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The second quarter of the year looks set to bring renewed volatility to a wide range of assets classes as a slew of central banks look set to pull the trigger on interest rate cuts.

Interest rates in the EU and the US look set to be cut in June, Nasdaq slides on Nvidia sell-off, Gold continues to print fresh highs.

Inflation in the US remains sticky at both producer and consumer level but US indices are seemingly ignoring these price pressures and remain near recent multi-year highs.

A very volatile week ended with a massive NFP beat sending the US dollar to a multi-week high. US indices continue to rally, while gold drifts lower.

A huge week ahead for headline economic data, events, and big tech earnings reports. Volatility is likely to pick up across a range of assets classes.

US equities have shaken off their poor start to the year and are now posting fresh multi-year and all-time highs. Growing expectations of a soft landing and falling inflation in the US is driving the latest move higher.

A mixed week with US equities continuing to push towards multi-year highs, while oil and gold are bid on escalating geopolitical risk. In the background, the US dollar treads water.

The US dollar is trading at a fresh five-month low after data on Friday showed inflation slowing further. Ahead a holiday-shortened week and a quiet economic calendar.

Central bank policy decisions and guidance help to stoke price action this week, while next week’s busy economic calendar could give markets a final pre-Christmas burst of volatility.

A holiday shortened week saw the US dollar slide, prompting a small rally in gold, while Sterling flexed its muscles after a robust PMI release.