Gold 1454,98
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EURUSD 1,1033
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DJIA 27652
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OIL.WTI 57,04
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DAX 13212,06
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On Monday, there were no important economic news. An escalation of protests in Hong Kong has strongly impacted the world’s markets. But there was nothing new on the Brexit and on the US-China trade deal. In this contexts, investors are switching to more secure assets.
GBP/USD day chart
After the weekend, the crypto market lost about 2%, reaching a capitalization of about $243 billion. There’s currently no positive driver that could push crypto prices up. In the US, the authorities are ever more skeptical about digital currencies, calling them the key payment method for terrorists. In this situation, most investors treat their crypto solely as a speculative instrument.
GBP/USD
GBP grew quite a lot on Monday after Nigel Farage stated that he won’t contest Conservative-held seats in the December 12 election. This improves the Conservatives’ prospects to win a majority and complete the Brexit. At the closing of the day’s session, the pound was trading at 1.2860 – a 0.7% increase since the opening.
GOLD
Gold’s downward trajectory that began in September is still confusing traders, but the trend is likely to be temporary. Gold has already grown by 14% since the beginning of the year. There are still lots of unsolved issued – from the US-China trade deal to the overdue global economic recession. Moreover, the large amount of liquidity coming from the US and EU central banks will be allocated among all the markets, including gold. For this reason, demand remains high. The price can still go back to $1500 and above per ounce.
INDICES
Most markets were trading in the red on Monday. Investors were nervous about the protests in Hong Kong and about the lack of news in the US-China trade talks. The signals about the industrial slowdown in the euro zone added to the general negativity. Only good news and positive macroeconomic data can trigger a new price rally.
What’s next?
11.30 UK: unemployment benefit requests data for October
12.00 EU: ZEW Institute indicator of economic sentiment for November
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