Even though equity indices continue to be bought in lower prices, the nearest future still doesn’t look bright.  The most important bond in the world US 10 Year Treasury has been in an obvious downtrend for 40 years. However, for the second time since 2018, the 10-year yield is breaking out from this downtrend and...

The whole financial world is watching how the current inflation is rising at a fast pace. While some asset prices such as food, real estate and used cars are in upward trend, the commodities have gone vertical and expected to stay this way for a long period of time now.  Causes of the Current Inflationary...

The global FX broker forms a strategic partnership with Capitalise.ai to enhance its FX and CFD offering.  Eightcap, a rapidly growing global broker, has formed a strategic partnership with Capitalise.ai, a leading global provider of a ground-breaking trading automation and analysis platform. Eightcap’s clients will have the opportunity to enjoy a seamless trading experience by fully...

As many agricultural commodities went vertical recently – that’s not mentioning Lumbar which shot from 250 USD to 1400 USD in 9 months - market participants are getting ready for roaring inflation.  The Bloomberg agricultural index is up more than 50% since June 2020 and is still moving vertically.  Due to the lag between agricultural...

Award winning CFDs provider HotForex has expanded its MT5 offerings to include CFDs on Coinbase, the latest Direct Market Access (DMA) Stock to be added to its 1,200+ products. A HotForex spokesperson said: “We are happy to announce that CFDs on Coinbase have been added to our list of over 1200 products! Cllients can now...

Gold has been a store of value against currencies and a hedge against inflation for hundreds of years. Forget diamonds; gold is really forever.   This year, in particular, has been great for gold traders.  Gold prices hit an all-time high of $2,075 in August. Its price trajectory, however, has been dependent on the coronavirus situation.  But can...

Traders paid attention to Tuesday's Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, which came out above market estimates. The headline CPI jumped 0.6% month-on-month instead of the expected 0.5% jump, and 2.6% year-on-year instead of the expected 2.5%. That was the biggest monthly jump since June 2009 and the biggest Year on Year jump since August 2018,...

As the pace of vaccinations remains slow in the EU but continues to rise in the US and the UK, traders are pricing in the end of the pandemic this year, and that most of the world's economies will reopen to full capacity. That is pushing inflation expectations higher and higher, along with other things. ...

To answer that question, it’s looking it is. According to the Bank of America (BoA), there are three main reasons for the decreasing value of gold: the weakening of physical demand, a lackluster jewelry market, and a lack of investor interest. The central banks' demand decreased by nearly 60 percent in 2020, according to the...

The US 5-year Breakeven Rate just hit 2.65%. The last time it hit this level was in 2006 when the US was in the middle of a massive housing bubble and oil was on its way to 150 USD per barrel. Another inflation scare comes from US yields, which have been roaring higher recently, and...