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Event Preview: Positioning into the FOMC Minutes
What to expect from Wednesday's minutes, the scenarios that move markets, and how to frame the risk.
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Market Moves to Watch
Dollar steadies as traders brace for the Fed and a thin data week
Positioning turns cautious ahead of the FOMC minutes, with gold holding near record territory and the shilling finding a footing.
Weekly Outlook
Three charts that will define the week for the majors
EUR/USD coils into a triangle, cable tests support, and yen intervention risk creeps back.
Commodities
Gold's record run: how far can the rally stretch?
Central-bank buying and rate-cut bets keep bullion bid. We map the key levels.
Africa Focus
Shilling stabilises as inflation cools
A look at USD/KES dynamics and the Central Bank of Kenya's next likely move.
Daily Market Pulse
LIVE14:30USD firms after stronger housing starts; DXY reclaims 104.50.
12:05Gold tags a fresh high at $2,341 before easing into the European close.
10:40EUR holds gains as the ECB keeps a June cut on the table.
09:15Oil slips 0.6% on a surprise crude build, capping the energy complex.
Moves to Watch
NEXT 24–48H- ▲ WATCHEUR/USD — a daily close above 1.0860 opens the door toward 1.0920.
- ▼ RISKUSD/JPY — nearing 156.00; intervention chatter grows louder.
- ▲ WATCHXAU/USD — bulls eye $2,360; dips toward $2,310 are likely to be bought.
- ▼ RISKUS30 — stretched into 39,400 with momentum divergence building.
Research Desk
Analyst Articles
Weekly
The Week Ahead: Majors, Metals and the Fed
Our five-day roadmap across FX, indices and commodities, with the levels and events that matter into the Fed minutes.
Weekly
Crypto Weekly: BTC Consolidates Below Resistance
Range dynamics, funding rates and the levels traders are tracking into the weekend.
Special
Flash Note: Parsing the Surprise CPI Print
An immediate read on the inflation surprise and what it shifts for rate expectations and the dollar.
Monthly
Africa Markets Review: Currencies and Central Banks
A monthly sweep of the continent's key currency pairs and the central-bank decisions driving them.
Monthly
May Macro Monitor: Rates, Inflation and the Dollar Cycle
The big-picture themes shaping the month and how they filter into tradable markets — rates, disinflation and where the dollar cycle turns.
On Camera
Analyst Videos
Weekly Outlook
FX Majors & Gold: The Week Ahead
12:04 · 12 Jun
Technical Brief
EUR/USD: Key Levels into the Fed
08:51 · 11 Jun
Macro Talk
Rates, Inflation & the Dollar Cycle
15:30 · 10 Jun
Wire
Market News
12 JUN · 14:32FXDollar index edges higher as yields firm ahead of Fed minutes
12 JUN · 13:10CommoditiesGold holds near record as central-bank demand underpins the rally
12 JUN · 11:48MacroECB’s Lagarde reiterates data-dependent path; June cut in play
12 JUN · 10:22IndicesEuropean equities open mixed; energy lags as crude slips
12 JUN · 09:05AfricaShilling steadies as Kenyan inflation cools to 5.1%
11 JUN · 16:40CryptoBitcoin consolidates below resistance as funding cools
This Week
Economic Calendar
Trading Hours
Market Holidays & Closures
This Month
Updated Monthly| Date | Market | Holiday | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 19 Jun | US | Juneteenth | Closed |
| Tue 16 Jun | ZA | Youth Day | Closed |
| Wed 24 Jun | MENA | Eid al-Adha | Partial |
Fixed Annual Closures
Non-Changing| Date | Holiday | Markets |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Jan | New Year's Day | Global |
| 25 Dec | Christmas Day | Global |
| 12 Dec | Jamhuri Day | Kenya (NSE) |
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