollar’s clinch on the Euro and other major counterparts but we shouldn’t expect an immediate policy […]

Ripple Scores Another Win, XRP Price Drops Furiously

Oct. 21, 2022

Bitcoin Turns Into a Loaded Spring. BB Squeeze in Play. Ripple Labs scored a new victory in their legal case versus the SEC but despite this, XRP’s price dropped as low as $0.4225 after previously trading at $0.4650. The Hinman documents – as they are widely known – have finally landed in Ripple counsel’s laps. […]

U.S. Inflation Continues to Swell, Eurozone CPI up Next

Oct. 17, 2022

USD/JPY Prints Fresh 32-year High, EUR/USD Lifts off Lows. The inflation data released last week exceeded expectations once more, showing that the Fed’s efforts are unsuccessful at least until now. Despite an aggressive pace of the rate hikes, the CPI increased 0.4% from the previous 0.1% and the Core CPI posted a 0.6% change, surpassing […]

Bitcoin Returns With a Vengeance Following Post-CPI Dip

Oct. 14, 2022

Red-Hot Inflation Fails to Create New Lows. Is a Bottom in Place? Thursday, despite higher inflation numbers posted by both versions of the CPI (headline and core), the crypto market made a dramatic recovery. The initial market reaction was “normal”: if the CPI exceeds expectations, then the Fed will increase the rate more aggressively and […]

Strong NFP Strengthens the Case for Ongoing Rate Hikes

Oct. 10, 2022

EUR/USD Bounces at Resistance Ahead of Key Inflation Data. Once again, the U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls report exceeded expectations last week, showing that 263K new jobs were created during the previous month. The forecast was relatively close, at 248K but the reading shows that the labour market is not slowing down, which strengthens the case for […]

Hack Warning: Binance Smart Chain Stops Operations

Oct. 07, 2022

BNB Sinks into Support Following Massive Hack. Earlier today, Binance’s proprietary Binance Smart Chain suffered a cybernetic attack that resulted in the loss of 2 million BNB, worth over $500 million. Before the hack, BNB was trading around 297 against the US Dollar and was trending up since September 19; at the time of writing […]

Eurozone CPI Beats Expectations – ECB Gets Ready to Act

Oct. 03, 2022

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. […]

$20K in Play Again. Is a Breakout Looming?

Sep. 30, 2022

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 […]