Fed’s dovish shift a mixed blessing for BOJ rate hike plan

The U.S. Federal Reserve’s dovish shift will likely give the Bank of Japan some respite in its battle to tame a weak yen, but could complicate its efforts to raise interest rates if the two central banks’ diverging policy paths keep markets jittery.

The Dollar-Yen pair traded sideways in the last session. The MACD is giving a positive signal.
Support: 142.5233 | Resistance: 147.4233

Sterling highest in 2 years

The dollar fell and sterling rose to its highest in more than two years on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave an unambiguous signal that the long-anticipated U.S. interest rate cut would come next month.

The Pound-Dollar pair traded sideways in the last session. According to the Stochastic-RSI, we are in an overbought market.
Support: 1.3029 | Resistance: 1.3322

Nvidia to announce earnings

The rally in U.S. stocks faces an important test next week with earnings from chipmaking giant Nvidia, whose blistering run has powered markets throughout 2024. The S&P 500 has pared a sharp drop it suffered after U.S. economic worries contributed to a sell-off at the beginning of the month.

S&P, Nasdaq tick up as downward payrolls revisions boost rate-cut hopes

USA 500 Daily Chart

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq edged up as a sharp downward revision in U.S. jobs data for the year ended March 2024 indicated a slowdown in the labor market, propping up hopes the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates next month.

BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust approaches $1B in net inflows

Ethereum Daily Chart

BlackRock’s Ether exchange-traded fund has reached approximately $1 billion in net inflows, underscoring its lead among rival ETFs. The iShares Ethereum Trust has pulled in $992 million in net inflows, putting the fund on track to surpass the $1-billion mark imminently.