Limit Up!

Limit Up! 13th February 2025

Written by Ian Reynolds | Feb 12, 2025 11:12:15 PM

Overnight

Economic Indicators Released Overnight

CPI higher than expected has put stocks and bonds on the back foot but counteracted the current weakness in Gold and Bitcoin price action.

Breaking

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin discuss ending Ukraine war and state visits in rare phone call [ABC News]

House Republicans unveil blueprint to extend $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and lift the debt ceiling [ABC News]

 

Precious Metals

After yesterday's fun and games, today gave us further selling pressure and a hammer if we can hold at this level or above. That would auger well for a resumption of the uptrend .

Gold / USD Daily

Foreign Exchange

USD / CAD back to where we were before tariffs. We'll be back on that topic soon

USD / CAD Daily

Equities

The NASDAQ looks at least to be in consolidation territory. No matter how many doomsayers predict it getting wrecked, it keeps bouncing back. Bears can see head and shoulders in there but currently it's an immature bull flag. Can't help feeling that it's just waiting for more QE to explode higher. Let's wait and see.

NASDAQ Daily

Bonds

10 year yield up to 4.63. Bessent / Trump must be uneasy about the CPI data. 

US 10 Year Government Bond Yield Daily

Bitcoin

BTC surprisingly resilient

Bitcoin / USD Daily

Interesting

China’s Property Crisis Enters a Dangerous New Phase [Bloomberg]

China Mulls $6.8 Billion Funding Plan to Help Vanke Repay Debt [Bloomberg]

Turkey Revives US Debt Purchases After Decade-Long Hiatus [Bloomberg]

Economic Indicators Today