Event Studies

Will French stocks win the 2024 Olympics?

If you are a sports fan, you are probably already looking forward to the date: on July 26, 2024, the next Summer Olympics will begin in Paris. Athletes from all over the world will compete in thousands of events. Nearly ten million tickets will be on sale.

October 18, 2023
Event Studies Olympics

Can gold reverse on the US Jobs report?

Taking a look at the US Labour report there is a chance that gold can recover it’s recent losses if we see a big miss in the report. Remember that the Fed sees the labour market through an inflationary or…

October 6, 2023
Event Studies Gold

USDJPY sell bias if we see a surprise BoJ Hike

Early Friday morning the BoJ meet and speculation is rising on whether they will start to signal the end of negative interest rates. A weak yen is creating problems for the domestic markets and raising interest rates would be a quick way to strengthen the Yen.

September 20, 2023
currencies Event Studies Forex usdjpy

Will gold climb out of the Fed meeting?

Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting will also be a meeting where the Fed outline their dot plot on rate projections.

September 18, 2023
commodities Event Studies FED Gold

The middle of the month bias for the Nikkei

One of the key features around seasonality is the so-called turn of the month affect. This is when major indices tend to gain around the end of a month and into the first few days of the new month. However…

September 13, 2023
BoJ Event Studies Indices Japan

Gold prices to rise into US CPI?

Gold prices are in a major focus right now ahead of the US CPI print due to be released on Wednesday at 1:30 UK time. Gold is extremely sensitive to US interest rate expectations and dollar moves. This has meant…

September 11, 2023
commodities Event Studies Gold

Bitcoin’s Buy Bias On The Turn of the Month Effect

Bitcoin prices rose over 6% on Tuesday and held gains early on Wednesday on hopes that there’s going to be fresh demand for bitcoin in the coming weeks. The trigger for bitcoin’s surge was the fact that the US court…

August 30, 2023
Bitcoin Cryptocurrencies Event Studies

Gold’s turn of the month buy bias

The case for buying gold has been increasing over the last couple of weeks due to increased expectations that the Federal reserve will need to stop hiking interest rates as US economic activity show signs of slowing down.

August 29, 2023
commodities Event Studies Gold

How Does Gold Perform Around the Turn of the Month?

The "turn of the month" effect has frequently been studied in relation to the U.S. stock markets. It shows that stocks tend to rise more around the turn of the month than around the middle of the month.

April 12, 2023
Event Studies Gold Seasonality TurnOfTheMonth

“The Holy Diet”: Does Easter Fasting Affect the Stock Prices?

Easter is a time of celebration for millions of people around the world. Some prepare for this time over a 40-day period of reflection in the run up to Easter known as Lent, a time of fasting or abstinence from certain foods or activities as a form of spiritual discipline and growth.

March 22, 2023
Eastern Event Studies Seasonality