In CFD trading, an asset class refers to a specific category of financial instruments that share similar characteristics and behave similarly in the marketplace.
Core inflation is an inflation measure that excludes the most volatile price categories, usually food and energy, to help show the underlying trend in consumer prices.
Correlation describes how closely two instruments move in relation to each other over a period of time, and it can strengthen or break down as market regimes change.
Credit spreads measure the extra yield investors demand to hold corporate or riskier debt over safer benchmarks, and they are widely used as a barometer of risk appetite and financial stress.
A cross currency pair is an FX pair that does not include the US dollar, such as EUR/GBP or AUD/NZD, and it is used to trade the relative value of two non-USD currencies.
Cross-region consistency is the practice of keeping brand wording, support pathways, and public-facing information aligned across different markets, regions, or jurisdictions.
Global presence describes how a company presents and maintains its brand, operations, and client-facing identity across multiple markets, regions, or jurisdictions.
Multi-timeframe analysis is the practice of looking at the same market across more than one connected chart timeframe so broader structure and nearer-term movement can be understood together.
Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) is a US inflation measure that tracks changes in the prices consumers pay for goods and services and is closely watched by the Federal Reserve.
Price formation is the process through which a live market price emerges from buyers, sellers, liquidity, and available market depth interacting in real time.
Relative strength describes which currency, asset, or market is outperforming others over the same period, helping you compare performance across instruments rather than looking at one chart in isolation.
Risk sentiment describes whether markets are broadly positioned toward higher-risk assets (risk-on) or capital preservation (risk-off), often driven by growth expectations, policy outlooks, and uncertainty.
Risk-off describes a market regime where participants prioritise capital preservation, reduce exposure to higher-risk assets, and favour liquidity and defensive positioning.
Risk-on describes a market regime where participants are comfortable taking risk, often favouring growth and higher-beta assets as confidence improves and risk premiums compress.
Second-round inflation effects describe a situation where an initial price shock, such as energy, begins feeding into wider wages, services, and business pricing across the economy.
Sentiment describes the prevailing attitude of market participants, ranging from optimistic to cautious, and often influences positioning, volatility, and short-term price behaviour.
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