Geopolitical and political events can unnerve markets. While they are different animals, markets often react in the same way. From a trader’s perspective, the question is how to trade during these times.
Recently held European Parliament Elections , that led to new French Elections (   An early legislative election is expected to be held in France in two rounds on 30 June and 7 July 2024, to elect the 577 members of the 17th National Assembly of the Fifth French Republic. ) are not going to change anything in Europe – at least not overnight.
All that fuss and market uncertainty talks are just the need of the market participants to look for some new opportunities and to shake it a bit.
Only one that is in the problem is French President Emmanuel Macron – guy has to start looking for the new job…his chair is in the question and not the Destiny of the World.
Etiquettes like Far this and that are just etiquettes….not a single politician is far anything…unless caught from time to time as went too far away with lying, stealing and such…
So calm down and let the EURUSD go it’s marry way – Down….
Facts that no one is mentioning when talking about Europe , like increased unemployment of youth, hysterical inflation that is not going to go away, closing of big companies, war on it’s continent, to name just a few are the real reasons behind the need for EUR to kind of devaluate…
I am starting to look at the gold from today ….. moves much much more than EU hence gives more opportunity and no need to stay long in the trade to get decent profit….
Key levels are at the 1.0667 low (major levels 1.0649 and 1.0600) and 1.0745 (suggests limited upside unless 1.0750 trades, stronger bias if it stays below 1.0719
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan
Wall Street stocks and bonds remained relatively buoyant after last week’s action-packed macro week with world markets drawn more to French political uncertainty and the deepening Chinese home price bust.
With trouble brewing overseas, Wall Street stock futures held the line close to last week’s new records on Monday as Goldman Sachs raised its 2024 year-end S&P500 (.SPX), opens new tab target to 5,600 from 5,200 earlier and Friday’s 5,431 close.
Morgan Stanley: Implications Of The French Elections For Markets
“The upcoming parliamentary elections in France come with much uncertainty as the electoral system with two rounds makes results hard to predict.”
In other words uncertainty implies tug of war amongst market participants. Then, at some point, one of the belligerent politicians gets relegated to the garbage heap of history and … new orientations emerge
CHF maybe nearing levels for attractive shorting again. Main risk that it’s not might be safe haven flows (misguided?) due to Ukraine war escalation which looks like a certainty. Possible place to start might be long aud/chf .5880-.5820. Maybe.
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
A muted start to the week in Asia with Chinese data too mixed to provide much momentum as political uncertainty in Europe lurks in the background….
It was notable that no less than five European Central Bank sources stressed to Reuters that the institution was not planning any emergency buying of French bonds, knowing the market will be pushing for exactly that.…