Daily Global Market Update

Oil prices held steady, AUD/USD and EUR/USD pairs traded flat, USD/JPY stalled, US stocks surged on tech earnings. Upcoming economic events include US Dallas Fed Manufacturing and Eurozone Business Climate reports.

Moneta Markets | 16 days ago

Oil Prices Remain Stable

The price of oil saw little change in the last session. The stochastic RSI is indicating a positive signal.

AUD/USD Pair Trades Sideways

The AUD/USD pair showed little movement in the last session. The ROC is giving a mixed signal.

EUR/USD Price Stability

The euro-dollar price remained largely unchanged in the last session. The CCI is giving a positive signal.

USD/JPY Stalls

The dollar-yen price remained largely unchanged in the last session. The Williams indicator suggests an overbought market.

US Stocks Rally on Tech Earnings

US stocks ended the week strong, buoyed by a rally in mega-cap growth stocks following robust quarterly results from technology heavyweights Alphabet and Microsoft. Alphabet breached the $2 trillion market value mark for the first time since November 2021, as investors cheered the Google parent announcing its first-ever dividend and a $70 billion stock buyback. Richly valued US stocks are leaving investors with little tolerance for disappointment, raising the stakes ahead of a week in which two more technology and growth giants are set to report. Amazon is set to report on Tuesday, and Apple on Thursday.

Upcoming Economic Events

Here are today's major economic events:

• US Dallas Fed Manufacturing Business Index - 1430 GMT

• US 3-Month Bill Auction - 1530 GMT

• Eurozone Business Climate - 0900 GMT

• Finland's Consumer Confidence - 0500 GMT

• Japan's Unemployment Rate - 2330 GMT

• Japan's Large Retailer Sales - 2350 GMT

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EURUSD is trying to break the 5-month downtrend

Expert market comment made by senior analyst Alex Kuptsikevich of the FxPro Analyst Team: EURUSD is trying to break the 5-month downtrend

FxPro | 6h 24min ago

Euro climbs to five-week high ahead of US CPI data

The EUR/USD pair reached a five-week high at 1.0822, buoyed by positive market sentiment ahead of today's crucial US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data release. The report is expected to show a 0.3% month-on-month increase in inflation for April, a slight decrease from the 0.4% rise in March.

RoboForex | 8h 10min ago

USD/JPY Still Has Room to Come Back and Revisit Highs of 160.00!!

The BoJ and MoF appear to be at odds regarding further policy rate hikes. While the MoF sought the BoJ's exit from the negative interest rate policy to advance its goal of implementing a stringent fiscal policy, the prospect of additional rate hikes poses challenges for the government.

ACY Securities | 13h 36min ago