USD gets safe haven lift, AUD & NZD hit. Hedge Funds squeezed, stimulus stalled? and vaccine rollout questions. FED - No change to rates & $120 bln/month in QE, the mantra remains until "substantial further progress has been made toward the Committee's maximum employment and price stability goals." Durable Goods missed earlier in the day. Earnings from the tech players all exceed expectations (APPLE (-0.77% $100bln+ in revenues and record iPhone sales) FB recorded revenues but closed down -3.5% "significant uncertainty" ahead. TESLA (-2% missed expectations, but talked up deliveries and a new van. Asian markets closed down -1.53%. The VIX closed over its 200-day moving average for the first time since November 4.Today – German CPI, US GDP (Q4), PCE, Weekly Claims, ECB's Schnabel. EARNINGS - Comcast, American Airlines, Visa, Southwest Airlines, McDonalds, Mastercard, STMicroelectronics
Biggest (FX) Mover @ (07:30 GMT) AUDUSD (-0.60%) Rejected 0.7750 yesterday breached 20 & 200HR MA early PM.
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