Is now the time to buy EURGBP?
The ECB are due to meet this week on Thursday and the pressure is on the ECB to hike rates. Inflation data last week showed a headline print of 8.1% y/y over the 7.6% y/y expected which was at the…
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Is Costco a recession buster?
During a recession investors often flock to sectors that are expected to perform well like those that sell consumer staples. When consumers sense a recession coming then they will cut back on discretionary spending in order to prioritise consumer staples.…
Did you miss Dell’s surge?
Last week Dell’s shares surged nearly 13% higher on May 27 as the company reported very strong demand for business PC’s and networking services. Sales climbed 16% to $26.1 billion in Q1 vs an expectation of $25 billion. The strong…
FOMC minutes to lift the S&P500?
The last FOMC minutes signal that the Fed will not stop hiking interest rates until inflation is firmly on the path to 2%. The Fed officials agree that they will need to raise interest rates by 50 bps at their…
ECB Hawkish shift to send the EURUSD pair higher?
The ECB has seen a series of hawkish comments from ECB board members over the last couple of weeks. It seems that Christine Lagarde now has the memo as on Monday this week she outlined that the ECB will be…
Seasonally CAD/JPY does well
The Canadian dollar has been benefitting from the surge higher in commodities, especially oil. Lack of investment in oil longer term, shrewd management during lockdowns of oil production levels from OPEC+, and supply shocks from Russia’s move into Ukraine has…
Will Netflix’s new ad plan work?
When Netflix announced its earnings in April it sent shares plummeting lower. Netflix announced a drop in subscribers for the first time in a decade. Furthermore, they also reported that they were expecting a further fall of 2 million subscribers…
Seasonal weakness ahead for USD?
The USD has a period of seasonal weakness around the start of June. Over the last 10 years it has fallen 7 times between May 31 and June 10. The average fall has been -0.93% and the maximum fall has…
USD/JPY weakness!
The USDJPY pair shows seasonal weakness between now and August with an average fall of -1.36%. The USD has found significant buying since the start of the year due to expectations that the Fed will rapidly hike interest rates in…
Will higher interest rates boost credit card companies bottom line?
The Federal Reserve are on a rate hiking cycle and the increase in interest rates can help financial companies that charge interest rates on loans. The higher interest rate charges can result in higher profit margins for the companies on…