The BEGOS Markets finally appear to be waking up to the new year. The Gold Update cites sovereign invasions, currency concerns, and now we read of Chairman Powell facing an investigative issue. At present, both the Bond and Spoo are below today’s Neutral Zones, whilst the two EuroCurrencies and Metals Triumvirate are above same; only Oil at the moment is inside its Neutral Zone; session volatility is mostly robust. Too, The Gold Update points to the yellow metal’s year-to-date growth pace as sufficiently steep such that our forecast high for this year — 5546 — could be reached as swiftly as by February’s end, albeit this highly is unlikely as markets do not move in a straight line. ‘Tis a very busy week for the Econ Baro, although nothing for today is scheduled. And Q4 Earnings — which has had quite a weak start with just 43% of 23 reporting companies having beaten their Q4s of a year ago — looks later in the week to the major financial entities.