{"id":10390,"date":"2024-02-12T10:32:47","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T10:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.net\/?p=10390"},"modified":"2025-02-22T08:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T08:11:11","slug":"forex-market-analysis-usd-strength-surges-inflation-anticipation-sp-500-hits-record-highs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.net\/de\/analysis\/forex-market-analysis-usd-strength-surges-inflation-anticipation-sp-500-hits-record-highs\/","title":{"rendered":"Forex Market Analysis: USD Strength Surges, Inflation Anticipation, S&amp;P 500 Hits Record Highs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><u>CURRENCIES:<\/u><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Gold Price Trends:&nbsp;<\/strong>Gold prices declined due to an increase in U.S. Treasury yields and a stronger U.S. dollar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Currency Market Movements:&nbsp;<\/strong>The EUR\/USD and GBP\/USD experienced slight drops but remained above critical technical levels.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Anticipation of U.S. Inflation Data:&nbsp;<\/strong>The upcoming U.S. inflation report is expected to significantly influence market volatility in the following week<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Stock Market Performance:&nbsp;<\/strong>Despite the pressure from rising bond yields, U.S. stocks, including the S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq 100, achieved record highs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>U.S. Dollar Strength:&nbsp;<\/strong>The U.S. dollar has been on an upward trend for four weeks, affecting currency pairs like EUR\/USD, GBP\/USD, and leading to a notable rally in USD\/JPY.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Potential Market Reactions to CPI Report:&nbsp;<\/strong>The January inflation data release could lead to substantial market fluctuations, with traders advised to brace for potential sharp price movements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Impact of Inflation on Markets:&nbsp;<\/strong>An inflation rate exceeding expectations could boost U.S. yields and the dollar but negatively affect stocks and gold. Conversely, lower-than-expected inflation figures might decrease yields, weaken the dollar, and support equities and gold prices in the short term.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><u>STOCK MARKET:<\/u><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Economic data: New York Fed one-year inflation expectations, January (3.01% previously)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Earnings:\u00a0Avis Budget Group (<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/CAR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CAR<\/strong><\/a><strong>), Monday.com (<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/MNDY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MNDY<\/strong><\/a><strong>), Waste Management (<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/WM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>WM<\/strong><\/a><strong>), Zoominfo Technologies (<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/ZI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ZI<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Key Market Indicators:\u00a0<\/strong>Inflation, retail sales, and corporate earnings are pivotal factors for the market this week.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>S&amp;P 500 Milestone:&nbsp;<\/strong>The S&amp;P 500 surpassed the 5,000 mark for the first time, continuing a positive trend seen in recent weeks<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Corporate Earnings Reports:&nbsp;<\/strong>About 15% of S&amp;P 500 companies, including John Deere, Coinbase, Airbnb, and Shopify, are scheduled to report their earnings<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Inflation Expectations:&nbsp;<\/strong>The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January is anticipated, with an expected annual gain of 2.9%, signaling a decrease from December&#8217;s 3.4%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Core Inflation Forecast:&nbsp;<\/strong>Excluding food and energy, core inflation is projected to have risen by 3.7% year-over-year, with a monthly increase of 0.3%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Consumer Spending Outlook:&nbsp;<\/strong>January&#8217;s retail sales report is awaited, with an expected 0.2% decline from the previous month, influenced by seasonal factors and weather disruptions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Automotive Industry Earnings:&nbsp;<\/strong>Stellantis is set to report its earnings, with attention on its performance and electric vehicle (EV) strategy following positive surprises from Ford and GM.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Earnings Performance:&nbsp;<\/strong>So far, 75% of S&amp;P 500 companies have reported earnings, showing a trend towards the second consecutive quarter of earnings growth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Analyst Insights:&nbsp;<\/strong>High earnings beat rates among U.S. companies suggest strong market performance, with expectations of continued earnings growth over the next two years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CURRENCIES: STOCK MARKET:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-analysis"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10390"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10390\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}