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Gold outlook: bulls target $4,400 again
Gold rose for a second consecutive week, with cooling inflation and central bank buying continuing to provide support — but geopolitical turbulence kept $4,400–$4,450 firmly in play as a key resistance zone. As September rate-hike expectations ease, market attention is shifting to the FOMC minutes and the Jackson Hole symposium, where Warsh's policy remarks could prove pivotal for gold's next move.
Alibaba Q1 FY27 earnings preview
The market expects Alibaba's profitability to come under clear pressure this quarter, even as analyst ratings lean almost unanimously bullish. With the stock having rallied sharply in recent months, the real focus for traders isn't this quarter's numbers — it's whether AI and cloud can start turning heavy capex into growth the market can actually verify.
Unitree IPO: Perpetual CFD Market Points to a 292% Gain
Unitree’s IPO was more than 8,000x subscribed online, attracting CNY8.1tn of retail bids. Pre-IPO Perpetual CFD pricing now implies a 292% gain from the IPO price.
Gold outlook: bulls break the stalemate
Gold has broken out of a six-week range and cleared $4,300. Easing geopolitical tensions have taken some of the heat out of inflation fears, while a weak jobs report has further dented September rate-hike expectations — leaving gold's bullish momentum noticeably stronger. This week's July CPI will be the key test, and could determine whether the rally has room to run.
Unitree IPO: Valuation, Timeline and Pepperstone's Pre-IPO Perp CFD
Explore the Unitree IPO, including its valuation, business model, listing timeline and how Pepperstone's pre-IPO market allows traders to speculate before listing.
USD/JPY slides to 155 as FX intervention lifts the yen
The yen has staged a strong rebound, with USDJPY falling from around 164 to the 155 region as markets reassess the impact of FX intervention. Still, tension remains between short-term policy action and longer-term fundamentals, and USDJPY's future direction will hinge largely on shifts in the US-Japan rate differential and signals from the two central banks.
Gold outlook: Fed holds, hawks speak up
The Fed's biggest internal split since 2016 still left the rate path frustratingly unclear. Gold has been grinding between $4,000 and $4,200 for weeks, caught between rate expectations, dollar moves, and geopolitical headlines. This week, U.S.-Iran talks and Friday's nonfarm payrolls report could finally give the market something to trade.
Palantir Q2 2026 earnings preview
Palantir Technologies PLTR is set to report its second-quarter 2026 financial results Monday after the close of the US trading session, in what is shaping up to be one of the most watched events of this earnings season.
Meta faces a tough test at earnings
Markets are awaiting Meta's earnings release after the close of the U.S. trading session on July 29, with expectations that the company will deliver another strong quarter in terms of revenue and earnings. However, this earnings season among the technology giants has shown that simply beating expectations is no longer enough to push shares to new highs.
Gold outlook: jobs miss fuels the rally
Gold has snapped a seven-week losing streak, with soft nonfarm payrolls and a subtle shift in the Fed's hawkish tone igniting a recovery against a backdrop of steady central bank buying. Inflation concerns haven't gone away and rate-hike expectations remain on the table. July 14 — when CPI and Warsh's congressional testimony land on the same day — could prove to be the real turning point.
US Q2 2026 earnings: a trader's guide to risk
US earnings season is underway. Learn how professional traders approach earnings volatility, manage risk, and identify opportunities using Pepperstone's 24-hour US share CFDs and index CFDs.
Trader's week ahead: key market risks to watch
US nonfarm payrolls, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, oil prices, AI stocks, gold and the US dollar headline the key market risks traders should watch in the week ahead.
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