Gold and silver have witnessed a week of relative calm despite continued potential for conflict escalation. Elevated US yields keep gold below $2000 for the time being
Forecasts
The US dollar’s rally has stalled ahead of the Oct. 31-Nov.1 FOMC meeting. Could the Fed be a catalyst for a correction in the USD? What are technicals saying?
Bank of Japan and Federal Reserve monetary policy meetings to take center stage in the week ahead. Volatility could pick up for the U.S. dollar and Japanese yen, with several risk events on the calendar.
EUR/USD technicals are hinting at a recovery but we do have a lot of high impact data ahead. EUR/JPY continues to struggle for direction on the threat of FX intervention by the BoJ. Will the week ahead provide any clarity?
The Australian Dollar remains hostage to the US Dollar as global macro factors outweigh the prospect of the RBA looking to stamp out pesky inflation. AUD/USD and AUD/JPY are in focus.
The Bank of England is expected to leave interest rates unchanged next week and this will not help Sterling as it drifts towards 1.2000 against the US dollar
Corporate earnings from tech mega-caps Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon could guide market sentiment and set the trading tone for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 in the coming week.