USDInd holds below 100 as markets brace for data-heavy week

  • USDInd consolidates near 98.05 after recent rebound from August lows
  • High-stakes week with ISM Manufacturing, JOLTs, and NFP in focus
  • Technical upside hurdles: 98.26, 98.80, 99.05
  • Downside risks: 97.90 floor, deeper slide toward 97.0
Week Ahead USDInd

NAS100 Balances Nvidia Miss and Rate Cut Bets

  • NAS100 slips 0.7% but holds above its 21-day EMA
  • Nvidia beats on EPS and revenue, but data-centre sales disappoint
  • US500 down 0.5%, Dow barely positive
  • Markets now see an
NAS100 Nvidia Earnings

Earnings Preview: Nvidia set to define AI sentiment?

  • Earnings date: Q2 FY26 results due Wed, Aug 27 after markets close

  • Financials (expected): EPS +47%, revenue near $45.6 billion

Nvidia Earnings

Week Ahead: US30 faces Jackson Hole & retail earnings showdown

  • US30 ↑ 6% year-to-date, futures pointing to fresh ATH

  • Home Depot + Walmart = 7.3% of US30 weight

  • Jackson Hole Symposium + US data could trigger more volatility

  • Technical levels: 45,500, 45,000 & 44,000 

Dow Jones index Jackson Hole Walmart

Market round-up: Record highs, Fed cut bets, Dollar doldrums

  • US500, NAS100, Bitcoin hit fresh all-time highs 

  • Fed September cut fully priced in, 65% chance of a cut in October

  • USD weakens against most G10 currencies, USDInd ↓ 2% MTD

  • Gold wobbles above 50-day SMA

  • US data + Trump/Putin talks = fresh volatility?

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Global stocks rally on Fed easing hopes

  • US500 & NAS100 hit fresh all-time highs 

  • In-line US inflation boosts Fed cut bets, September cut priced in

  • USDInd tumbles below 98.00, USD down against all G10

  • GBPUSD trades higher ahead of upcoming UK GDP data

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Week Ahead: Dollar set for Tuesday turmoil?

  • FXTM’s USDInd ↓ almost 2% MTD

  • US CPI report + US-China truce deadline = opportunity?

  • 90-day US-China trade truce expires on Tuesday 12th August 

  • Over past year US CPI triggered moves of ↑ 0.3% & ↓ 0.4%

  • Technical levels: 98.80, 50-day SMA & 97.20

Dollar index trade war China Trump

Market round-up: Tariff rollout, BoE cuts, Putin-Trump Summit

  • US tariffs on dozens of countries come into force

  • BoE cuts rates by 25bp, 5-4 vote split 

  • Putin proposes summit with Trump

  • XAUUSD wobbles above $3370 amid conflicting themes

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Earnings Preview: Walt Disney primed for fresh 2025 highs?

  • Walt Disney shares ↑ 6% YTD

  • Trading 4% away from 2025 high 

  • Entertainment, experience segment & forward guidance in focus 

  • Shares could move 5.6% ↑ or ↓ post earnings

  • Technical levels - $124.50 & $115.00

Earnings Disney

Bitcoin waits for fresh directional spark

  • Bitcoin ↓ 1.6% month-to-date

  • Fresh catalyst needed to break out of range 

  • Trump’s tariff & US data could spark volatility 

  • Technical levels: $120k, $115k, $112k

     

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