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April 30, 2025 Currencies rally on Tuesday, but Gold gets sold What do the Chinese have up their sleeves? Good Day... And a Wonderful Wednesday to you! My beloved cardinals started their road trip losing... UGH They were rained out last night, and the team was probably grateful for the rain! I think

Gold (XAU/USD) prices show weakness after hitting a record level at $3,500. After recent highs, gold dropped closer to its latest swing low. Mixed signals from the US and China have confused investors. However, optimism over trade talks still supports some sentiment. At the same time, a drop in Chin

Following sharp escalation of US-China trade war in April, a direct export shock to the US is imminent. Exemptions for electronics, trade circumvention/reorientation and more support will mitigate this shock. We lowered our annual growth forecasts for 2025/ 2026 to 4.1% (from 4.3%) and 3.9% (from 4.

Stock markets are a bit lost as we move towards Thursday. Concerns that earnings data is weak for Q1 in Europe and the US, a delay in US and China trade negotiations, and delays to a Ukraine and Russia peace deal are also hurting overall sentiment. VIX remains stable, which suggests ‘bumpy recovery’

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Pound Sterling (GBP) is entering Thursday’s American session flat against the US Dollar (USD) with relative gains against all of the G-10 currencies with the exception of Swedish Krona (SEK) and Norwegian Krone (NOK), Scotiabank's Chief FX Strategist Shaun Osborne notes. GBP to remain bullish medium

Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem noted on Wednesday that tariffs will make it increasingly difficult for the Fed to make short-term changes to policy rates. Key highlights I expect US economic growth this year materially below estimated 2% trend. Inflation expectatio

DXY trades around the 103.00 zone on Tuesday as bulls attempt to extend Friday’s recovery.Sentiment was lifted after US Trade Representative Greer noted ongoing tariff talks with around 50 countries.Key resistance for the US Dollar Index aligns near 103.70 with downside support forming close to 102.

Last week, the Trump administration announced tariffs against the entire world which, added to those of previous weeks, will raise the average external tariff of the United States to 22%, compared with 2.5% at the end of 2024. Financial markets have reacted extremely badly, and suggest even more ser

Summary After a solid fourth quarter, labor demand is showing additional signs of moderating in the early innings of 2025. Job openings slipped to 7.57 million in February and the ratio of job openings to unemployed workers fell back to 1.07—its lowest since September 2024. With renewed headwinds to