The US session (New York open · the afternoon drive) · updated 2026-09-10 12:00 UTC.
US Session Prep — 12:00–21:00 UTC
The London handover kept the same drumbeat, only louder: world shares retreated while oil traded above $100 a barrel, with the ECB and BOJ both tipped to hike as the Iran war feeds fresh inflation pressure. Gold is holding around 4,388.82 after softening, and crypto's lean has firmed — BTC sits near 77,950, ETH near 2,467.4. So the risk-off tone continues rather than reverses; oil's bid is the through-line.
Today's calendar is anything but quiet. The ECB Main Refinancing Rate and Monetary Policy Statement land early in the window, followed by the ECB Press Conference — a high-tier trio that will set the euro's tone. On the US side, Core PPI m/m, PPI m/m, and Unemployment Claims all print, with Existing Home Sales, wholesale inventories, natural gas storage, crude oil inventories, and a 30-year bond auction rounding things out.
The technical barometer tilts as follows: oil stays bullish clear (D1/H4 up, H4 RSI 68.1) but stretched, with no tested ceiling above and support parked at 90.47 — a pause would be healthy, not bearish. Gold leans bearish clear (D1/H4 down), pinned right at 4,389.44 resistance with 4,366.74 support below. USD/JPY sits low in its range, 1.2 ATR above 153.74767 support with 8.4 ATR of room to 156.24900. The euro and cable are both neutral and coiled — EUR/USD between 1.16218 and 1.16332, GBP/USD between 1.35328 and 1.35425. Watch the ECB headlines first: any hawkish surprise lifts the euro, any de-escalation headline unwinds the oil bid fast. Otherwise, let the levels do the talking.
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