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CHIP AND FAIL. A TROUBLED MONTH FOR THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY
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Shares of Nvidia and other U.S. semiconductor companies are starting to slowly lose lustre after a stunning rally into 2023 as investors weigh high valuations, rising Treasury yields and signs of industry worries.

At the start of the year, shares of chip companies soared, with the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor (.SOX) index surging more than 50% through July. No stock has embodied the chip industry's success more than Nvidia, whose shares tripled in 2023, when the company's market value topped $1 trillion, driven by excitement around the central role of the company's products in artificial intelligence applications.

However, the group's performance has stalled. SOX is down more than 7% this month, compared with a 2.3% fall in the broad S&P 500 index, while Nvidia shares — the driver of this year's broad market rally — are down more than 14% in September.

Investors said the group is also being impacted by industry concerns, including ongoing tensions between the U.S. and China over semiconductors. Washington is considering imposing restrictions on the sale of artificial intelligence chips, after export controls last year cut China off from some semiconductor chips made anywhere in the world on US equipment.

Another blow came from Taiwan's TSMC, which asked its major suppliers to delay shipments of high-tech chip-making equipment as the world's top contract chipmaker grows increasingly nervous about customer demand. Shares of several TSMC suppliers fell after the announcement.

Meanwhile, the excitement following last week's initial public offering of Arm Holdings has died down, and shares of the chip developer have fallen for the fifth consecutive day.

Still, the sentiment among investors is still quite positive. Many chip stocks have risen significantly over the year, and this month may prove to be only a temporary setback.

FREE POWERFUL TRADING ANALYTICS IN METATRADER 5
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Last week the MetaTrader 5 platform was updated to the Build 3950 version.

Let's get straight to the main thing. The trading history report has been redesigned and completely updated - now it is more clear. The developers have revised the approach to information presentation and converted dry statistical reports into interactive charts and diagrams. The work is still in progress, but you can already evaluate the changes. To view trade statistics, click "Reports" in the "View" menu.

Available reports:

Summary - summary information about your activity over time: account details, profit and loss totals, deposit and withdrawal amounts, balance, growth and dividend graphs, and other data.
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Long/Short - report on Buy- and Sell-orders in specified time intervals.
Symbols - detailed analysis of deals by financial instruments. Ratio of the number of deals, comparison of different types of trading and historical data for individual symbols or whole groups.
 

This innovation will help traders of any level to trade more efficiently — the statistics section has been redesigned, now it is a serious tool for analysing your own trading history. Beginners and professionals will find in the updated section everything they need to optimise their portfolio. You will no longer need third-party services to monitor trading results: the necessary information is built into the platform and is available at a single click.

Right now the update is available only for the desktop version of the platform with an operating system not lower than Windows 10. In the nearest updates this feature will be added to the web and mobile versions of MetaTrader 5.

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HEATING FUEL PRICES
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Oil prices rose on Monday as investors focused on the prospects of tightening supply after Moscow imposed a temporary ban on fuel exports, but at the same time are wary of further rate hikes that could dampen demand.

Brent crude futures rose 69 cents, or 0.7%, to $93.96 a barrel by 06:46 GMT after falling 3 cents on Friday. West Texas Intermediate continued to rise for a second session and traded at $90.57 a barrel, up 54 cents, or 0.6%.

Both contracts went on a tear last week, breaking a three-week winning streak, after the Federal Reserve's hawkish stance caused concern in the global financial sector and boosted demand for oil.

Prices had risen more than 10% in the previous three weeks amid forecasts of a large oil supply deficit in the fourth quarter after Saudi Arabia and Russia extended additional supply cuts until the end of the year.

Moscow last week temporarily banned petrol and diesel exports to most countries to stabilise the domestic market, adding to fears of low supply of the commodity, especially heating oil, as the Northern Hemisphere enters winter.

In the US, despite higher prices, the number of active oil rigs fell by eight last week to 507, the lowest since February 2022, Baker Hughes showed in its weekly report on Friday.

Expectations of better economic data this week from China, the world's biggest oil importer, also helped boost sentiment. However, analysts said oil prices face technical resistance at the November 2022 highs reached last week.

According to analysts at Goldman Sachs, China's manufacturing sector is expected to return to growth in September, with the manufacturing business activity index expected to exceed the 50 mark for the first time since March.

On the positive side, Chinese oil demand rose 0.3 million bpd to 16.3 million last week, partly due to a gradual recovery in demand for jet fuel for international flights, they added.

"THERE'S NO HURRY": INDEX GAINS AMID MARKET SLOWDOWN
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Wall Street's major indices rose on Monday, including Amazon.com and energy stocks, as Treasury yields continued to rise and investors awaited economic data and speeches from Fed policymakers later in the week to get clarity on the future path of interest rates.

Investors are struggling with benchmark Treasury yields rising to 16-year highs after the Fed gave a hawkish outlook for long-term rates. The S&P 500 index rebounded Monday after last week's weekly decline was its biggest since March.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) index rose 43.04 points, or 0.13%, to 34,006.88; the S&P 500 index (.SPX) added 17.38 points, or 0.40%, to 4,337.44; and the Nasdaq Composite index (.IXIC) added 59.51 points, or 0.45%, to 13,271.32.

With the end of the third quarter approaching, investors have noted that until companies report quarterly results in the coming weeks, market movement may be relatively muted.

The S&P 500 index is down about 5.5% since the end of July, but is up about 13% for 2023.

According to analysts, there is no need to actively buy pullbacks during a period when rates remain higher-for-longer, and that is what the market will have to deal with in the coming months.

Investors will be watching data throughout the week, including durable goods and personal consumption expenditure price index for August, gross domestic product for the second quarter, and speeches from Fed policymakers, including Chairman Jerome Powell.

Chicago Fed Chairman Austan Goolsbee told CNBC on Monday that keeping inflation above the Fed's 2% target remains a greater risk than the central bank's tight policy slowing the economy more than necessary.

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SEPTEMBER HARVEST
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September has come to an end, so it's time to share the results and recall the results of the first weeks of autumn.

So, here is what this month has brought to our traders:

GBPCAD, GBPNZD (Sell) and WTI, NZDCHF, CADCHF (Buy) ended up as the most profitable instruments.

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September, though traditionally quiet, was not without events:

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QUARTERLY RETORT
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Budgetary concerns and fears of a prolonged period of higher interest rates caused government bonds to fall in the third quarter, and some investors believe more weakness lies ahead.

US and German government bond yields were set to end September with their biggest quarterly gains in a year. Fund managers had already hoped for relief after the historic losses suffered by bonds in 2022, when the US Federal Reserve and other central banks raised interest rates to curb soaring inflation.

While bond yields, which move inversely to prices, seemed to have peaked earlier this year, renewed hawkish sentiment from central banks has led to a fresh rise in recent weeks.

In the US, for example, the benchmark yield on 10-year Treasuries is currently at a 16-year high of 4.55% and some investors believe it could rise to 5%, a level not seen since 2007. According to Bank of America Global Research, Treasuries have posted their third consecutive year of losses, an event without precedent in U.S. history.

The jump in yields is having a negative impact on equities, which in the U.S. and Europe are poised for their first quarterly decline of the year. Monetary policy expectations have been a key factor: last week, the Fed surprised investors with its hawkish rate forecasts, according to which borrowing costs will remain at current levels for most of 2024.

Investors had to quickly readjust: traders are now betting that the Fed Funds rate, currently at 5.25%-5.50%, will fall to 4.8% by the end of 2024, well above the 4.3% they forecast in late August.

Similarly, investors have pushed back expectations of a rate cut by the European Central Bank as policymakers stick to their course of keeping rates high for a long time. Prices in currency markets indicate that traders see the ECB deposit rate at around 3.5% by the end of 2024, up from 3.25% at the end of August.

Rising yields have not only hit bond investors, but also hurt equities, creating investment competition while raising the cost of borrowing for corporations and households.

The S&P 500 index (.SPX) fell 3.4% in the current quarter, its worst drop in a year, though it is up 11.3% since the beginning of the year. Europe's Stoxx 600 index (.STOXX), meanwhile, is up 5.6% this year but has lost 2.9% over the past three months.

OIL BOIL: A POWERFUL SURGE IN FUEL PRICES
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Oil prices hit one-year highs on Thursday, while global equities faced their longest losing streak in two years as fears of continued high interest rates intensified. This is causing investors to seek shelter under the influence of a rising US dollar.

Currency markets saw a brief respite from the dollar's strength, but it was a significant drop in US crude oil inventories on Wednesday that shook nerves over fears of another supply shock just when the global economy needs it least.

The price of U.S. crude hit $95 a barrel for the first time since August 2022, while Brent crude prices rallied again in early trading in London after hitting a one-year high of $97.69.

The yield on ten-year US Treasuries, the benchmark for global borrowing costs, topped 4.6% for the first time since 2007, having started September at 4%.

Germany's AAA bond yields went up again, while Italy's announcement on Wednesday that its budget deficit was widening again drove its short-term two-year bond yield to a new 11-year high. Traders were also watching U.S. lawmakers try to avoid another government shutdown in Washington.

With European stocks down 0.4% (.STOXX) and U.S. futures on the S&P 500 index, MSCI's main global index tracking 45 countries was on track for a 10th straight day of declines not seen since 2021.

MSCI's index for Asia-Pacific shares hit a 10-month low and Japan's Nikkei index fell 1.5% as investors preparing for the end of Q3 got rid of stocks that have run out of dividends.

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FRESHFOREX BIRTHDAY CHALLENGE — SWEET 19!
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"THE END OF AN ERA."
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The US bond market is marking the occasion: the era of low interest rates and inflation that began with the 2008 financial crisis is over. What will follow is still unclear.

That market view has become clearer in recent days amid a surge in 10-year Treasury yields to a 16-year high.

According to investors and the New York Fed's regularly updated yield-based model, the betting behind the move is that the disinflationary processes that the Federal Reserve has fought with easy-money policies since the financial crisis have tapered off.

Instead, investors believe investors have concluded that the U.S. economy is probably now in what one regional Fed chairman described as a "high-pressure equilibrium" characterised by inflation above the Fed's 2% target, low unemployment and positive growth.

This important shift in the outlook for rates has profound implications for policymakers, businesses, and the public. The shift to higher and more protracted rates could be painful and manifest itself in failed business models, unaffordable homes and cars. It could also force the Fed to keep raising rates until another failure occurs, as the three regional US banks did in March.

The Fed's market model for decomposing the 10-year Treasury yield into its components provides additional insight into investors' thinking.

In recent days, one component of yields — a measure of the reward investors demand for lending money for the long term — turned positive for the first time since June 2021, according to the ACM model.

The rise in the short-term rate also reflects confidence that structural shifts - from de-globalisation to declining productivity and an aging population - have raised the elusive theoretical interest rate at which growth neither accelerates nor slows and full employment exists at stable prices. It is called the neutral rate, or r-star.

While the market seems confident that the era of zero interest rates is over, it is much less confident about the real prospects for the economy.

The neutral rate, for example, determines whether the Fed Funds rate will slow or stimulate the economy, but no one really knows what the rate is really like until something breaks. Estimates vary widely.

The era of uncertainty has also arrived among monetary policymakers. A San Francisco Fed survey in August, which developed an index to gauge the level of disagreement among policymakers about their economic forecasts, showed that by June it had risen to a level higher than the pre-pandemic average.

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THE OTHER TIP OF THE SCALES. GOLDMAN SACHS ON TECH STOCKS
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According to Goldman Sachs strategists, strong earnings results to be released soon could reverse the decline in technology and growth stocks, which have been hurt by rising Treasury yields and, according to one report, are trading at their lowest levels in six years.

The so-called "Magnificent Seven" — Apple, Microsoft, Amazon.com, Alphabet, Nvidia, Tesla and Meta Platforms — have fallen 7% over the past couple of months, compared with a 3% decline for the S&P 500 index as a whole, as Treasury yields jumped more than 60 basis points to 16-year highs.

Those declines have caused forward price-to-earnings ratios for companies to fall 20% over the past two months, leaving them trading at the largest discount to the market based on long-term growth since January 2017, Goldman Sachs said in a note on 1 October. At the same time, group sales growth is expected to be 11% in the third quarter, compared with 1% for the S&P 500 index, the company said.

Goldman strategists said the "megacaps" have collectively beaten consensus forecasts for sales growth 81% of the time and exceeded earnings expectations in two-thirds of the seasons since the fourth quarter of 2016.

"The divergence between lowering estimates and improving fundamentals presents new opportunities for investors," they wrote.

The S&P 500 index has fallen nearly 5% over the past 10 trading days, but is up just over 11% since the start of the year.

MARKET JUSTICE
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Growing fears among bond investors about US government spending and the ballooning budget deficit are fuelling a sharp sell-off that has seen Treasury bond prices fall to 17-year lows.

So-called "bond vigilantes" — investors who punish profligate governments by selling their bonds and driving up yields — were a feature of markets in the 1990s, when concerns about US federal spending drove Treasury bond yields as high as 8%.

The expectation of a sharp increase in the US government budget deficit and the issuance of debt to cover those costs alarmed investors and brought the term back into Wall Street's everyday lexicon.

Fitch Ratings recently downgraded the country's credit rating, predicting that the US budget deficit will rise to 6.3% of gross domestic product this year from 3.7% in 2022 due to higher debt service costs, new spending initiatives and lower federal revenues.

While the Fed's hawkish interest rate outlook has been a major catalyst for yields and price impact, market participants attribute part of the decline in longer maturity bond yields to investor concerns about rising costs.

Yields on 30-year US Treasuries, which change inversely with prices, jumped to 5% on Wednesday for the first time since 2007 in a broad global bond sell-off before stabilising. Budget concerns have been mounting since the summer, when the Treasury announced plans to increase debt issuance.

Strategist Ed Yardeni, who introduced bond vigilantes in the early 1980s, has commented:

"Bond vigilantes are defying (Treasury Secretary Janet) Yellen's policy by raising bond yields to levels that threaten to trigger a debt crisis," he wrote in a Financial Times article Wednesday. "In this scenario, rising yields crowd out the private sector and trigger a credit crunch and recession."

Determined investors in the UK bonds last year helped bring about a policy reversal after a tax cut plan caused borrowing costs to soar, showing that bond vigilantes are still a force to be reckoned with.

However, not all investors believe that the "vigilantes" will be able to influence the $25 trillion Treasury market.

Experts believe the key driver of the sell-off is rate fears, not the supply of Treasuries. They believe some fund managers are waiting for yields to peak before acting. The recent sell-off has brought yields back to pre-financial crisis norms, which has increased the attractiveness of bonds in general and boosted investor returns.

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TRADING SIGNALS: NFP FOR SEPTEMBER
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On October 6, we are expecting the publication of data on Nonfarm Payroll, a measure of U.S. manufacturing employment. The report significantly affects the movement of the US dollar and related instruments.

What indicators are expected this time, let's find out from our expert:

ISM's leading employment indicators point to the release of positive Non-Farm Employment data, which is favourable for the US dollar growth, as in this case the US Federal Reserve may raise interest rates at its November 1 meeting. On Friday consider selling GBPUSD, AUDUSD, XAUUSD, #NQ100.

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THE INTERLUDE
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The lull in bond sales lasted until Friday, but is unlikely to persist until the end of the day as investors await US employment data, which could bolster the case for keeping interest rates high for some time.

Oil's transition from a sharp rise to a fall also provided a respite, with Brent crude futures at $84.50 a barrel, about $13, or 13.5%, cheaper than last week's 11-month high.

MSCI's index of Asia-Pacific shares rose 0.9%. Tokyo's Nikkei (.N225) index was unchanged and currency markets were flat, although the dollar began a record 12th week of gains due to the bond slump.

The ten-year US Treasury yield held mercifully at 4.72% during the Asian session, but it climbed 55 basis points in the course of the five-week sell-off, weighing on bond markets and risk appetite globally.

However, no one was betting big until the release of US non-farm payrolls data at 12:30 GMT.

Another batch of bond sell-offs is likely to see the dollar continue its week-long winning streak, which is already the longest in history against the euro. The dollar index has risen for 12 consecutive weeks, repeating a streak that lasted from July to October 2014.

The rise has taken the euro at $1.0542 near an 11-month low and sterling near a seven-month trough. The dollar index was unchanged at 106.4 on Friday.

Surprisingly, only the beleaguered yen showed significant struggle as a sudden surge in the Japanese currency in London on Tuesday afternoon sparked speculation of government intervention.

Japanese money market data did not reveal any anomalies that could accompany intervention. However, the movement was notable enough to make traders wary.

The yen exchange rate was last seen remaining stable at 148.5 per dollar. Gold also remained steady at $1,822 an ounce after nine days of losses caused by rising global bond yields.

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SHIFTING INTERESTS: HOW CHANGING RATES AFFECT THE CURRENCY MARKET
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Interest rates are one of the biggest driver of price across the markets, with currency being no exception. This time, we'll continue the talk on fluctuations in interest rates.

Join us on October 11 at 12:00 GMT.

During webinars, FreshForex analyst will answer your questions regarding the market situation and comment on the latest news.

If you missed the previous webinars, you can always find them here.

BUSINESS AS USUAL
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While markets have largely regained their composure following events in the Middle East, some dovish remarks from US Federal Reserve officials helped calm investors' nerves ahead of Tuesday's trading session.

On Monday, senior Fed officials suggested that rising yields on long-term U.S. Treasury bonds could replace official monetary policy moves in terms of market impact, reinforcing expectations that the U.S. central bank may not need to raise rates further.

European stocks came under pressure on Monday amid news of conflict in the Middle East, but eurozone blue-chip futures STOXX 50 were back on the upside in Asia in the morning.

At the same time, 10-year US Treasuries posted their sharpest rise in more than a month at the opening of trading in Tokyo on Tuesday, fuelled by the Fed's "soft" remarks and demand for safe-haven assets.

The market will have more than enough to hear the views of Fed officials, who will take part in various events on Tuesday, and on Wednesday the minutes of the September monetary policy meeting will be released. All attention will then turn to Thursday's US consumer price index data.

At the same time, the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank will start in Morocco, where the world's leading politicians will speak.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde will speak at Tuesday's meeting after economic data the previous day heightened fears of a possible recession in Germany, the eurozone's largest economy.

In Asia, more bad news came from China, with Country Garden, the largest private property developer, saying it will not be able to meet all of its offshore payment obligations on time or within the relevant grace periods.

AN ALL-FOR-ONE. OPEC+ REPRESENANTIVES' MEETING
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Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and the United Arab Emirates have reaffirmed their commitment to "collective and individual voluntary adjustments" to oil production, Saudi Arabia's state news agency reported on Sunday.

The six countries' oil ministers met in Riyadh on Sunday on the sidelines of the UN's MENA climate week.

"In addition, the ministers reaffirmed the willingness of the countries participating in the Declaration of Co-operation to take additional measures at any time as part of their ongoing efforts to support market stability, building on the strong cohesion of OPEC+," Saudi state news agency SPA said in a report.

OPEC+ agreed in June to extend voluntary oil production cuts, first introduced in April, until the end of 2024. Additional voluntary cuts by Saudi Arabia and Russia have been extended until the end of 2023 and are subject to monthly reviews.

Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ministers on Wednesday made no changes to the group's oil production policy after Saudi Arabia and Russia confirmed they would maintain voluntary supply cuts to support the market.

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BUY ON RUMOURS: BITCOIN'S NEW SURGE
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Cryptocurrencies continued to rise in Asian trading on Tuesday, with bitcoin rising to nearly an 18-month high amid speculation about the imminent creation of an exchange-traded bitcoin fund.

The bitcoin exchange rate rose more than 6% to $35,198, its highest since May 2022. It rose 10% on Monday, its best performance in almost a year, and doubled its price in 2023.

Cryptocurrency-related stocks such as Coinbase Global (COIN.O) rose in over-the-counter trading.

An exchange-traded fund (ETF) that holds bitcoin on behalf of fund investors is seen as a demand driver, as it will allow those who don't want to trade in cryptocurrency markets to purchase bitcoin through the stock market.

Investment giant BlackRock is among several companies that have applied to set up bitcoin funds in the US, and speculation over their possible approval has been fuelled by the listing of BlackRock's iShares ETF on the DTCC clearing house website.

Expectations also rose after it was revealed this month that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will not appeal a court ruling that improperly rejected an ETF application from Grayscale Investments.

When and why the iShares ETF was added to the DTCC list was not specified. Last week, BlackRock denied an erroneous report that its ETF had been approved, and sources close to the SEC confirmed that the application was still under review.

THE SOUND OF SILENCE
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Poor lending data and weak purchasing managers' surveys confirmed what traders had already guessed: The rate hike cycle in Europe is over.

Markets believe there is little chance of a rate hike and see a recession on the horizon.

Absent surprises, trading is likely to hinge on earnings - Unilever (ULVR.L), Mercedes (MBGn.DE) and Amazon (AMZN.O) report on Thursday - and the behaviour of yields and the yen.

Google's disappointing results for its cloud division led to the sharpest drop in Alphabet shares since March 2020 on Wednesday, and they fell further in after-market trading in Asian hours.

The yen has surpassed the 150 per dollar mark and is now trading at its lowest level since Japanese authorities intervened last October to push the market higher.

On Wednesday, 10-year Treasury bond yields rallied towards 5% after a rise in US home sales gave further cause for concern about continued high interest rates. Nasdaq futures fell 1%.

"INACTION IS ACTION"
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Interest rate brakes are fuelling optimism in markets.A sharp pullback in long-term US Treasury rates gave investors in the Asia-Pacific region a chance to exhale, with bond yields falling from decade highs in Tokyo and Sydney.

Stocks rebounded despite another sharp fall in Wall Street overnight, giving European investors cause for optimism. Japan's Nikkei index jumped 1.5% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng was not far behind.

Undoubtedly, the US dollar is still in the lead, but the yen at least retreated from a one-year low and the euro recovered after European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde announced a pause in the rate hike cycle, saying that "inaction is also action".

Some market recovery on Friday would be a good respite before a possible volatile marathon next week, when the Bank of Japan, the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England will make policy decisions on consecutive days.

The ECB has raised expectations that policy tightening in the US and UK has come to an end, making the Japan meeting potentially the most interesting. Perhaps for a central bank prone to surprises, the BOJ announcement will come on Halloween, with a weakening yen and rising yields fuelling speculation of another hawkish policy shift.

BREAKING NEWS FOR SOUTH AFRICA — DEPOSIT WITH KUCHINGA VOUCHER, OZOW, AND SNAPSCAN!
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We're thrilled to announce a super convenient way to make deposits in South Africa.

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THE WAY TO UNLIMITED CRYPTOCURRENCY GROWTH IS OPEN!

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, in a personal announcement on the Commission's website, revealed the approval of 11 applications for the creation of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on Bitcoin. Trading of these new investment products is now permitted on major stock exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NASDAQ, and the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE).
 
At the opening of the American trading session, the aggregate trading volume of shares from the 11 spot ETFs exceeded $1 billion within the first 30 minutes, as reported by ETF market analyst James Seifert at Bloomberg. Simultaneously, the price of Bitcoin reached $49,000 for the first time since 2022.

The SEC's decision sparked excitement in the crypto industry, with numerous expert forecasts about Bitcoin's future. Many analysts, including Standard Chartered (LON:STAN), expressed optimistic predictions that the BTCUSD price will reach $200,000. Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes stated that by 2026, the price of Bitcoin could range from $750,000 to $1 million.

Undoubtedly, the price of the leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, will have an impact on the entire crypto market. Therefore, now is the best time to invest in digital assets.

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WHAT DRIVES PROFITS FOR FRESHFOREX CLIENTS?


Global stock markets have experienced an exceptionally strong year since 2019, thanks to a two-month rally. Investors bet on major central banks halting interest rate hikes and swiftly lowering them in the coming year, contributing to market growth.

The US S&P 500 index (#SP500) has risen by 14% since October and by 24% overall for the year, nearly reaching an all-time historical record on the last trading day of the year. The NASDAQ Technology Index (#NQ100) posted its best performance in two decades, increasing by 43% in 2023. In contrast, the London Financial Times Stock Exchange Index (#FTSE100) lagged behind US and European markets, growing by less than 4% in 2023.
 
This positive trend in the US stock market is a crucial signal for investors and the economy at large. Index growth reflects investor confidence in the prospects of the American economy, demonstrating the strength and resilience of US companies in the current market conditions.
 
Shares of a small number of major technology companies accounted for a significant portion of Wall Street's profits this year. The rally was mainly driven by the success of the so-called "the Magnificent Seven" - Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Tesla, Meta (formerly Facebook), and Nvidia. All of them are available in our trading terminal!
 
Positive data on stocks and indices set a positive trend for FreshForex clients' profits in 2024, as evidenced by the successful start of many of our traders in January
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WILL SOLANA TOKEN BECOME THE FOURTH LARGEST BY MARKET CAPITALIZATION?


Solana is a public blockchain and a direct competitor to Ethereum. Solana stands out for its use of a unique fast blockchain synchronization algorithm called Proof of History (PoH). Due to a significant acceleration of the network, SOL's popularity has surged rapidly.


On January 26th, for the first time in a month, Solana registered over a million active users, surpassing the number of daily active users on the Bitcoin network. Furthermore, Solana continues to maintain a dominant position in intra-network transactions, with a daily volume of 26.9 million on January 26th, significantly outpacing all other networks.

 
FreshForex analysts note that the Solana token currently holds the fifth position by market capitalization, trailing only BinanceCoin (BNB), Tether (USDT), Ethereum (ETH), and Bitcoin (BTC). Riding the current hype wave, Solana (SOL) has a good chance of moving up to the fourth position. Hence, an increasing number of traders are likely to trust the coin and invest in this asset.
 
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20% PROFIT IN ONE DAY ON META PLATFORMS!

Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook Inc.), a corporation that brings together globally renowned services like Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and more, has made history with the largest single-day stock surge.

On Friday, the company's stocks soared by 20%, reaching a historic high of $485. This signifies an incredible increase in market value by $197 billion — the largest one-day growth in history, surpassing even giants like Apple and Amazon.

Reminder: Meta is one of the most expensive companies globally and is considered one of the "Big Five" in the US information technology sector, alongside Amazon, Alphabet (owns Google), Apple, and Microsoft.

Let's break down the key success points:

Meta's sales in the fourth quarter of 2023 grew by 25%, generating a total revenue of $40.1 billion with a net profit of $14 billion.
Meta introduced dividends for the first time, offering $0.50 per share, starting from March 26.
The corporation increased the scale of its share buyback program to $50 billion, boosting investor confidence.
Investments in artificial intelligence to enhance targeted advertising efficiency were chosen as the company's long-term strategy.
Market analysts applaud Meta, citing "growth acceleration" and "improved capital structure efficiency" as key success factors.
With the extensive base of 3.19 billion daily active users in the corporation's products remaining a reliable foundation for growing advertising revenues, FreshForex analysts believe that Meta's revenues in the current quarter will again exceed forecasts, serving as a driver for continued price growth.

The entire technology industry is confidently advancing, with Meta's competitors like Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, and Alphabet (Google) also demonstrating high financial performance. Shares of these companies and many others are available for trading in our company.

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EXCEEDING $50,000 ONCE MORE, WILL BITCOIN REACH THE $70,000 MARK?


Bitcoin, the world's first and most valuable cryptocurrency, continues to attract global investors and traders due to its uniqueness, growth potential, and its ability to influence other cryptocurrencies.

 

The total amount invested in bitcoins surpassed $1tn this week for the first time since November 2021, fueled by inflows into U.S. ETF funds directly trading bitcoins, which continue to support prices.

The cryptocurrency reached a record high of $69,000 in November 2021. Will it surpass this milestone in 2024?

As of February 14, 2024, the price of the leading cryptocurrency has already exceeded $52,000! Most analysts believe that the bullish trend for BTC will persist in 2024. We previously highlighted this in our news article "The Way to Unlimited Cryptocurrency Growth is Open" on January 12.
 

Many traders are wondering if they missed the opportunity to buy Bitcoin. Crypto market experts assert that Bitcoin remains a profitable purchase, predicting an upcoming remarkable bull rally.

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BITCOIN CONFIDENTLY BREAKS $60,000

Today, Bitcoin is not just the first cryptocurrency but a true digital gold with a market capitalization of over $1.20 trillion. This investment volume is comparable to the market capitalization of Meta Platforms Inc. (formerly Facebook) on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
 
Only 2 months into the year, the BTCUSD exchange rate has grown by more than 50%! In just the last week, the cryptocurrency has added 25% to its value, reaching a new milestone of $64,000 without retracements.
 
 
 
On January 12, 2024, we published the news "The path to limitless cryptocurrency growth is open!" about the approval of 11 applications for creating exchange-traded Bitcoin funds. By February 28, the trading volume of Bitcoin ETFs reached $7.69 billion! The influx of funds into Bitcoin is simply colossal; BlackRock alone increased its balance to 151,536 BTC for its spot BTC-ETF.
 
The overall market capitalization of the crypto market grew by 12% in the last week. There is active discussion in the network about the imminent approval of a spot ETF for Ethereum (ETH). Need we mention what might happen to its price? The price of Bitcoin is a vivid example. The excitement around crypto assets is only growing, the media actively fuels investor interest, and companies and funds continue to increase their investments.
 
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GOLD HITS HISTORICAL RECORD!


Gold is a precious metal classified as a protective asset. Traders commonly use gold for portfolio diversification and as a "safe haven" during economic downturns. In the long term, gold exhibits a steady upward trend and is suitable for investments with a horizon of 5-7 years or more. Simultaneously, due to its relatively high volatility, gold is also suitable for successful intraday speculative trading.


In January, global central banks doubled their gold purchases for their reserves. The Central Bank of Turkey and the People's Bank of China emerged as leading buyers. The demand for this precious metal from central banks may be a decisive factor in supporting prices in 2024.

On Wednesday, March 6, the XAUUSD price reached a new historical maximum of $2,149 per ounce. In just the last five trading sessions, gold has risen by over $100! The current forecast indicates a price movement towards $2,255 and beyond. Similar to Bitcoin, we predicted this growth in the news article "FreshForex Gold Alert" from November 21, 2023.

The increase in gold prices is also attributed to the interest of private investors and institutional funds in gold as a safe-haven asset for risk hedging. It is expected that this trend will continue in the coming years, making gold a very reliable investment.

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HOW FRESHFOREX TRADERS PROFIT FROM THE DEPARTING WINTER?
Since the beginning of January 2024, the price of natural gas (#GAS) has been steadily following a bearish trend, nearly halving from $3.3 to $1.7!

FreshForex analysts continue to adhere to a short position strategy, and here are several factors influencing the current situation:

-Decrease in gas demand during mild weather,
-Concerns about excess supply, as the reduction in gas production by companies Chesapeake and EQT and the decrease in gas reserves by 9 billion cubic feet have not yet triggered a market reaction,
-Reduction in the gas consumption forecast in the US for 2024, announced by the Department of Energy,
-Pause by the Biden administration in implementing new gas projects to expand LNG production in the US.


Have price lows been reached, and is it time to buy, or will the #GAS contract continue to decrease in value?

Since the total gas reserves are 37% above the five-year average and 14% exceed the previous five-year maximum, experts believe that the situation may only change by summer when reserves approach normal levels.

However, a sharp price change may occur suddenly in the case of extreme heat or other unexpected circumstances that contribute to increased demand.

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JAPAN'S NIKKEI INDEX HITS HISTORIC HIGH!


The Nikkei 225 - Japan's key stock index comprising 225 companies from the Land of the Rising Sun listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It is calculated as the arithmetic mean of their values. The index was introduced in 1950 and named after the newspaper that first applied such a calculation methodology to the Japanese stock market.

 

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) is one of the largest in the world, with over 2,000 companies represented, including brands known to everyone - Toyota, Sony, Mitsubishi, Nintendo, SoftBank, and many others. In terms of market capitalization, TSE is second only to the New York Stock Exchange.

The historic peak of #NIKKEI was reached on December 29, 1989, when the index rose to 38,957 points during the day's trading. And now, for the first time in 34 years, in our days, #NIKKEI has exceeded the 40,000-point mark.

FreshForex analysts point to the following factors driving the growth of the Japanese stock market in 2024:

• Strengthening of technology company stocks and reports of high corporate earnings,
• Investor optimism amid billionaire Warren Buffett's investment in major Japanese companies (Berkshire Hathaway holding),
• Exporter stocks supported by a weakening yen, increasing their profits in the national currency,
• Rising inflation to 2.8% - a radical change compared to the deflation of previous years when constant price declines negatively affected company profits.

Thanks to these factors, traders worldwide see increasing opportunities in the Japanese market.


In 2023, the Nikkei 225 gained 29%, marking the highest annual growth in a decade. And since the beginning of the current year, it has added another 22%, making the contract extremely attractive for investment.

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BLACK GOLD CONTINUES ITS RISE!

Oil prices are rapidly increasing at the beginning of the week, driven by a number of factors: geopolitical conflict threats, prospects of production cuts from OPEC+ members, and the depreciation of the dollar.
 
 
As of today, Brent crude oil has reached a price of $86 per barrel!


OPEC+ reaffirms its position on limiting oil production and sees no need for changes, reports Bloomberg, citing several informed sources. On April 3, the alliance will hold an online meeting to assess the progress of the latest production agreements, which are set to run until the end of June.

According to commodities analyst Giovanni Staunovo from UBS Group AG, the rise in oil prices is attributed to positive data from China, including refinery activity levels and increased oil demand. According to Chinese authorities, crude oil processing volumes in January and February reached a historic high of 118.76 million tons, exceeding last year's figure by 3%.

Goldman Sachs analysts predict an increase in commodity prices this year, based on central bank rate cuts worldwide. This forecast is supported by other market participants such as Macquarie Group and Carlyle Group.

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GOLD HAS ALREADY HIT RECORDS, NOW IT'S COPPER'S TIME

According to the CME Group, demand for copper futures contracts continues to grow steadily, and institutional funds continue to increase their volumes.
As a result, since the beginning of the year, copper has risen by almost 10%, and the price of the CUCUSD contract confidently reached a 14-month high.

Key growth factors include:

• Increased demand for the metal due to the transition to "green" energy. Solar or wind power stations, electric vehicles, any form of renewable energy - they all require copper because if you need to electrify something, conduct electricity, you need copper.
• Supply reduction risk. On April 3, Canadian mining company Ivanhoe Mines reported a quarterly production decrease of 6.5% at the Kamoa-Kakula mining complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In addition, drought in Zambia threatens the planned expansion of the country's mining industry. This leads to supply shortages and further price increases. Goldman Sachs predicts a copper deficit of over 500,000 tons in 2024.
• Expected reduction in the Fed rate. The rise in CUCUSD increased after statements by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell regarding the key rate. He stated that despite higher-than-expected inflation data, the overall situation remains unchanged and a rate cut will be necessary "at some point this year."

According to CNBC analysts' forecasts, by 2025, copper prices could rise by more than 75% and reach new historical highs. FreshForex analysts make more modest forecasts but also expect an upward trend in CUCUSD as a more likely scenario, especially in the case of an improvement in the global economy.

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