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Analysis of key markets.

The U.S. dollar held gains Thursday after rebounding overnight from three-year lows following a spike in U.S. bond yields.

Oil prices fell on Friday as a collapse in bond prices led to gains in the U.S. dollar and expectations grew that with oil prices back above pre-pandemic levels, more supply is likely to come back to the market.

Gold struggled to stay above mid-$1,700 territory Thursday, joining the plunge in most commodities and stocks on Wall Street after U.S. bond yields ran riot to the upside, triggering a so-called value-assets rally on bets the Covid-struck economy may do better than the Fed says.

➕ Resources ➖ Financials ➖ Industrials (in ranking order)

If there is a negative correlation between markets, it means one of the
markets’ price will go up, while the other will likely drop. When you trade
each of these assets, you might succeed in any market, by avoiding the steep
climbs and large dips expected with a single market type. In the same way,
positively correlated markets could enable you to profit from both markets if
the price moves in the direction that you speculate.

Start every week on the front foot with a preview of what’s on the agenda around the world.

Analysis of key markets.

The U.S. dollar held gains Thursday after rebounding overnight from three-year lows following a spike in U.S. bond yields.

Oil prices fell on Friday as a collapse in bond prices led to gains in the U.S. dollar and expectations grew that with oil prices back above pre-pandemic levels, more supply is likely to come back to the market.

Gold struggled to stay above mid-$1,700 territory Thursday, joining the plunge in most commodities and stocks on Wall Street after U.S. bond yields ran riot to the upside, triggering a so-called value-assets rally on bets the Covid-struck economy may do better than the Fed says.

➕ Resources ➖ Financials ➖ Industrials (in ranking order)

If there is a negative correlation between markets, it means one of the
markets’ price will go up, while the other will likely drop. When you trade
each of these assets, you might succeed in any market, by avoiding the steep
climbs and large dips expected with a single market type. In the same way,
positively correlated markets could enable you to profit from both markets if
the price moves in the direction that you speculate.