Dollar remains in control against its peers and fresh lows could be expected
The US Dollar enjoyed strong gains during the past 24 hours on the back of the Fed decision to raise rates and also improve their forward guidance. The US currency appreciated against the rest of the...
View ArticleWill the Dollar end the year strong or will investors bank their profits?
Traditionally the week before Christmas is always one of the slowest and quietest periods in FX trading and we expect no different this time around. The currency markets have been pretty active in...
View ArticleLimited volatility and price action as traders are looking forward to holidays
Limited volatility in the financial markets just a couple of days ahead of the Christmas holiday and it seems that investors are happy with their positioning at the time. Like we mentioned in our...
View ArticleMixed performances from the majors as investors prefer to remain neutral
Yet another day of limited volatility yesterday as we’re only 2 days before Christmas and market participants seem content with their portfolios and avoided making any last minute adjustments. We...
View ArticleEuro and Cable turning bearish but Dollar's momentum is still lacking
Price action in the currency markets was once again limited over the past 24 hours as we discussed in our previous report. This year there is a lack of any fundamental developments during the holidays’...
View ArticleDollar rallies one last time this year driving the rest of the majors lower
During the past couple of days we’ve been talking about the limited volatility in the currency markets in light of the holidays’ season and how price action was not anything too exciting. However it...
View ArticleDollar starts the new year strong against the rest of the major currencies
Currency markets have been relatively active during the holidays’ season but nothing too exciting took place as there were no fundamental or technical developments on any fronts to turn the tables....
View ArticleChinese stock market crash drives investors towards Dollar's safer havens
The first trading session of the year showed us why we stressed the importance of taking it slow during these early days of 2016. Volatility was high yesterday and with participation in the markets...
View ArticleCable comes into focus, Services' PMI report threatening fresh lows today
The US Dollar remains in the center of attention during the first trading sessions of the year having started 2016 in a strong manner. The US currency has been posting gains against its major peers and...
View ArticleCould Fed's concerns over the low inflation harm confidence on the Dollar?
A day of mixed performances yesterday for the global money markets as we saw different reactions from the major instruments we monitor in our daily report. The broader sentiment is clearly a flight to...
View ArticleTraders look to the NFP report to get some support for the weakened Dollar
Volatility in the global markets remains elevated as this is not the start that investors expected for 2016 and many of them have been caught off guard and are trying to readjust their portfolios while...
View ArticleUS economy adds 292k jobs but wages stagnate, will Dollar remain weak?
Quite a surprise on Friday when the Non-Farm Payrolls report was released and the global currency markets reacted in a volatile manner to the way the labor market figures printed. Analysts were...
View ArticleTraders focus on the Pound today with Governor Carney speaking in Paris
A day of mixed performances for the majors yesterday as the week started with limited volatility due to the lack of any important economic events. The more important news are expected towards the end...
View ArticleDollar picks up gains across the board ahead of tomorrow's Retail Sales
The Dollar was the best performer in the currency markets yesterday with the US currency gaining across the board on the back of the absence of any fresh news and the bearish Production reports from...
View ArticleCable's outlook hinges on where the BoE will focus their attention today
Price action in the currency markets yesterday was quite mixed with unstable performances from the major currencies across the board. During the first part of the day the US Dollar was still in control...
View ArticleUS Retail Sales can breathe new life on the Dollar but the bias is negative
Mixed performances has been the theme of the week for the major instruments we monitor every day and this was the case yesterday as well. In a day where the focus was on the Pound and the BoE comments...
View ArticleDollar suffers from the bearish Retail Sales, its outlook is now in doubt
On Friday investors’ focus had been on the US Retail Sales report and secretly most of them hoped for a surprise that would help the US currency to recover against its rivals. However we had warned our...
View ArticleAttention turns to the Pound today as Governor Carney speaks in London
Price action over the past 24 hours has been limited as it was the start of the week and with the US markets closed for Martin Luther King’s day volatility in the major money markets was at low levels....
View ArticleFocus remains on the Cable as UK employmenta data are on the docket
Mixed performances across the major instruments was the theme of the day yesterday with instability and change in direction being the takeaway for the day. We talked about how the Euro and the Pound...
View ArticleCan ECB's rate decision meeting put down the resilient Euro today?
General market theme Currency markets continue to find it hard to pick up momentum towards any direction as the outlook of the major currencies is still mixed and investors’ bias is not yet clear. The...
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