Autumn Statement: Energy Price Guarantee extended – but will not be as generous.

Hunt will extend the Energy Price Guarantee, which was due to end in April 2023. But, the support will be significantly lower. Here’s everything you need to know.

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Stamp duty cuts will stay, but only until 2025. How much will you save?

Hunt: Stamp duty announced in the September mini-Budget will end in 2025, chancellor Hunt has revealed. What does this mean for homebuyers?

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Autumn Budget: what does it mean for your finances?

From tax threshold freezes, changes to dividend allowances and energy help – what does the Autumn Budget mean for you?

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Market Spotlight: Target Warns Of Weaker Holiday Period Demand

Target Misses Earnings AgainUS retail giant Target saw its shares plunge lower at the open yesterday as traders digested a dismal set of Q3 earnings. Target reported an EPS of $1.54, well below the $2.16 the market was looking for. Revenues were slightly higher, at $26.51 billion vs $26.40 billion forecast.  The report marks a third consecutive quarter of earnings missed for the group. However, it was Target’s dreary outlook for Q4 and the holiday season which weighed on investor sentiment most.Lower Outlook For Q4Target noted that it has seen a significant shift in consumer patterns over the course of the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis which has followed. CEO Brian Cornell noted “In the latter weeks of the quarter, sales and profit trends softened meaningfully, with guests’ shopping behavior increasingly impacted by inflation, rising interest rates and economic uncertainty." On the back of these observations, Target has reduced its outlook for Q4 including the typically high demand period leading up to the holidays. The company forecasts a low single digit decline over the quarter when compared with last year.Changing Consumer HabitsNotable changes in consumer habits have been a key theme among retailers this earnings season. Target also noted that it has seen a stark increase in shoplifting this year. The group noted a more than 50% jump year-on-year so far, with company wide losses over the $400 million mark, again reflecting a consumer reaction to the cost-of-living crisis.Technical ViewsTargetThe rally in Target shares off the YTD lows has seen the stock trading up to test the 184.52 level resistance and channel top. This level saw strong selling pressure kicking in with the market turning heavily lower. Price is now bouncing off the channel lows, ahead of a test of deeper support at the 138.80 level. While the channel holds, a further rotation higher is not off the cards though bulls will need to see price quickly back above the 167.38

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S&P 500 E-mini Futures ( ES1! ), H4 Potential for Bullish Continuation

Type: Bullish ContinuationKey Levels:Resistance:4173.25Pivot:3913.25Support:3751.75Preferred Case:On the H4 chart, we have a bullish bias. Furthermore, the price is above the Ichimoku cloud , indicating that the market is bullish . If the bullish momentum continues, price may move towards the 4173.25 resistance level , which is marked by the 78.6% Fibonacci Fibonacci line.Alternative Scenario:Price may fall back down to retest the pivot line at 3913.25, which is where the 50% Fibonacci line is.Fundamentals:There are no major news

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Market Update – November 17 – “Recession is a threat”

Recession is a threat, as suggested by the inverted yield curve, and some recent earnings reports, including Target today, reflect the various headwinds hitting the economy. Geopolitical risks from Ukraine are lingering too.

• The USDIndex’s steady 106.25 after ranging from 105.34 to 107.10. (heavy data calendar saw stronger than expected retail sales, weaker than forecast industrial production, with a further big drop in the NAHB) Yields close lower with, 10-year yield down 13 bps at 3.669%, after a high of 3.84%. The 30-year was 12.5 bps lower at 3.837%. The curve inversion deepened further to -68 bps, not seen since early 1981. Stocks 
• Fed’s Waller: “more comfortable considering stepping down to a 50 bp hike“. But he added he will not be making that decision until he sees more data. Waller has been one of the most hawkish on the FOMC so these remarks are significant. VS Fed Daly repeated a pause in hikes is off the table for now and reiterated Chair Powell’s comment that it is not even a point of discussion currently, in a CNBC interview.
• EUR – choppy at 20-day SMA. Bloomberg source story effectively confirmed that the ECB will slow its tightening cycle and deliver a 50 bp move in December.
• JPY – holding below 140, but there is speculation that the correction in the dollar is running out of steam
• AUDUSD holds gains above 0.6700 – Australia’s unemployment rate unexpectedly declined to 3.4%, employment lifted to a record high and part time employment declined. More signs of a tight labour market that will add to inflation concerns, especially after higher than expected data on wage growth yesterday.

• Stocks –Wall Street ended in the red with weakness concentrated in the US100 and the US500 following a very poor earnings report from Target. Nikkei and ASX closed narrowly mixed. PBOC warned that inflation may go higher as demand pickes up, with Hong Kong tech stocks most hit, by comments that dented hopes of further sizeable support from the central bank and Beijing officials for the economy. GER40 and UK100 are up 0.4% and 0.1% respectively.
• USOil – Energy weighed on the USOIL prices fell -1.88% to $85.29.
• Gold – drifted to $1760 on USD strength and pick up of Treasury yields.

Today: UK Autumn Statement, US Housing Stats & Building Permits.

Biggest FX Mover @Palladium -0.90% (06:30 GMT) drifted to 2017 but rebounded this morning. MAs aligning flattened, MACD lines remain negative & RSI at 44 indicating that bearish bias holds. H1 ATR 11.64, Daily ATR 100.72. 

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US30 – Or the return in force of the “Values”

The US30 is the second oldest stock market index in the world. It is made up of 30 Wall Street reference companies, and is mainly composed of so-called “value” stocks that have been neglected for too long in favour of “growth” stocks, which have taken advantage of the enormous liquidity flows due to the Covid crisis. These same flows led to a rise in prices (inflation) which in turn led to a rate hike by the US Central Bank causing a market pivot in favour of the stocks that make up the US30 creating a huge rebound in the price which is currently around $33,681.

The US30 has managed to break above its downtrend line (see chart above) as market participants anticipated a less hawkish monetary policy and are now expecting interest rates to slow to 0.5 basis points by December. The Fed’s monetary policy seems to be having an effect, inflation in October fell to 7.7% year-on-year, yesterday’s Producer Price Index (PPI) figures also slowed to 0.2% in October.

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The decline in margins is a factor that economists and Fed members have anticipated, as supply chains have loosened, inventories have risen and demand has fallen, leading to fiercer price competition. Lael Brainard, Fed vice president said, “You would actually expect increased competitive pressure to start bringing those costs down” and then added “That’s a process you would expect at this point in the cycle. I’m certainly looking at that closely. And of course, it would contribute to disinflation.”

The question one might legitimately ask is whether the Dow, as well as the markets, have reacted in an excessive manner? A view that Fed Governor Chris Waller seems to have embraced, saying “The market seems to have gotten excited about this CPI report alone. Everyone should take a deep breath, calm down. We have a long way to go.” This is not the first time in the past year that inflation has fallen, he recalled, only to return. The rate is well above the 2% target.

Technical analysis

The US30 is currently at the $33,687 level above the cloud, its Kijun (Lv), its Tenkan (Lj) while the Lagging Span (Lb) is above the cloud as well as its countermark, clearly signifying a bullish momentum. If the price continues this movement, it could initially reach $33,890 and then $34,627, in the case of a trend reversal it could test the $33,070 support, if it breaks, it could then test $31,159.

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Market Spotlight: US & China On Better Terms at G20

Biden Offers Reassurance Over ChinaPerhaps the key takeaway from the G20 meetings so far has been the subtle scaling back of tensions between the US and China. Given the geopolitical tensions linked to the Russia-Ukraine conflict as well as the situation between China and Taiwan, this development has come at a good time and has been welcomed by markets.No “New Cold War” On the back of the first in-person meeting since Biden took office, Biden offered reassurance that he did not believe China would invade Taiwan. Speaking with reporters, "I absolutely believe there need not be a new Cold War. I have met many times with Xi Jinping and we were candid and clear with one another across the board. I do not think there is any imminent attempt on the part of China to invade Taiwan.” He went on to say: "I made it clear we want to see cross-strait issues to be peacefully resolved and so it never has to come to that. And I'm convinced that he understood what I was saying, I understood what he was saying."China on Side While there is a long history of such moments of better relations between the two superpowers failing quickly, the comments have been welcomed for now and are adding to a better risk backdrop this week. Encouragingly, it seems China is enthusiastic too with Xi saying "we need to chart the right course for the China-US relationship.” He went on to say too that "China-US relations should not be a zero-sum game in which you rise and I fall… the wide Earth is fully capable of accommodating the development and common prosperity of China and the United States".Technical ViewsUSDCNHThe sell-off in USDCNH has seen the market trading back down to test support at the 7.0425 level, with the rising trend line from YTD lows underpinning the market here also. This is a key area for the pair and a break here will be firmly bearish opening the way for a move down to 7.0425 next. Should we rally from here, however, the next level to watch will be the 7.1743 area which might prove to be the right shoulder of a developing head and shoulders pattern if it holds.

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UK inflation hits 41-year high of 11.1%

The rising costs of energy and food have pushed the figure up to its highest level since 1981.

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Daily Market Outlook, November 16, 2022

Daily Market Outlook, November 16, 2022 “Risk sentiment rocked by stray rocket hitting Poland, reports that a missile landed on the Polish border killing at least two caused a dramatic pullback in US markets, however, as it became clearer that the reported ‘missile’ was more debris from a Ukrainian defensive action markets stabilised, overnight President Biden confirmed that the missile was ‘unlikely’ to have been launched from Russia. The timely reminder of the current extreme geo-political risk has set a cautious tone to trading in Asia and Europe this morning. In the UK focus shifts to BoE Governor Bailey's appearance in front of the Monetary Policy Committee, traders will parse comments for further guidance as to the BoE’s rate path, ahead of tomorrow’s budget statement. In the US, markets await retail sales and industrial production data, with higher rates pressuring consumers it is likely that some softness in retail data persists. Yesterday’s softer producer price data was viewed as further support for the FOMC to reduce the rate of rate hikes in the US, however, Fed policymakers retain a cautious tone in their rhetoric, reminding markets that rates still have further to go even if the rate of the rises slow, further Fed speakers today are likely to underline this approach. In other news former President Trump has officially announced his intention to run for the US Presidency in 2024...”Overnight HeadlinesNATO, G7 Offer Support To Poland Over Investigation Into Blasts - RTRSBiden Says Unlikely Rocket That Hit Poland Was Fired From Russia - BBGOil Edges Lower As Missile Strike On Poland Sparks Volatility - BBGGold Firms On Fed Slowdown As Investors Assess Poland Blast - RTRSCurrencies On Edge As Traders Assess Risks From Poland - RTRSPoland Rocket Blast Caused By Missile Fired By Ukrainian Forces - RTRSPoland Set To Invoke NATO's Article 4, Raise Missile Blast With UN - RTRSPoland's Duda: No Concrete Evidence On Who Fired Border Missile - RTRSUS Stock Futures Fall As Investors Await October Retail Sales - CNBCApple Prepares To Get Made-In-US Chips In Pivot From Asia - BBGAmazon Commences Job Cuts In Alexa Unit, Cloud Gaming - CNBCChina’s PBoC Governor: Talks With Yellen ‘Very Constructive’ - BBGANZ Raise China 2023 Growth Forecast On ‘Policy Normalising’ - BBG Technical & Trade ViewsSP500 Bias: Bullish Above Bearish Below 3950TechnicalsPrimary support is 3950Primary upside objective is 4120Next pattern confirmation, acceptance above 4050Failure below 3935 opens a test of 390020 Day VWAP bullish, 5 Day VWAP bullishEURUSD Bias: Bullish Above Bearish below 1.02851.0466 Target Achieved, New Pattern EmergingTechnicalsPrimary support is 1.0285Primary upside objective is 1.0620Next pattern confirmation, acceptance above 1.05Failure below 1.0270 opens a test of 1.016520 Day VWAP bullish, 5 Day VWAP bullishToday’s New York Cut Option Expiries: 1.0200-10 (1.83BLN), 1.0225-35 (428M), 1.0250-55 (1.02BLN), 1.0350 (394M), 1.0370 (1.93BLN)GBPUSD Bias: Bullish Above Bearish below 1.17901.20 Target Achieved, New Pattern EmergingTechnicalsPrimary support is 1.1790Primary upside objective 1.2050Next pattern confirmation, acceptance above 1.1970Failure below 1.1780 opens a test of 1.171020 Day VWAP bullish, 5 Day VWAP bullishToday’s New York Cut Option Expiries: 1.1695-00 (414M), 1.1800 (319M)USDJPY Bias: Bullish above Bearish Below 141139.26 Target Achieved, New Pattern EmergingTechnicalsPrimary resistance is 141Primary downside objective is 136Next pattern confirmation, acceptance below 138Acceptance above 142 opens a test of 143.1020 Day VWAP bearish, 5 Day VWAP bearishToday's New York Cut Option Expiries: 140.00-10 (777M), 140.75 (350M), 141.00 (490M), 142.25 (200M), 142.50 (351M)AUDUSD Bias: Bullish Above Bearish below .6650.6760 Target Achieved, New Pattern EmergingTechnicalsPrimary support is .6650Primary upside objective is .6900Next pattern confirmation, acceptance above .6775Failure below .6620 opens a test of .655020 Day VWAP bullish, 5 Day VWAP bullishToday’s New York Cut Option Expiries: N/ABTCUSD Bias: Bullish Above Bearish below 16800TechnicalsPrimary support is 157700Primary upside objective is 18325Next pattern confirmation, acceptance above 17000Failure below 15500 opens a test of 1440020 Day VWAP bearish, 5 Day VWAP bearish

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The cautionary tale of FTX and the future of bitcoin

The collapse of FTX has fractured the crypto market, but bitcoin will survive the fallout, argues Dominic Frisby.

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BOE Under Pressure As UK Inflation Hits 11.1%

UK CPI Soars AgainThe latest UK economic data today makes for troubling reading. CPI was seen spiking higher to 11.1% in October, well above the 10.7% the market was looking for. Marking a full 1% jump from the prior month, this reading brings UK inflation back to its highest level in 41 years. The BOE had noted that there would be some lag in the policy adjustments it’s made this year though, today’s data will leave many questioning how long that lag will be and whether the BOE has done enough?Energy Prices Rise Despite CapLooking at the breakdown of the data, the biggest upside contributions once again came from energy prices. Gas and electricity process were seen rising 129% and 66% respectively. Notably, the increases would have been significantly higher if not for the energy cap with overall CPI projected to have been somewhere closer to 14%. Food and drink prices were seen soaring again by almost 17% y/y, their biggest increase since the late 70’s. In terms of downward contributions, transport costs slowed to 9% from 11% prior, while second hand car sales fell 3% y/y.Economic Outlook DarkeningThe near-term outlook for the UK economy on the back of the data is bleak. Data earlier this week showed unemployment creeping back up. While wages were seen rising, they’re still at a far lower pace than inflation meaning that real wages are falling further as CPI accelerates. Tomorrow’s UK budget is expected to further worsen the situation for households and businesses with spending cuts and widespread tax hikes planned.BOE In FocusThe fear now is that the BOE is going to have to tighten more aggressively at the December BOE meeting. The BOE had signalled last time around a preference to reduce the pace of tightening given the weaker state of the UK economy. However, with CPI still rising above BOE forecasts there seems to be little option. The Russia -Ukraine war is showing no signs of slowing down and with the UK government potentially removing the energy cap in April next year, the BOE needs to bring inflation down or risk price hikes becoming entrenched at elevated levels, making their task more difficult.Technical ViewsGBPUSDThe breakout above the bear trend line and above the 1.1474 level has seen the market trading up towards the 1.2195 level. With both MACD and RSI bullish, the focus is on a test of this level next while price holds above the broken trend line as support. With the retail market only around 65$ short, there is still plenty of room for the move to gather more momentum.

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Market Update – November 16 – Risk aversion picked up

• The USDIndex’s safe-haven gains fizzled and held at the low 106.00 area. Yields had plunged on the PPI data, but 5-year at closed at 3.890%,the 2-year at 4.326%, and the 10-year at 3.772%, respectively. Stocks supported by coller PPI but pressured afterwards as news of a Russian-made missile strike in Poland sparked fears of heightened geopolitical tensions. US President Biden who said the missile was unlikely to have been fired by Russia helped to calm nerves.
• EUR – retests once again the 1.040.
• JPY – holds at 139.50, while Risk-sensitive Antipodeans, AUDUSD is up at 0.6782, and NZDUSD at 0.6175.  Australian wages boasted the largest rise in a decade last quarter as a super-tight labour market finally made itself felt, raising the risk of further rate hikes.
• GBP – steady at 1.1860 – UK CPI jumped to 11.1% y/y in October from 10.1% y/y in the previous month. Core inflation failed to decelerate as anticipated and held steady at 6.5% y/y.
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• Stocks – closed in the green with gains of 1.45% on the US100, 0.87% on the US500, and 0.17% on the US30. But they are well off of early highs where the future showed the US100 knee-jerking nearly 3% on the data, while the US500 was up 1.9%, with the US30  up over 1.1%. Better than expected earnings/guidance from Walmart and hopes for a bounce in Chinese growth supported too.
• USOil – at $85.95
• Gold – jumps to 1787, but steady so far today.

Today: US Retail Sales amd Canadian Inflation along.

Biggest FX Mover @ (06:30 GMT) EURJPY retested the 145.30 highs, MAs aligning higher, MACD line turned positive but signal line remaisn below 0, RSI 59 btu flattened. H1 ATR 0.391, Daily ATR 1.691. 

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Market Spotlight: Paris Overtakes London As Europe's Top Stock Market

Paris vs LondonRivalry between London and Paris traders undoubtedly increased this week amidst news that the Paris stock exchange overtook London in value for the first time since record started in 2003. According to Bloomberg, the Paris stock exchange is now worth roughly EUR 2.823 trillion, while the London stock exchange is worth EUR 2.821 trillion.UK Midweights SufferingThe switch in positions has been mainly attributed to the sharp underperformance of UK mid-weighted firms which have been hampered this year by a weaker GBP, higher energy costs and ongoing supply issues (Brexit/covid).  Additionally, the cost-of-living crisis has hit UK consumers hard, weighing on demand for these companies' products and services.French Luxury Brands BoomingWhile the UK stock market has been in rough waters, the French stock market has actually seen a boost this year, linked largely to increased sales from luxury fashion brands. With the return of Chinese demand this year, shares in companies such as Lous Vuitton and Chanel have soared, lifting the overall stock market price.Brexit WoesIn truth, the London stock market has been on the decline since the Brexit referendum in 2016. The legal activation of Brexit has obviously exacerbated this with many investment banks moving back to Paris and Berlin or moving large numbers of traders away from the city. With London now losing the top spot in Europe, political pressure on the government will no doubt increase.Technical ViewsCAC 40The rally in the CAC 40 this year has seen the market advancing more than 18% off the YTD lows. Recently breaking through the bearish trend line since YTD highs, and with both MACD and RSI bullish, the focus is on a continuation higher near-term with 6777.45 the next upside level to note.

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