Market Brief

How will the Fed respond to the mini (for now) banking crisis? Gold is flying as the immediate ‘flight to safety’...What’s the latest narrative for the spike higher in BTC?

Hawkish Powell, mixed data and banking issues see vol spike. Gold spikes higher due to the above turbulence…Has it got more room to run?

Markets continue to digest ‘higher for longer’. The RBA is expected to hike rates again this week. Markets will be looking for guidance on whether it’s the last one…

Is inflation looking a bit sticky? The ASX and Aussie Dollar took big hits last week…Which key event this week could impact their next short-term direction?

Will markets get the message and start to drift lower? BTC enjoyed a strong week…Will we see a break above the August highs for this trend to continue?

Will the US CPI print surprise like the last jobs report? The ASX endured a sea of red…Can bulls provide some support to ensure this is a short-term pullback?

USD bulls to re-enter the room? FTSE is the first ‘major index’ to hit new ATH’s. Can the ASX follow this week?

Markets await the latest rhetoric from Powell and co. SPX bulls are trying to break trend resistance. Is there enough of them to sustain the move?

Does that set up an interesting week ahead of earnings? BTC leaps higher and the correlation with equities starts to break. Can it keep up the momentum or are things overstretched?

Cooling inflation sees a bid in risk. Talk of a soft landing seems more plausible. But which markets are looking a bit over-stretched?