Market Brief

Will we see any more ‘short squeezes’ this week? It’s also Fed week and a rate hike is expected…Fed Chair J Powell’s press conference may be of more interest to markets.

Will the imposed sanctions by the West have a long-lasting effect? Investors have hit the exit button on European assets…The DAX and Euro are in freefall - can they catch a bid?

How will markets continue to digest such a rapidly developing situation? So far they have been as volatile as expected. Is there any light at the end of the tunnel?

Expect continued volatility. What does this move in Gold tell us? BTC is back below 40k - where to from here?

All eyes on developments between Russia and Ukraine. Is this the catalyst Gold needed for a break? How will cryptos perform with the war threat looming?

How will markets digest the latest data? The ECB becomes the latest central bank to turn hawkish…Will the Euro sustain the move higher?

Will the RBA, BoE or ECB provide any surprises? Markets are holding up but heightened volatility is in the air…Have we seen the lows posted in this correction?

Sell-offs across the board - is there more to come? Cryptos have sold off even more aggressively…Is this evidence they are simply a high-risk speculative asset?

Markets seem content that it wasn’t ‘hotter’. A weak USD has FX markets on the move…Can the Euro sustain the breakout of its Dec/Jan range?

Is the scene set for what’s to come? Cryptos have been under real pressure…Is Bitcoin set to retest the 2021 lows from here?