Euro/Dollar
The euro rose against the dollar to the level of 1.1423. During the day, there was a versatile trading dynamics. The closing of long positions on the euro by market participants probably occurred against the background of the expectation of important economic statistics.
In the yield of multi-year US Treasury bonds, there is a slight increase to the level of 1.949%.
Meanwhile, the US currency strengthened slightly in the European session. This was influenced by the expectation this Thursday of the publication of US inflation data, as well as new measures from the Federal Reserve.
According to media reports, the recovery of the dollar after an active sell-off was influenced by the employment report in the United States, where it was announced that the number of new jobs in the non-agricultural sector increased to 467 thousand. This news also strengthens the expectation of a rate hike in March.
On Wednesday, attention is focused on the German trade balance, as well as the mortgage market index in the United States, the volume of wholesale sales and Michel Bowman's speech.
The publication of the general and basic consumer price index, changes in the number of initial applications for unemployment benefits, inflation indicators from the University of Michigan is expected.
Pound/Dollar
During the trading Tuesday, the pound/dollar exchange rate held at 1.3549. Strengthening at this level prevented the currency pair from reaching resistance in the area of 1.3573, in case of a breakdown of which the prospect of reaching the next level of 1.3622 opens.
There is a significant strengthening in the yield of ten-year British bonds at the level of 1.4950%.
The pound continues to grow on the background of the latest news. According to Halifax, residential property prices reached a record high in the UK in January. The cost of an average house has risen to 276.7 thousand pounds, which is equal to 374.4 thousand US dollars.
Over the year, housing prices in the kingdom increased by 9.7% and, according to Nationwide Building Society, this is the maximum jump in the last 17 years. While since December, the indicator has increased by only 0.3%.
The pound/dollar pair is sensitive to news signals from the United States. On Thursday, the publication of the balance of house prices from RICS and a speech by Andrew Bailey, the head of the Bank of England, is expected.
Gold
Gold shows moderate growth, and technically an ascending channel has formed on the market. However, there is no way out of the important resistance level in the area of 1830.47 yet. The support at the level of $ 1809.49 per ounce restrains the banking metal from the decline.
The Dow Jones index rose by 0.59%, the S&P 500 index increased by 0.41%.
On Tuesday, the US currency showed a small but steady rise, restraining the euro. Meanwhile, the expectation of US inflation data increases concerns about the imminent increase in interest rates.
Last week, the single European currency rose by 2.7% after another ECB statement. However, the euro failed to break through the resistance around $ 1.1483, which led to a decline to $ 1.1413.
Thanks to the active growth of yields on 5- and 10-year treasury bonds, the dollar rose 0.32% against the yen.
Impressive reports from the US labor market, published last week, reinforced expectations for the release of an inflation indicator on Thursday. Analysts predict the maximum figure for 40 years – 7.3%.
Cryptocurrencies
BTC strengthened and fixed in the trading range of 45714 - 42456 dollars. In case of confident sales, there will be a prospect of reaching support in the area of $ 42456. The fact that the digital currency has moved away from last week's levels can already be considered a positive signal.
According to the results of Tuesday, the capitalization of the cryptocurrency market amounted to 1.99 trillion dollars against Monday's figures - 1.91. On the part of market participants, there is an increase in long positions.
The news background has a positive effect on the crypto market. The media reports that on Tuesday on the NASDAQ stock exchange, an exchange-traded fund from Valkyrie Investments with shares of mining companies took part in the auction. It is worth noting that 80% of the fund's assets consist of securities of issuers with about 50% of the profit from bitcoin mining. Valkyrie intends to invest the other 20% in firms that store most of their assets in BTC.
At the end of last year, several bitcoin futures ETFs were launched, including the Bitcoin Strategy ETF from ProShares, the BTF ticker from Valkyrie Investments and the XBTF ticker from VanEck.