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2024 Market Review: The year’s best-performing assets

24 Dec 08.03

2024 Market Review: The best-performing assets of the year

It's certainly been an eventful year, as investors and traders navigated Fed rate cuts, ongoing wars, and the pivotal US presidential elections. Through it all, we highlight the year-to-date's (as of Dec. 24th) star performers across 4 major asset classes within the Alpari universe.

crypto

Ripple

SG20

Cocoa

commodities

Dollar index

G10

This Week: Will USDJPY hit new 5-month high above 158?

23 Dec 10.32

This Week: Will USDJPY hit new 5-month high above 158?

Bloomberg's FX model predicts a near-75% chance that USDJPY will trade between 154.41 and 158.17. If Japan's data dump coming Friday sends USDJPY shooting upwards, Japanese authorities may feel compelled to quell further sudden bursts of JPY weakness, as they did last Friday (Dec. 20th).

key events this week

Bank of Japan

Japanese Yen

USDJPY

inflation

LATEST ANALYSIS

23 AUG

11:18

Is Brent set for a weekly loss?

However, oil prices could see limited immediate relief from a softer dollar if Fed Chair Powell signals today that demand-supporting rate cuts are just around the corner.

Crude Oil Brent

22 AUG

14:59

USDJPY set for significant turbulence?

USDJPY (daily) may see an injection of notable volatility as two key events coincide over the next 32hours.

Japanese Yen USDJPY Jackson Hole BoJ

22 AUG

12:07

Robusta hits an all-time high of $4877.41!

Coffee prices have surged to unprecedented heights, with Robusta reaching a record-breaking $4877.41, driven by unfavorable weather conditions and supply concerns.

Robusta Coffee

US500 nears all-time high ahead of Jackson Hall and Nvidia report

21 AUG

11:51

US500 nears all-time high ahead of Jackson Hall and Nvidia report

The US500 bulls are attempting to stay in the green ahead of the Jackson Hall Symposium and Nvidia's earnings report, with investors eagerly awaiting Fed Chair Jerome Powell's comments on interest rate policy.

S&P500

XAUUSD hits new record high, crossing above $2500.

19 AUG

11:34

XAUUSD hits new record high, crossing above $2500.

Bullion surged past $2,500 an ounce last Friday, Aug 16, as speculation grows over potential US Federal Reserve rate cuts.

Gold XAUUSD Bullion

Brent fluctuates: US rate cut hopes vs demand worries from China

16 AUG

12:42

Brent fluctuates: US rate cut hopes vs demand worries from China

Oil prices edged up Thursday on U.S. rate cut optimism despite global demand concerns.

Crude Oil Brent

23 Aug

11:18

Is Brent set for a weekly loss?

However, oil prices could see limited immediate relief from a softer dollar if Fed Chair Powell signals today that demand-supporting rate cuts are jus...

Crude Oil

Brent

22 Aug

14:59

USDJPY set for significant turbulence?

USDJPY (daily) may see an injection of notable volatility as two key events coincide over the next 32hours....

Japanese Yen

USDJPY

Jackson Hole

BoJ

22 Aug

12:07

Robusta hits an all-time high of $4877.41!

Coffee prices have surged to unprecedented heights, with Robusta reaching a record-breaking $4877.41, driven by unfavorable weather conditions and sup...

Robusta

Coffee

21 Aug

11:51

US500 nears all-time high ahead of Jackson Hall and Nvidia report

The US500 bulls are attempting to stay in the green ahead of the Jackson Hall Symposium and Nvidia's earnings report, with investors eagerly awaiting ...

S&P500