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⛈ Storm's brewing New symbol just dropped, WEEKEND_STORM Calmer all week, then it picks up at the weekend when everything else shuts Live on ThinkTrader & MT5 now 👉 https://go.thinkmarkets.com/4fZzVhN

Gold is holding on to most of this week's rally to a 10-week high, and the story underneath is more layered than "safe haven demand" 📈 Softer US jobs data has traders dialling back Fed rate hike expectations, which lowers the cost of holding an asset that pays no interest. At the same time, Strait of Hormuz tension, a North Korea missile launch and reported Houthi attacks on shipping are all keeping risk elevated, which cuts both ways for gold depending on whether inflation fears or safe haven flows are winning that day. Here's the part traders should not skip: gold just posted its most overbought reading since March. That does not mean a drop is coming, but it does mean the odds of a sharp move either way have gone up. Full breakdown, including what that overbought signal actually means for positioning 👇 https://go.thinkmarkets.com/4cAAWKW

🛢 Oil turned higher on Monday. Hopes of a quick Hormuz reopening drove both benchmarks down more than 7% last week 📉. Those hopes have cooled after Iran attached further conditions. Energy costs feed straight into the inflation picture, and US CPI is out on Wednesday 🗓. Full breakdown: https://go.thinkmarkets.com/4gmvcXB

All eyes on the US jobs report today, out at 13:30 BST 📊 Economists expect a modest gain of around 80,000 to 83,000 new roles, with unemployment holding at 4.2%. Here is what makes this one different. The Fed split 9 to 3 last month, with three officials voting for a rate rise instead of a hold. It was the first three-way split in the same direction since 2016. The Chair has also scrapped forward guidance, which leaves the data to set the tone ahead of the September meeting. Learn how the US jobs report could move the markets ➡️ https://go.thinkmarkets.com/4585vUq

Gold is having a moment. 🟡📈 Four straight days of gains have pushed it to its highest level in seven weeks, as hopes for a Strait of Hormuz reopening ease inflation fears and cool expectations for further Fed rate hikes. A softer US dollar and weak US jobs data are adding to the momentum, making this one of the standout markets to watch today.

Two of the biggest names in AI reported this week. Both beat forecasts. Both fell. 📉 AMD posted record revenue, up 50% year on year, beat on profit, and raised guidance for the next quarter. Shares fell 8.8% after hours. SpaceX grew revenue 92% in its first report since listing and lost less than expected. Shares fell 7.5%. When a stock has already run hard, a beat isn't always enough. https://go.thinkmarkets.com/459Mb9j

🇯🇵 THE YEN IS FIGHTING BACK 💥 The yen crashed to a 40 year low against the dollar. In response, Japan and the US stepped directly into currency markets and bought yen together, the first joint move like this since 2011. It’s clawed back a big chunk of those losses since, and both sides say they’ll step in again if needed. 👀 Can the yen hold this, or is another intervention coming?

🚀 Three things shaping markets this week 👇 🛢 OIL, TODAY Crude fell as much as 7% overnight after fresh US-Iran talks were confirmed. 🛰 SPACEX, TUESDAY Its first results as a public company, with a lock-up expiry following on Thursday. 📊 JOBS, FRIDAY The US employment report. June came in at around half of forecasts. Diplomacy, a debut and the data, all in five days. Which storyline are you following? 💬

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All eyes on Big Tech this week 👀 Yesterday brought two of the biggest earnings reports of the quarter. Microsoft delivered, with Azure crossing $100 billion in annual revenue for the first time and cloud growth beating expectations. Meta didn't get the same reception, with profit falling short and next quarter's guidance landing softer than hoped. Now it's Apple and Amazon's turn, both reporting after today's close. Same AI investment race, different reactions so far. Traders will be watching closely to see which way today's results tip the balance. What's on your radar? 👇

Same week, two completely different stories. 📊 Samsung just posted their worst day in years, down over 13%, as fears grow over Chinese competition in memory chips. Apple, meanwhile, briefly hit a $5 trillion valuation, only the second company ever to get there, partly because investors are rewarding it for staying out of the heavy AI spending race. On top of that: Iran struck US forces overnight, ending the recent pause, and the Fed decides rates this afternoon in what's shaping up to be a genuinely close call. A packed session. 👀 https://go.thinkmarkets.com/4pGXPli

Five sessions. Everything at once. 📅 🏦 Fed decision Wednesday, and it is close 🇬🇧 Bank of England Thursday 🇯🇵 Bank of Japan Friday 💻 Microsoft, Meta, Apple and Amazon reporting 📊 US GDP and PCE inflation Thursday And the week has opened with crude sharply lower after the US and Iran paused strikes over the weekend. 🛢 A lot of headlines in a short space of time. https://go.thinkmarkets.com/4bz3G6H

Oil closed above $100 a barrel yesterday and the story behind it is moving fast. 🛢 Houthi rebels struck two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea. Iran rejected a ceasefire proposal. Trump threatened "major military punishment." The Strait of Hormuz remains under pressure, and inflation fears are back on the table. Markets reacted hard. Wall Street sold off, Asian indices are deep in the red this morning, and bond yields are climbing as traders reprice the risk of rate hikes. Where do you see oil heading from here? Drop your prediction below. 👇 Trade now → https://go.thinkmarkets.com/3ReHec1

🔔 Two of the biggest names in tech report earnings tonight. Alphabet and Tesla kick off the Magnificent Seven earnings cycle after the US close. Oil is also in focus today, with Brent briefly topping $95 after Rubio said Iran is not serious about peace talks following an 11th consecutive night of US strikes. Two big stories running at once. Read more 👇 https://go.thinkmarkets.com/44HYtFK

🚨 The US-Iran ceasefire has effectively collapsed, and markets are feeling it this Monday morning. Oil has surged back above $90 a barrel after fresh attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and strikes on infrastructure in Kuwait. The Nasdaq is under pressure after a brutal week for chip stocks, and now traders are bracing for Alphabet, Tesla and Intel earnings mid-week. Add in the FOMC meeting on 29 July and this could be one of the most volatile weeks of the year. 📌 Stay informed with our latest market analysis: https://go.thinkmarkets.com/4wSbatE

SpaceX stock just dropped below its IPO price for the first time 📉 Starship Flight 13 was aborted at the very last second yesterday after engine ignition failures, and SPCX closed at $131.11, dipping below the $135 IPO price it launched at in June. Elon Musk says a retry is coming early next week. With all this movement, now could be the perfect time to get involved. Trade SpaceX stock on ThinkTrader and earn $30 cashback before 31 July. 🚀 T&Cs apply.

📉 TSMC just posted one of its best ever quarters, yet semiconductor stocks are crashing across Asia. South Korea's Kospi dropped as much as 7.6%. Japan's Nikkei fell 2.8%. Nvidia, AMD, and Micron are all lower in premarket. The world's most important chipmaker is thriving. So what's spooking investors? We break it down 👇 https://go.thinkmarkets.com/4vwXLWA

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What a start to the week. 👇 🛢 Brent crude up more than 4% to near $79 as fresh US-Iran strikes reignite fears over the Strait of Hormuz 📉 South Korea's Kospi plunged 9% and triggered a 20 minute circuit breaker halt 💻 SK Hynix $SKHY debuted on Nasdaq at $170 Friday in a record $26.5bn listing, now down more than 15% in Seoul 📅 Tuesday: June CPI, Fed Chair Warsh before Congress, and earnings from JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Citi, BofA and Wells Fargo Big week. Stay across the moves. 👀