I swear I had no idea Modi’s visiting the USA… I’ve put myself on a self-imposed media blackout esp when it comes to Indian media… the things they publish are just too darn bizzare and outright vulgarity!! I heard today from an acquaintance that some youtuber is under the scanner for asking someone an offensive question about the privacy of parents and the whole of India is up in arms about that matter.
I came across a headline yesterday in which the USA is considering a sovereign wealth fund,… well call me late… but just the other day I was considering saying they should have a sovereign wealth fund along the likes of other countries such as Norway and my dear Saudi Arabia etc… But then in order to start that fund the USA wants to offload gold which they purchased at 42 bucks each. Ditching an asset which gives capital appreciation, and superior returns above inflation which stocks have not been able to give. Gold existed ever since the beginning of time even centuries before the USA was even discovered, as a matter of fact that is why they were discovered, it was because of an explorer’s search for Gold and Spices… Trump wants to bail out tiktok and do crypto by dumping money into Moore’s law? He should be negotiating treaties to buy as much gold as can be produced in the world for the next 50 years.
If the FED invests in bond yields then that would fill the void left behind when USAID was dismantled. Bonds are indirect investments into the welfare systems of countries… They got some great non-calleable bond deals going on somewhere in the world. And last I heard on 1 year paper was 6.55%+.
Gold and Bond’s are the only 2 bets for that kind of money.,.. and no other countries know the world like the United States does. What was all that spying done for?
Stock investments are limited by the amount of capital which can be invested in companies. under performance of stocks causes capital erosion which is counter intuitive. Companies won’t last as long as Physical Gold and the countries obviously. eg. India has been around for 5000+ years and which company in the world has been doing business for even 10% of that time?. Additionally, in how many companies in the world can an investor buy 75 billion dollars worth of stock for a 5% stake and be confident that the money is safe,… only maybe 3 or 4 companies if that many.
Hedline whipsaq continues… out a little while ago and will have everyone glued to the TV and headlines on Thursday.
It also cyt short the EURUSDF rally that paused just below a key AT level at 1.9432 (high 1.0430, lasr 1.0389)

Source: Newsquawk.com
XAUUSD ONE HOUR CHART – Retracement contained for now

Pause above the 2852 level cited earlier (low 2863) contained the retracement but would need to regain 2898_ to put the 2942 and talk of 3000 back on the table.
So far XAUUSD has not suffered from hopes of easing geopolitical tensions but bears watching.
There has been enoiugh news today to last a week. In the end, it is the reaction that counts.
This came out earlier but we need to hear it from Trump.

Source: Newsquawk.com
EURUSD 4h Update
EUR bounced sharply and reached 1.03800 once again.
Now the question is how is it going to Close this bar in about hour and half.
Options:
– Close above 1.03600 – Bullish – it would go way above 1.03800 and change the Daily direction to Up
– Close below 1.03500 – Bearish – Another leg down testing at least 1.02900
Later tonight I’ll reassess the situation and post another update

News trading algos reacting to keyword phrases and any hint of a way out of a tariff trade war.

Source: Newsquawk.com
USD spikes down on these tariff related comments, suggests no definitive announcement today.

Source: Newsquawk.com
Hotter CPI, both headline and core… details in our Economic Data Calendar
No reaction to this but is setting up a potential battle with the Fed and a lame duck Powell.

Source: Newsquawk.com
NEWsQUAWK US OPEN
USD and USTs steady ahead of US CPI while crude slips; reports suggest optimism surrounding Middle Eastern talks
Good morning USA traders, hope your day is off to a great start! Here are the top 5 things you need to know for today’s market.
5 Things You Need to Know
US President Trump responded “We’ll see” when asked if reciprocal tariffs are still coming on Wednesday.
European bourses hold an upward tilt pre-US CPI and with tariffs capping optimism; US futures are mixed.
USD steady ahead of CPI, JPY is on the backfoot given the yield environment.
USTs trade steady ahead of CPI, German yields continue their march higher.
Crude slips on inventories which saw a surprise build in headline crude stockpiles, reports suggest there is “some optimism about reaching a solution” on Middle Eastern talks
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan
Hyperactive U.S. policy moves appear to have frozen macro markets this week, with Wednesday’s key U.S. inflation release set to hold Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell’s benign take on economy up to the light.
Powell basically told Congress on Tuesday that the economy was fine and that Fed policy was sufficiently well calibrated to deal to with uncertainties surrounding the new government plans – credit is still ‘restrictive’ while they wait and see.
© 2024 Global View
