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Analysis

August 17, 2026 8 min read By Sarah Whitfield, Senior Market Strategist

August Rate Decision Deep-Dive: What the Fed's Dovish Pivot Means for FX, Gold and Risk Assets Through Q4

The Federal Reserve's latest policy shift caught a segment of the market off guard, but the underlying data had been signalling a softer stance for weeks. In this exhaustive analysis, we break down the FOMC's inflation trajectory, the repricing in the forward curve, USD positioning across G10 pairs, and what portfolio adjustments institutional desks are making ahead of September's Jackson Hole symposium. Includes three trade ideas with concrete entry parameters.

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Forex

August 16, 2026 4 min read

EUR/USD Breaks Key 1.12 Resistance as Data Divergence Widens

Eurozone PMI data came in well above consensus while US retail sales softened, fuelling the largest single-session rally in EUR/USD since April. Technical levels to watch next.

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Crypto

August 16, 2026 5 min read

Spot ETF Inflows Accelerate as BTC Reclaims $75,000 Level

US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their fifth consecutive week of net inflows totalling $1.4B, driven by renewed institutional allocation and a macro backdrop supportive of alternative assets.

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Gold

August 15, 2026 3 min read

XAU/USD Hits All-Time High as Central Banks Accelerate Purchases

Gold broke decisively above $2,480/oz following official sector buying data showing emerging market central banks added 62 tonnes in July alone, the strongest month since Q1.

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Indices

August 15, 2026 6 min read

S&P 500 Earnings Season Scorecard: 78% Beat on EPS, But Margins Narrow

With 92% of S&P constituents having reported, the headline beat rate is strong but a sector-level decomposition reveals margin compression in consumer discretionary and industrials.

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Commodities

August 14, 2026 5 min read

WTI Crude Firms Above $82 as OPEC+ Extension Meets Tighter Product Inventories

The OPEC+ ministerial panel confirmed a three-month rollover of existing cuts while US DOE data showed the largest gasoline draw since mid-May, lending structure support to the energy complex.

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Analysis

August 14, 2026 7 min read

Technical Outlook: Key Fibonacci Levels Across 12 Major Markets This Week

Our technical desk maps weekly support, resistance and invalidation levels across EUR/USD, GBP/JPY, XAU/USD, BTC/USD, WTI, the S&P 500 and DAX — with RSI divergence setups identified in four pairs.

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Forex

August 13, 2026 4 min read

BOJ Watch: Yen Volatility Rises as Traders Price September Liftoff Probability at 74%

Overnight-indexed swaps are now pricing a near-certain end to negative rates at the September BOJ meeting, with USD/JPY implied volatility curves showing 2-vol premium in that week's tenors.

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Crypto

August 13, 2026 6 min read

Ethereum Network Fees Hit 2026 Low as Layer-2 Migration Volume Hits Record 41%

Average gas on mainnet has compressed to the sub-5 gwei range on sustained L2 throughput, with Base, Arbitrum and Optimism now capturing more settlement value than the base layer for the first time.

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Indices

August 12, 2026 4 min read

European Equities Outperform: DAX +2.3%, FTSE MIB Leads Peripheral Gains

A sharp upward revision to the Eurozone composite PMI and cooling German PPI data drove a broad-based European risk rally, with Milan's FTSE MIB leading benchmarks on strong domestic bank earnings.

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