{"id":10332,"date":"2024-01-31T08:30:47","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T08:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.net\/?p=10332"},"modified":"2025-02-22T08:09:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T08:09:30","slug":"forex-market-analysis-fed-tech-impact-31-jan-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.net\/es\/market_analysis\/forex-market-analysis-fed-tech-impact-31-jan-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Forex Market Analysis: Fed &amp; Tech Impact 31 Jan 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Forex Daily Update: 31 Jan 2024<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>CURRENCIES:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Key Points:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The consensus suggests no alteration in interest rates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>However, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) may modify its guidance, particularly in response to developments in inflation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traders should brace for increased volatility in the foreign exchange (FX) markets, as any shift in the Fed&#8217;s stance could trigger substantial market swings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For a detailed preview of this event, readers can refer to the provided link for comprehensive insights.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Major currency pairs, including EUR\/USD, GBP\/USD, USD\/JPY, and USD\/CAD, are scrutinized.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The emphasis is on identifying crucial price thresholds that might function as either support or resistance in the forthcoming trading sessions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traders are advised to pay close attention to these technical indicators to navigate potential market movements effectively.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>STOCK MARKET:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Key Points:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Market Movements:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) experienced a decline of about 0.8%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) rose by 0.4%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>S&amp;P 500 (^GSPC) traded flat.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The benchmark index failed to secure another record closing high.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Big Tech Earnings:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Microsoft (MSFT) reported after-the-bell earnings beating both top and bottom-line expectations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microsoft&#8217;s shares fluctuated in after-hours trading; guidance is expected during the earnings call.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG) saw shares drop approximately 5%, with fourth-quarter ad revenue missing expectations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AMD (AMD) reported fourth-quarter revenue in line with analyst expectations, with a 2% drop in after-hours trading.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), and Meta (META) among the &#8220;Magnificent Seven&#8221; tech mega-caps set to announce results on Thursday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Other Market Developments:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>General Motors (GM) surpassed expectations for sales and revenue in the fourth quarter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GM shares closed up nearly 8%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Investors await the Federal Reserve&#8217;s interest rate decision at the end of its two-day meeting, with debate on potential cuts in March or May.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Market Indices:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>MSFT: -0.28%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^GSPC: -0.06%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^DJI: +0.35%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^IXIC: -0.76%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay ahead in the markets with VT Markets, start trading with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.net\/metatrader-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">MT4<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.net\/metatrader-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">MT5<\/a> platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forex Daily Update: 31 Jan 2024 CURRENCIES: STOCK MARKET: Stay ahead in the markets with VT Markets, start trading with our MT4 \/ MT5 platforms.<\/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":[18,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market_analysis","category-analysis"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10332\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}