2026-01-11 09:30:03

Week one of 2026 trading kicked off with markets shrugging off geopolitical tensions faster than expected. Venezuela drama? Yesterday's news. What actually moved the needle this week: U.S. economic data. The dollar rallied hard as fresh numbers landed, reinforcing the narrative that Fed policy and American economic prints remain the true market drivers. Geopolitics grabbed headlines but couldn't sustain momentum—short-term noise that faded once the data calendar heated up. For traders watching cross-asset movements, the lesson's clear: macro fundamentals still run the show. When U.S. inflation readings and employment figures drop, everything else takes a back seat.

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HackerWhoCares

· 01-14 04:46

ngl It's time for another US data showcase, geopolitics is just a smokescreen...

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EthSandwichHero

· 01-13 06:42

Once the Federal Reserve data is released, geopolitics immediately becomes irrelevant; this routine is the same every time.

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BearMarketBro

· 01-11 09:59

Nah, that geopolitical stuff is really just to keep the media fed; once the Federal Reserve data comes out, it's all useless...

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GovernancePretender

· 01-11 09:54

Data is king, and nonsense makes way. This is the truth of the market.

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MetaMisery

· 01-11 09:46

NGL, the USD's recent surge is a bit fierce; geopolitics is just a smokescreen.

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MoonRocketTeam

· 01-11 09:46

Ah, another data-driven week. The drama in Venezuela couldn't hold up, and the US dollar booster ignited directly [Rocket] --- Geopolitics? The hot topics lack endurance, and once US economic data is released, all the noise disappears --- Basically, macro fundamentals still rule. Inflation and employment data are the real orbit adjusters --- This week I realized that the entire market revolves around Federal Reserve policies; everything else is just filling time --- It seems many people are still speculating on geopolitics, but they don't realize that when the data calendar heats up, it’s a sudden blow to their assumptions --- Fed data = rocket fuel. Remember this logic to avoid many pitfalls

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