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Meta Platforms Q4 earnings forecast to surge on solid ad revenues
Meta Platforms (META) reports its Q4 results after Wall Street’s closing bell on February 1, 2024. We preview what to expect from the results and analyse the stock’s technicals.Meta tipped to deliver strong EPS growth on resilient ad revenuesAccording to...
7 months ago
December RBA preview: no move expected at the final meeting of 2023
What is the market pricing for this RBA meeting?Interest rate markets are implying a negligible chance of a rate hike at the final RBA meeting for 2023. According to the ASX’s RBA Rate Indicator, there is a 2% chance of a lift in the cash rate, with a 98%...
7 months ago
A weaker Dollar drives gold higher
Gold prices have returned above $US2000 per ounce. We run through the factors driving gold and the commodity’s key technicals.Lower yields support gold, but correlation weakensA reversal in real yields has removed a headwind to gold prices. However, the c...
7 months ago
Q3 US Earnings Recap: Profits surprise to the upside, but outlook remains uncertain
US earnings for the third quarter were far better than expected. However, uncertainty about the outlook for company profits continues. We review the quarterly earnings and look ahead to what the markets expect from S&P 500 companies going forward.By t...
7 months ago
RBNZ Preview: Rates expected to remain unchanged at final meeting of 2023
The RBNZ meets for the final time this year on Wednesday, 29th of November, 2023. We preview what to expect and how it could impact the New Zealand Dollar.New Zealand unemployment rises, but inflation remains stubbornly highThe New Zealand economy is expe...
7 months ago
Crude prices slide on OPEC+ uncertainty
Crude prices have chopped sideways amid signs of turmoil within OPEC+. We look at the fundamentals of the oil market and the technical levels of WTI.Crude prices fall as OPEC+ delays monthly JMMC meetingAs the economic data softens in the US, oil prices h...
7 months ago
A way forward: a roundup of recent central bank decisions
All price information and forecast data in this article is sourced from Reuters and Trading View. Five of the world’s most significant central banks delivered policy this week. We review the decisions and discuss their impact on the markets.US Federal Res...
6 months ago
Four reasons why Bitcoin is surging to record highs
All price information and forecast data in this article is sourced from TradingViewBitcoin has surged to record highs. We discuss the four factors pushing Bitcoin higher and analyse the cryptocurrency’s technicals.1. Bitcoin ETF approvalsIn January, the S...
6 months ago
China’s National People’s Congress: The markets have again been left wanting more
All price information and forecast data in this article is sourced from BloombergChina’s National People’s Congress (NPC) is underway, and the markets have so far been disappointed by what’s been delivered by the country’s central government. We look at s...
6 months ago
Nvidia (NVDA) confronts high expectations for Q4 results
Nvidia is arguably the hottest company on the planet. The company reports its Q4 results after the closing bell on Wednesday, the 21st of February. We preview what to expect from Nvidia’s earnings and analyse the technicals of its stock price.Analysts exp...
6 months ago
US CPI Preview: US inflation expected to grind lower amid fears about sticky prices
The price information and economic data in this article are sourced from Bloomberg, ReutersUS CPI data is released on Wednesday, 10 April. We preview what to expect from the data, how it could influence US Federal Reserve policy, and analyse the NASDAQ (U...
6 months ago
US Earnings Season : JP Morgan, Citigroup, Wells Fargo
The price information and economic data in this article are sourced from Bloomberg and nasdaq.com The first major US banks report quarterly earnings on Friday, April 12th, 2024. We preview what to expect from JP Morgan, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo's quarte...
6 months ago
US Earnings Season: Tesla, Alphabet, Meta Platforms and Microsoft
The price information and economic data in this article are sourced from Bloomberg. The first lot of Wall Street’s mega-cap tech companies report in the coming week. We preview what to expect from Tesla, Alphabet, Meta, and Microsoft’s quarterly results.T...
5 months ago
RBNZ Preview: OCR expected to remain unchanged as central bank focuses on inflation
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand meets on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. We preview what to expect from the meeting and its possible impact on the NZD/USD.RBNZ likely to keep policy unchanged as inflation fight continuesThe markets expect the Reserve Bank of Ne...
2 months ago