Market Brief

Any news is good news as the S&P 500 climbs to more new highs. Bank of England surprised markets by holding back on a rate hike...Has the Cable seen the worst of the ‘pain trade’?

Will they become the first ‘major’ central bank to raise rates this week? Bitcoin and Ether continue to trade around their ATH’s...Expect more heightened volatility?

How will they react to continued inflationary pressures? Bitcoin endured quite a volatile week...Will the weekly close below the previous ATH be telling?

Will the strong start to earnings season be maintained? Bitcoin’s ETF approval rumours heat up...Will it be another ‘buy the rumour, sell the fact?

Are we set to see new all-time highs posted this week? Hawkish or dovish? How will markets digest the NFP miss but unemployment drop?

Is volatility set to stick around for a while longer? FX markets have livened up with key technical breaks on some huge assets...Will this week's NFP report adds fuel to the breakouts?

Will the Fed, BoJ or the BoE take centre stage? Eyes will be focused more on the Fed...After recent mixed U.S. data, will we see any surprises?

Will that give the Fed a nudge for next week's FOMC meet? Cryptos endured another mini correction early in the week...Will El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin as a currency prove to be a success?

Volatility has emerged as the German Index undergoes a makeshift. Markets were indecisive post the big NFP miss...How will traders digest the numbers this week?