09.05.22 Macro Afternoon

 | May 09, 2022 17:04

Its another sea of red out there for Asian stocks as we start the new trading week in the shadow of big falls on European and US share markets on Friday night as the latest US jobs report solidifies the Fed’s stance on hiking rates. All the major currency pairs continue to fall with the Australian dollar just crossing below the 70 handle while oil markets are stable, gold prices continue to falter during the Asian session, currently down to $1870USD per ounce. Bitcoin did even worse, losing over 5% to cross below the $34K level, making a new monthly low:

The economic calendar starts the new trading week quietly with a few BOE and Fed speeches plus some Treasury auctions.

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