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Stock market recovery continues as investors eye jobless claims

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Stock markets are in the green once more on Thursday, with confidence slowly returning as we near the end of the second week without serious drama.

Of course, I’m not including the bank sell-off we saw late last week considering there was no obvious trigger, and fear and panic played a huge role in it. That was more a symptom of what preceded it than evidence of further vulnerabilities in the banking sector.

That isn’t to say that other vulnerabilities and casualties won’t emerge but investors will be feeling a little more comfortable with the situation as a result of this period of relative calm. That said, with another weekend looming, we’ll soon see just how much that shattered confidence has been repaired.

Today is looking a little quiet again, as far as major economic releases go, with Friday the most action-packed of the week. Still, we have jobless claims being released shortly, with investors looking for signs that mass layoffs in tech, banks, and elsewhere are driving up claims and putting some slack back into the labour market.

We’ll also hear from some Fed policymakers which again will be interesting in light of the last couple of weeks, as investors try to make sense of where we now stand and what longer-term damage has been done. And Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, is also due to make an appearance in Washington which as we’ve learned in recent weeks, in this environment has great potential to cause a wobble in the markets.

Is Bitcoin defying reality with the latest rally?

I feel like we’ve gone back in time to when everything was being argued to be bullish for crypto. Inflation, deflation, risk-on, risk-off, low rates, high rates; the list was endless. On the face of it, the last few weeks have been anything but positive and then you look at the price action.

I’m intrigued to see where it goes from here as there seems to be a huge void between reality and prices but then, that can often be said of other markets too – perhaps to a lesser extent – and reality can eventually catch up. This feels particularly strange though and will certainly be one to follow.

For a look at all of today’s economic events, check out our economic calendar: www.marketpulse.com/economic-events/

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Craig Erlam

Based in London, Craig Erlam joined OANDA in 2015 as a market analyst. With many years of experience as a financial market analyst and trader, he focuses on both fundamental and technical analysis while producing macroeconomic commentary. His views have been published in the Financial Times, Reuters, The Telegraph and the International Business Times, and he also appears as a regular guest commentator on the BBC, Bloomberg TV, FOX Business and SKY News. Craig holds a full membership to the Society of Technical Analysts and is recognised as a Certified Financial Technician by the International Federation of Technical Analysts.

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