A bad week for inflation sceptics

We are about to close a pivotal week for inflation sceptics. The hearing of Janet Yellen before the Senate Finance Committee, the 10-year TIPS auction and the rise in the Breakeven rate are suggesting that inflation is on the rise. Bondholders of nominal Treasuries will suffer large losses as the...

Breakout Identified in GBPJPY

The Breakout Opportunities system has just sold GBPJPY at 141.662. The system recommends entering this trade at any price between 141.416 and 141.795. The signal was issued because the GBPJPY has broken its 24-hour low while our Speculative Sentiment Index was at 1.327, suggesting that the GBPJPY may have further...

Market Quick Take – January 22, 2021

After posting a new record high close yesterday, US equity futures dipped overnight as most other developed market indices remain rangebound in recent sessions. Crypto currencies have suffered a new bout of severe volatility yesterday and overnight, while the US dollar advanced against commodity currencies and precious metals dipped again...