Euro/Dollar
At the beginning of the week, the euro/dollar exchange rate dropped to a significant support level around 1.1275. There is an attempt by the currency pair to fix itself within a lower trading range. This trend may indicate that market participants are ready for active purchases of the US currency against the background of the expectation of the release of industrial indicators. Meanwhile, the euro showed a weakening due to the contradictory statistics of the Eurozone.
The yield of ten-year US Treasury bonds shows a strengthening at 1.5855%.
In the European session, the dollar and other relatively stable currencies showed stability. Risky ones needed support against the background of alarming news signals from Eastern Europe and a rapidly growing inflation indicator.
On Monday, there was a strengthening of the US currency against the yen, Swiss franc, etc. After another rise in US Treasury bond yields, stocks recovered some of the recent large-scale losses. This situation was influenced, among other things, by the information that patients with omicron carry the virus in a mild form.
Today, the euro/dollar exchange rate may react to the release of the consolidated GDP of Europe, as well as the indicator of the economic sentiment of the Eurozone and Germany from ZEW. The data is better than the forecast will have a positive impact on the euro, causing a new wave of strengthening.
Pound/Dollar
The pound/dollar exchange rate continues to adhere to the weekly range, anchored near its boundary value at 1.3538. After confident sales, the currency pair had an attempt to make a reversal and fix itself in a higher trading framework. In case of further growth, the first target is 1.3573.
There is a rapid growth in the yield of ten-year British bonds. At the moment, the indicator has reached 1.5855%.
Meanwhile, the media reports that the average income level of the population in Britain in 2022 may decrease by 2%, taking into account the current inflation rate. And this is the maximum pace since the beginning of the calculations in 1990.
According to the forecasts of the Bank of England, inflation in the country may reach a record peak of 7% this spring. It is worth recalling that the regulator has already raised the interest rate twice in order to "soften" price pressure. This year, it is also expected to increase the salaries of Britons by 3.75%.
The situation with inflation is similar in the American economy. However, compared to the UK, the US recovered faster after another outbreak of COVID-19. The country's GDP reached pre-pandemic indicators already in the second quarter of 2021. Meanwhile, in England, it was possible to return to the previous figures only in November.
On Tuesday, the pound will be sensitive to UK economic statistics. The market focuses on the number of applications for unemployment benefits, the unemployment rate for December and labor productivity.
Gold
On Monday, gold continued to grow, reaching the level of $1,871 per ounce. It can be seen that the banking metal is in an overbought state, and there is also a tendency to achieve a higher trading framework.
Trading Monday ended with a fall in the US stock market, due to negative dynamics from the sectors of healthcare, finance, oil and gas. The Dow Jones fell by 0.49%, the S&P 500 index fell by 0.38%.
On Monday, according to media reports, there is a strong drop in stock markets. Experts predict a weaker opening, and oil traders allow prices to move sideways - $100 per barrel. Assets such as government bonds and the Swiss franc are receiving increased attention from investors.
The VIX indicator, which allows you to determine the general mood in the market, increased to 32 points, which is the maximum since the end of last month.
While the DAX indicator, reflecting the dynamics of the shares of the largest German companies, rose to 39 points, for the first time since November 2020.
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin was able to break through an important resistance level in the area of $42456. In case of further growth, digital gold will face the prospect of reaching the next $45,000 mark.
According to the results of Monday, the capitalization of the cryptocurrency market amounted to 1.94 trillion dollars against Sunday's figures - 1.85. The build-up of long positions by market participants will affect the further growth of BTC.
According to media reports, crypto investor Anthony Welch from the UK has acquired his own Lataro Island, located between Fiji and Australia. After the purchase, the land plot was named Satoshi. Anthony plans to build a "smart city" with multi-storey residential buildings and offices on 300 hectares of land, where all interested holders of digital assets will live. The crypto investor has been living there for more than 12 years with his partner in the expectation that 21 thousand cryptocurrency supporters from all over the world will soon join them.
In the second half of the week, there will be an increase in activity in the financial markets. The US dollar may react to the publication of retail sales, the Philadelphia Federal Reserve index of manufacturing activity, the PPI index, the NY Empire State index of manufacturing activity. The strengthening of the dollar may negatively affect digital currencies.