ECB to hike by 75bp | Softer US Dollar (USD) Helps Gold And Crude Oil

Yesterday wasn’t not a good day for the US Big Tech. Google dived almost 10% after reporting disappointing results, while Microsoft sank almost 8%.
Nasdaq bounced 2% lower after having tested the major 38.2% Fibonacci retracement, a touch below the 11700.
And don’t expect the things to look better today. Meta dived another 20% in the afterhours trading, after announcing disappointed results.
On the macro front, however, the Bank of Canada (BoC) surprised with a softer-than-expected rate hike, and US home sales fell almost 11% in September.
The US dollar index dived below its 50-DMA yesterday. The EURUSD rallied above parity, as Cable advanced past 1.16.
Focus shifts to US GDP dat, the European Central Bank (ECB) decision, Apple & Amazon earnings today.
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Ipek Ozkardeskaya has begun her financial career in 2010 in the structured products desk of the Swiss Banque Cantonale Vaudoise. She worked at HSBC Private Bank in Geneva in relation to high and ultra-high net worth clients. In 2012, she started as FX Strategist at Swissquote Bank. She worked as a Senior Market Analyst in London Capital Group in London and in Shanghai. She returned to Swissquote Bank as Senior Analyst in 2020.
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