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Sterling rose on Monday as the market cautiously welcomed the UK government's decision to scrap a tax cut plan that would have weakened the country's fiscal accounts.

Equities roar to life following a tough Q3 and poor end to September.

Electricity supplies to people's houses could be disrupted if the country runs short of gas.

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng remains under pressure to detail how he will pay for wider tax cuts.

September U.S. manufacturing activity clocked in at 50.9 versus 52.2 expected, growing at its weakest pace since May 2020, a sign that the economy is rapidly weakening.

A reprieve in the bearish trend to start Q4 but can gold bulls push anything more than a retracement? Or will higher rates continue to sink gold prices, longer-term?

Kwasi Kwarteng says the proposal was "drowning out a strong package" to boost economic growth.

US regulators accused the influencer of failing to disclose she was being paid to promote cryptocurrency assets. After a year of market crashes and scandals, the US Congress is preparing to regulate crypto companies.

Spot natural gas prices (CFDS ON NATURAL GAS) decreased in the recent trading at the intraday levels, to record daily losses until the moment of writing this report, by -2.36%.

Indices such as the S&P 500, the FTSE 100 and the DAX are currently in a decline since January 2022 high.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined in its recent trading at the intraday levels, to suffer sharp losses in its last sessions, by -1.71%.

During the last three trading sessions last week, the EUR/USD price succeeded in rebounding higher with gains that reached the level of 0.9854.

Last week's trading was somewhat good for the pound sterling against the rest of the major currencies, as the Bank of England intervened to fix what was spoiled by the British government's plans.

For five trading sessions in a row, the price of the USD/JPY currency pair continued to maintain its bullish momentum near its highest level in 24 years.

XAU/USD gold futures rose modestly amid swings in the US dollar and lower Treasury yields, as global financial markets continued to slide.

The Index rallied despite a host of concerns ranging from geopolitics to rate hikes. As the economic concerns grow, can the rally last?

The USD/BRL closed around the 5.4154 ratio going into the weekend, having crept slightly upwards incrementally on Friday as the day came to an end.

Crude oil has started the session around 3% higher as talk continues to swirl that OPEC+ will announce a hefty production cut this week.

The USD/CAD remains within the upper realms of its long term price range and traders will need to remain diligent while pursuing the Forex pair.

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The WTI Crude Oil market has fallen during the trading session on Friday, to lose almost 2.5%.

The S&P 500 has fallen a bit during the trading session on Friday as we continue to see a lot of “risk off” type of situation.

EUR/USD has found some support this Monday as markets await U.S. PMI data for further directional guidance.

The NASDAQ 100 has rallied a bit during the trading session on Friday but then turned around to show signs of weakness as we have broken below the 11,000 level.

The CAC tried to rally on Friday, and although it did keep some of the gains, it ended up forming a bit of an inverted hammer.

The USD/JPY has rallied a bit during the trading session on Friday to test the ¥145 level.

The AUD/USD has sold off significantly during the trading session on Friday, as we continue to threaten the bottom.

Gold markets rallied a bit during the trading session on Friday but continues to see the $1680 level as an interesting resistance barrier, and of course hold off from that level.

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The EUR/USD gave up some of the momentum heading into the weekend, as we are hanging about the 0.98 level.

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced a U-turn of his controversial tax cut for the UK’s highest earners this morning at the Tory party conference. GBP lifted

The BTC/USD has done almost nothing during the trading session yet again during the day on Friday, as we are sitting just below the 50-Day EMA.

My previous GBP/USD signal on 20th September was not triggered, as the bearish price action took place above the resistance level which I had identified at $1.1451.

Germany has seen a huge rise in sales of electric heaters as the winter draws nearer. Many fear there will not be enough gas around to heat homes.

The EUR/USD price recovered modestly from its two-decade low in the final part of the week as investors bought the dip.

The BTC/USD price continued to consolidate as investors waited for the next catalyst.

The Australian dollar remained under pressure in the final part of last week even as other developed country currencies like sterling and euro crawled back.

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Technical charts, sentiment and positioning suggest GBP/USD’s slide is losing steam. Is it forming a base and what are the key levels to watch?

Kwasi Kwarteng will defend his tax cuts during his Conservative Party conference speech.

Asia-Pacific currencies are in focus as fourth-quarter trading begins ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s rate decision. A Chinese holiday may drain liquidity and increase volatility.

Get your Q4 2022 forecasts for FX, stocks, bitcoin, and commodities here.

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But the prime minister says she sticks by her mini budget, despite a bad reaction from the markets.

Prime Minister Liz Truss made claims on growth, borrowing costs and mortgage rises.

After touching historic lows on Monday of last week, as investment houses reacted in fear to the new economic mandates heralded by the Liz Truss led U.K government, something not so surprising happened.

The EUR/USD finished the last week of trading above the 0.98000 ratio, which was better than the previous week’s finish.

This week I will begin with my monthly and weekly Forex forecast of the currency pairs worth watching.

The difference between success and failure in Forex / CFD trading is highly likely to depend mostly upon which assets you choose to trade each week and in which direction, and not on the exact methods you might use to determine trade entries and exits.

Get the Forex Forecast using fundamentals, sentiment, and technical positions analyses for major pairs for the week of October 2nd, 2022 here.