The cryptocurrency market is having a strong start to the week after the bearish performance during the weekend.

Ongoing concerns about the US government shutdown, with November seen as a potential deadline, renewed tensions in the US-China trade dispute, and the conflict in Ukraine continue to drive risk-off sentiment in some areas.

The foreign exchange market is quiet, and the US dollar is slightly softer against most of the G10 currencies, though the Australian and Canadian dollar are struggling.

The S&P 500 continued bouncing around on headlines related to the U.S. and China's trade actions against each other.

Ripple is still bullish despite the recent spike lower, which can act as a strong support from a technical and Elliott wave perspective.

The yen is continuing its corrective phase, with the US dollar facing conflicting pressures.

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The U.S. vs. China trade spat has quickly turned the U.S. market volatile.

AUD/USD price remains positive amid improved risk tone.

Natural gas is attempting a reversal after filling the rollover gap, with bullish momentum building ahead of the December contract and winter demand.

The Euro met the target and resistance zone of 1.1700-20 last Friday.

On Friday, Bitcoin fell to around $106,000, reaching its lowest level since early July, amid a new wave of risk aversion across global markets.

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Asian markets soared to new heights, surpassing their previous record close, as hopes of easing trade tensions brought renewed optimism.

Markets open Monday with a neutral-to-bearish dollar bias amid easing US bank fears, an impending Fed 25bps cut, delayed data, and a potential Trump-Xi truce to soften trade tensions.

In July of 2021, after the pandemic and the liquidity issues that arose in 2019, the Fed established a new liquidity backstop.

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The trade war between the U.S. and China is something bigger than just trade. It's a clash over the future of technology and military power.

As Jamie Dimon warned, there may be more ‘cockroaches’ (i.e. distressed lenders) out there after two US regional banks reported credit issues last week.

The Pound Sterling consolidates around 1.3425 against the US Dollar amid easing US-China trade frictions.