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A summary of news and snapshot of moves ahead of the US session.

Heading into the new week, we are expecting to see further short term gains for stocks amid bullish technical momentum arising from this week’s central bank action, but we are not too sure whether the bulls will go all out buying every single dip given the increased risks to economic growth and ongoing trade tensions.

A summary of news and snapshot of moves ahead of the US session.

Probably not, but the improvement should help to keep the euro and stock bears away — for now.

The pound’s initial reaction was lower in response to the Bank of England’s latest policy decision.

A summary of news and snapshot of moves ahead of the US session.

We have covered the US dollar and the FOMC’s upcoming rate decision extensively so far this week, so I thought why not share some thoughts on a non-dollar currency pair today. While there are a few candidates that I could have looked at, the GBP/JPY is the one that has stood out to me – not only from a technical point of view but for sound fundament...

We don’t see any real reason for the bond market rally to falter tomorrow or at any time soon, meaning US and other developed economies’ yields should remain depressed. If so, this could be good news for stocks as well as lower-yielding assets such as gold and silver, despite precious metals being traditional haven assets.

A summary of news and snapshot of moves ahead of the US session.

Concerns over potential supply disruptions amid raised geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East had initially boosted prices. But oil prices could not hold onto those gains due, in part, to ongoing concerns over rising non-OPEC supplies and weak demand outlook amid soft global economic activity.

A summary of news and snapshot of moves ahead of the US session.

Undoubtedly, next week’s main event is likely to be the FOMC rate decision on Wednesday. While rate cut expectations have risen sharply of late, no one is seriously expecting the Fed to loosen its belt at this meeting, despite the weakness in core consumer prices in May.