Market Update – April 26 – Financial stocks added to anxieties

The USD rebounded to 101.56. It’s off to the races for bond bulls as mostly weaker US data and bank earnings unnerve investors and underpin a flight to bonds (US consumer confidence index dropped to 101.3 in April). Tech giants Alphabet and Microsoft both reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the most recent quarter after the close. But the UPS & First Republic Bank selloff and in general financial stocks dragged. Asian stock markets mostly struggled amid fresh concern about the health of the financial sector.  Treasury yields are sharply lower again, even ahead of $120 bln in auctions.
  • FXUSDIndex has maintained its firmer tone, holding at 101.79 as EUR and GBP slump. But JPY is rallying on haven demand. AUD down to 0.6600 post Australian first-quarter inflation slow to 7%.
  • Stocks – US futures rebound due o techs. #FRC down nearly 50%. #UPS down 9.99%. #McDonald’s -0.58%, #PepsiCo Inc. 2.27% and despite warnings that shoppers may become more resistant to price increases. 

  • Commodities – USOil has dropped below $77 thanks to the stronger USD and recession fears. Gold – flirted with $2000 again but ended at $1998.
  • Cryptocurrencies BTC flat below the key $28300.

Today – US Durable Goods & Earnings: Meta, Boeing , Thermo Fisher etc. 

Biggest FX Mover @ (06:30 GMT) EURAUD (+0.57%) up to 1.6670. MAs aligned higher, MACD histogram & signal line rising, RSI 78, OB 96 but also flat, H1 ATR 0.00227 Daily ATR 0.01126.

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Andria Pichidi

Market Analyst

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