Hawkish Hold or Second Hike? Gold, EUR/USD, US500 and WTI
The Fed decides tonight with a hold priced near 93%, the ECB and Bank of Japan follow within 36 hours, and this preview sets the levels for gold, EUR/USD, US500 and WTI.
Tesla, Meta and Netflix Test a Shaken US500
US500 enters the first full week of the Q3 reporting season at 7,706 after its worst week since June and a chip-led Monday rebound, with 84% of early reporters beating and profit growth near 30%. This outlook sets out the Netflix, Meta and Tesla numbers the market is pricing, the flash PMIs and the Fed blackout, how to read the weekly and one-hour direction of US500, EUR/USD, gold and WTI, and the levels to watch.
US CPI Preview | EUR USD Gold US500 and WTI Outlook
September US CPI lands on Wednesday 14 October at 8:30pm GMT+8 with the 10-year yield near a 24-year high, EUR/USD at a 17-month low, gold rebounding from 4,066 and Brent above $100. This preview sets out the consensus, the hot, in-line and soft scenarios for the October Fed meeting, how to read the direction each market is already in, and the levels to watch on EUR/USD, gold, US500 and WTI before CPI, PPI, retail sales and the first bank earnings.
Weekly Analysis | Nonfarm Payrolls Sep 2026 Week
EUR/USD fell to 1.1310, its lowest since May 2025, and gold\'s softer-PCE bounce was sold as US 10-year yields closed at a record 5.29% despite softer inflation, while WTI gave back its Hormuz spike and US500 holds a 7,655 to 7,745 range. ISM tonight and the nonfarm payrolls September 2026 report on Friday now decide the week for all four.
Weekly Analysis: Fed, BoE, BoJ, Sep 14 to 18
Gold slipped and EUR/USD broke down sharply after last week\'s hot US CPI print, while US500 held well off its August record and GBP/JPY tumbled on rising Bank of Japan rate hike bets.
Weekly Analysis: ECB, US CPI, Sep 7 to 11
Gold bounced to 4,374.14 this week after testing the support level already flagged for the week ahead. EUR/USD and GBP/USD held steady near 1.16306 and 1.35464 while US500 pulled back toward 7,673.51, all four instruments now sitting ahead of Thursday\'s ECB decision and Friday\'s US CPI.
US PMI Recap: How Gold, EUR/USD, US500, WTI Reacted
WTI broke above 88.50 and rallied toward 92 on Iran and Strait of Hormuz supply risk, not the PMI, which barely moved the price
