Yen Weakens, Aussie Gains and Political Uncertainty Shapes FX Markets
Markets remain focused on global policy developments this morning, with political and central bank headlines continuing to drive currency movements. The Japanese Yen has come under pressure after reports that […]
Sterling Steady as Markets Await Key Data
Tensions continue to grow for GBP, struggling to hold its levels against EUR and USD. Recent USD strength is coming from selloffs in stock markets from tariffs threats and once […]
Markets Brace for Tariff Escalation as a Lighter Data Week Approaches
Last week closed with renewed volatility as geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Iran intensified, alongside the Supreme Court’s ruling on President Trump’s tariff measures. Markets initially reacted positively to […]
Fed Minutes Signal Higher for Longer as Markets Eye Key US Inflation Data
Last night’s Federal Reserve meeting minutes from January showed policy members were still divided on the path for future interest rate decisions as several members indicated a possibility for rates […]
UK Inflation Falls to 3 Percent as Rate Cut Expectations Rise
UK Inflation released this morning has shown price pressures easing from 3.4% to 3% which has now increased the possibility of an interest rate cut by the Bank of England […]
Pound Slides as UK Unemployment Hits Five Year High
The British Pound faced selling pressure on Tuesday following the release of weaker than expected UK unemployment data. The readings from the data, suggest markets now raised the probability of […]
Volatility Returns as Dollar Swings and Sterling Faces Political Pressure
Markets have been particularly volatile over the past week, with the FX space dominated by a clear tug-of-war between a softer US Dollar, shifting risk sentiment and regional political developments. […]
Dollar Edges Lower Ahead of Key US Labour and Retail Data
The US Dollar is drifting slightly lower this morning as investors wait for a heavy run of US economic data that will help shape interest rate expectations. Attention remains firmly […]
Sterling Under Pressure Ahead of Key Central Bank Decisions
Sterling has continued its fall off from 1.37 against The Dollar and 1.16 against the Euro as investors and traders position themselves ahead of this afternoon’s Bank of England interest […]
Global Markets React to Central Bank Decisions and Key Data
Reserve bank of Australia did raise their interest rate levels this morning. Even if the monetary action was expected, we have seen AUD making moves against its peers, with GBP/AUD […]