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21 Apr 12.32

This Week: Can NAS100 stay above 18k?

Tesla and Alphabet (Google's parent company) - both heavyweight members of the Nasdaq 100 index - are set to unveil their respective earnings this week. Their respective earnings outlooks will also have to contend with President Trump's erratic policy rollout.

Brent jumps ~3% on US sanctions & supply fears

18 Apr 11.07

Brent jumps ~3% on US sanctions & supply fears

Brent surged past $67 as US sanctions on Iran and OPEC+ cuts tightened supply. Despite a 5% weekly gain, demand concerns from slowing economies cap further upside.

Brent

Brent crude

BRN

LATEST ANALYSIS

20 JUN

12:39

Nvidia is up ~2.69% on the pre-market

The company's chips continue to be at the center of AI development. According to Bloomberg, the company's market share is estimated to be between 70% and 95% of the AI chip market.

Nvidia artificial intelligence

19 JUN

12:09

XAUUSD, Calm before the Storm?

XAUUSD on a 4-hour chart has coiled into a pennant and is primed for a breakout.

Gold Bullion XAUUSD

BTC rebounds after briefly touching below $65 000

19 JUN

11:03

BTC rebounds after briefly touching below $65 000

Uncertainty over highly anticipated interest rate cuts is weighing on BTC as well as on the broader crypto market.

Bitcoin crypto

GBPJPY to close above psychologically important 200 level?

18 JUN

13:04

GBPJPY to close above psychologically important 200 level?

Looking ahead, according to Bloomberg’s FX model, the GBPJPY is expected to trade (with 75.9% probability) within 197.728 – 203.010 range during the next 7 days.

GBPJPY

This Week: UK100 crosses back above 50-period SMA ahead of this week’s UK data dump

17 JUN

09:36

This Week: UK100 crosses back above 50-period SMA ahead of this week’s UK data dump

Of all the major European indices, the UK100 index is the sole stock index which retains its quarter-to-date gains, currently exceeding 3%.

FTSE100

BRN on track to post the first weekly gain in four weeks?

14 JUN

16:03

BRN on track to post the first weekly gain in four weeks?

BRN may be able to post its first weekly gain in the past four weeks following the lower PPI and an uptick in initial jobless claims reading.

Crude Oil Brent

20 Jun

12:39

Nvidia is up ~2.69% on the pre-market

The company's chips continue to be at the center of AI development. According to Bloomberg, the company's market share is estimated to be between 70%...