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3rd May 2022. 7.42am

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Morning Report – Tuesday 3rd May

FTSE to open at 7,484 (-61 pts)

Yesterday’s price action on the S&P 500 saw the market bounce from the Feb 24th swing lows – forming a bullish hammer candle in the process.

While overnight in Asia, we’ve seen a quiet session with stocks in Japan and Hong Kong treading water ahead of the European opening bell.

Looking ahead this week, we have key interest rate decisions on both sides of the pond…

The Federal Open Market Committee kick things off on Tuesday, with the consensus of analysts forecasting a 50 basis point rate rise to 0.75% or 1.0%.

It’s the Bank of England’s turn on Thursday with analysts forecasting another 25 basis point hike.

S&P 500+0.57%Bullish for UK stocks
Hang Seng+0.33%Bullish for UK stocks
Gold-0.12%Neutral for UK stocks
AUD/JPY+1.03%Bullish for UK stocks
US 10yr Yield+64ptsBearish for UK stocks
Regency Risk Barometer Snapshot

?Risk Barometer Explained

Friday’s price action indicated that the broken support level at 7,536, that was retested last week, has now become resistance.

The futures chart (below) includes yesterday’s price action, which we cannot read much into as the cash market was closed.

FTSE 100 Daily Rolling Futures – Key Levels

FTSE 100 Daily Rolling Futures – Key Levels
Q1 Results
BP (BP.)
International Economic Announcements
(13:00) ECB’s President Lagarde speech (EUR)
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