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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

20 OCT

21:21

2024 US election: 6 ways to hedge election volatility

As the race for the White House heats up, we’re all left wondering who will take on that powerful role in the Oval Office.

Oil prices are under pressure amid demand concerns

18 OCT

11:12

Oil prices are under pressure amid demand concerns

Brent crude nears $74 per barrel, marking a significant weekly decline. Concerns over demand, particularly from China, and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are influencing market dynamics.

Crude Oil Brent BRN

18 OCT

10:25

Gold has reached above $2,700!

Gold surged past $2,700 per ounce, reaching a record high due to heightened demand for safe-haven assets and expectations of interest rate cuts. Geopolitical tensions and disappointing fiscal measures in China also fueled the increase, though strong US economic data limited further gains.

Gold Bullion XAUUSD

17 OCT

11:45

US30 index reaches a record high!

US30 index reached a record high of 43,135 points, driven by strong financial stocks like Morgan Stanley. Investors remain cautious ahead of upcoming retail sales and jobless claims data, while major tech companies showed mixed performance.

Dow Jones index US30

15 OCT

15:32

S&P500 hits new record high!

The S&P 500 reached a new record high, closing at ~5,860. This milestone caps a two-year bull run driven by strong corporate earnings and AI interest.

S&P500 US500

14 OCT

10:11

This Week: EURGBP is under spotlight

The EURGBP currency pair is influenced by central bank policies and interest rate expectations. Recent economic divergence between the UK and Eurozone has led to critical support levels for the pair.

EURGBP Week Ahead

20 Oct

21:21

2024 US election: 6 ways to hedge election volatility

As the race for the White House heats up, we’re all left wondering who will take on that powerful role in the Oval Office. With Republican nomine...

18 Oct

11:12

Oil prices are under pressure amid demand concerns

Brent crude nears $74 per barrel, marking a significant weekly decline. Concerns over demand, particularly from China, and geopolitical tensions in th...

Crude Oil

Brent

BRN

18 Oct

10:25

Gold has reached above $2,700!

Gold surged past $2,700 per ounce, reaching a record high due to heightened demand for safe-haven assets and expectations of interest rate cuts. Geopo...

Gold

Bullion

XAUUSD

17 Oct

11:45

US30 index reaches a record high!

US30 index reached a record high of 43,135 points, driven by strong financial stocks like Morgan Stanley. Investors remain cautious ahead of upcoming ...

Dow Jones index

US30

15 Oct

15:32

S&P500 hits new record high!

The S&P 500 reached a new record high, closing at ~5,860. This milestone caps a two-year bull run driven by strong corporate earnings and AI interest....

S&P500

US500

14 Oct

10:11

This Week: EURGBP is under spotlight

The EURGBP currency pair is influenced by central bank policies and interest rate expectations. Recent economic divergence between the UK and Eurozone...

EURGBP

Week Ahead