Gold Breaks $5,000/oz As Bull Run Continues
Gold's bull run rolls on, with spot breaking above $5,000/oz for the first time as the trading week gets underway, amid lingering geopolitical risk, and a broader 'sell America' trade gathering pace
JPY Surges On Rate Check Rumours
An unusual role for the NY Fed in Friday’s JPY surge signals a potential change in the currency management regime, possibly for the broader APAC region, likely leading to higher vol, while also tilting the risk/reward against JPY bears for now.
Copper Rebounds: A Strategic Asset Beyond Gold and Silver
With tightening supply and rapidly growing demand from renewable energy and AI data centers, copper’s upside potential is becoming increasingly clear. Amid concentrated long positions in gold and silver, copper may emerge as a structural growth asset worth watching beyond precious metals.
Oracle’s Q3 FY26 Earnings: Why This May Be the Most Important Report in the S&P 500
Oracle’s Q3 FY26 earnings are in focus as capex surges, leverage rises, and AI investment risk grows. Markets price a large earnings-day move.
Markets Move On From Greenland; What Might Come Next?
Trump’s latest tariff threat follows the familiar ‘escalate to de-escalate’ playbook. As trade war fears fade, markets refocus on fundamentals that continue to favour risk assets, USD strength, and precious metals.
AUD Broadly Strong: AUDUSD Breaks Above 0.68, Q4 CPI Key to Rate Outlook
AUDUSD bulls have stepped up, with the pair surging to a fresh 15-month high. Strong Australian jobs data, RBA rate hike expectations, and a recovery in global risk appetite are reinforcing each other. Australia’s Q4 CPI will be pivotal for the timing of any rate move, while U.S. nonfarm payrolls and policy dynamics remain key swing factors for AUD.
Apple Q4 Earnings Outlook: Key Expectations and What Investors Are Watching
As Apple heads into its Q4 earnings release, markets are asking a key question: can the company complete a full year of beating expectations? With elevated valuations and AI strategy in focus, guidance may matter as much as the numbers.
Europe Can’t Weaponise Capital Markets - And Trying To Would Backfire
Despite heated rhetoric, capital-market retaliation against US tariffs is unworkable and economically self-defeating for Europe.
When Will Gold Reach $5,000? Three Key Factors to Watch
In just three weeks of 2026, gold has consecutively broken through $4,700 and $4,800, setting new record highs. Market attention focuses on when gold will test $5,000, with safe-haven demand, institutional uncertainty, and rate-cut expectations as the main drivers.
S&P 500 Slides 2.1%: Is This the Start of a Deeper Market Pullback?
On Tuesday, the S&P 500 closed 2.1% lower, marking its worst one-day performance since 10 October. This naturally raises the question of whether the pullback from the 7000 level builds into a broader trend, where traders look to sell into retracements, or whether stability emerges with buyers stepping in to defend this dip.
Netflix Q4 Earnings: Strong Revenue Growth and Cash Flow, but Investor Focus Shifts to Risks
Netflix delivered strong Q4 earnings with double-digit revenue growth, expanding margins and robust cash generation. However, despite beating expectations, investor focus shifted toward margin sustainability, regulatory risks and debt burden concerns linked to the potential Warner Bros acquisition.
January 2026 FOMC Preview: Time To Pause Again
Having delivered three straight rate reductions at the tail end of last year, the FOMC are likely to hit ‘pause’ at the first meeting of 2026, allowing time to take stock of how the economy is reacting to the insurance taken out by the easing delivered last year. That said, further cuts this year remain likely, with the fed funds rate set to return to a neutral level later in 2026.
Why US Earnings Season Is Priced For Record Volatility in S&P 500 Stocks
Options markets are pricing heightened earnings volatility for S&P 500 stocks. Here’s what it means for traders, guidance risk, and position sizing.
“Takaichi Trade” Returns: Nikkei 225 Climbs in Short Term, Debt Risks in Focus
The return of the Takaichi trade has driven a short-term rally in Japanese equities, but fiscal debt pressures, yen volatility, and earnings realization remain potential risks, leaving the sustainability of the rally uncertain.
Q4 25 US Bank Earnings Review: Strong Fundamentals Amid Policy Uncertainty
Wall Street banks delivered robust Q4 earnings, led by trading strength, even as Trump’s proposed credit card rate cap clouds the outlook.
Gold Outlook: $4,700 in Sight, Volatility on the Rise
Gold hits new all-time highs as geopolitical tensions and Fed personnel uncertainty boost safe-haven demand. Short-term price bias remains upward, but crowded longs, TACO risk, and policy developments could amplify volatility.
Trading Geopolitical Risk: US-EU Tariffs, Greenland Sovereignty, USD Selling
With US markets affected by MLK Day, liquidity is likely to be a factor that exacerbates market moves. As the new trading week cranks up, we are seeing a strong but measured response to the weekend news flow, with the opening gambit delivering a modest rise in volatility, light portfolio de-risking, and further demand for gold and silver.
Markets Take Stock Of Trump's Greenland Tariff Threats
The initial FX market reaction to President Trump's latest tariff threats has been relatively contained, though a risk-averse equity futures open still looks to be on the cards later, as participants ponder what comes next.