Will investors who missed the last stock market rally higher have to chase prices higher? Or will a price dip offer new opportunities?

by John Knobel

Global Market Insights:

Key US Inflation Report Beats Forecast; US Job Market Remains Strong…

  • US Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) beats forecast; US Dollar tics higher; US SP500 and Dow Jones stock index futures tic lower; precious metals reverse EU session gains and tic lower;
  • Positive US economic data may be bad news for stocks and commodities in the very short term; US jobs market remains strong; the weekly jobless claims report came in better than forecast; positive data adds downside risk that the US Fed may not have to be as aggressive with pending interest rate cuts;
  • European economies may be getting a boost; the European Central Bank (ECB) Council agreed to prepare for adding further economic stimulus according to the latest release of the ECB Account of Monetary Policy Meeting;

Tomorrow Economic Events

  • Fed Monetary Policy Report;
  • US Producer Price Index (PPI);

Upcoming Earnings

  • Goldman Sachs reports on July 16th (Tuesday); forecasted to earn $5.212 per share (EPS) on $9.048.375 billion in sales;

Charts

US Dow Jones; SP500 and NASDAQ attempting to break out higher to new all time historic highs;

 

Platinum prices in weak uptrend; upside price momentum starting to increase;

 

German DAX holding above support; potential for upside surprise move; downside risk seen limited to 12,340 from current price 14,460;

 

GBP/USD potential upside break-out as price bounces off recent lows;

 

EUR/USD remains in a multi-month weak uptrend;

 

Crude Oil (CL) facing resistance; upside momentum slowing; price looking for next catalyst;

 

 

Source: FXGM / Bloomberg