Globales Netzwerk und Marktexpertise

Der Krieg tritt nun in seinen zweiten Monat ein, ohne dass klare Aussichten auf einen Waffenstillstand oder die Wiedereröffnung der Strasse von Hormus bestehen.

The war in Iran is now entering its second month without any clear prospects for either a ceasefire or the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Jegliche Zweifel am Status des Dollars als „sicherer Hafen“ in Zeiten geopolitischer Turbulenzen dürften mittlerweile ausgeräumt sein.

The Iran war is now in its second week, and markets are bracing for the possibility that it will last a while.

The US dollar confirmed last week that it remains a safe-haven currency of choice for investors during times of global conflict.

The New Year has begun with a bang following the shock ousting and capture of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro by US forces over the weekend, but the early reaction in currency and futures markets has been calm.

The dollar sold off against most of its peers after the Federal Reserve fell short of delivering on market expectations for a "hawkish cut" last week.

As the results of the UK general election filtered through during the early hours, markets responded with a shrug to the anticipated Labour majority victory under newly-appointed Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Despite a narrower victory margin than both the polls and models had predicted, the impact on sterling has thus far been muted, reflecting investor preparedness for the political landscape that lies ahead.

Investors have no time to rest on their laurels as we approach the Christmas break and year-end, with all of the world’s ‘Big Three’ central banks to unveil their final policy decisions of 2023 this week.

Currencies were thrust out of their recent slumber on Tuesday, as a softer-than-expected US inflation report sent the dollar sharply lower and raised the possibility of a long-awaited dovish pivot from the Federal Reserve at its meeting this evening.

Focus in financial markets continues to remain on the UK after an extraordinary few days that have culminated in the reversal of almost all of the controversial tax cuts announced during last month’s mini-budget.