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Federal Reserve minutes suggest more aggressive pace of rate hikes

FOMC minutes struck a hawkish tone with the Fed seeing a ‘significant fiscal policy growth boost over the next few years’.

Matthew Ryan CFA
11 April 2018
Chinese President Xi eases trade war fears, FOMC minutes out tonight

Chinese President Xi’s conciliatory speech attempted to de-escalate trade tensions, stating that China was ready to adopt lower tariffs.

Matthew Ryan CFA
10 April 2018
Currency traders double down on Bank of England May hike

Sterling broke out of its recent range on Tuesday morning, rising to its strongest position in almost two weeks against the US Dollar.

Matthew Ryan CFA
9 April 2018
Major currencies stay in narrow ranges as markets ignore trade war talk

Major currencies, Sterling, Euro and the Dollar, all ended very close to where they began the week, with little action in G10 currency trading overall.

Enrique Díaz-Álvarez
8 April 2018
Sterling falls on weak data, what to expect from today’s payrolls report

The Pound sank back below the 1.40 level against the US Dollar for the first time in over two weeks, following a release of a woeful UK services PMI.

Matthew Ryan CFA
5 April 2018
Sterling falters after services activity falls to lowest level since Brexit vote

The Pound slipped against its major peers this morning after a very underwhelming services PMI caused investors to fret about economic slowdown in the UK.

Matthew Ryan CFA
4 April 2018
Sterling edges higher, Euro slips on weak manufacturing data

Sterling firmed against its major peers on the first trading day since the Easter break on a better-than-expected manufacturing PMI.

Matthew Ryan CFA
3 April 2018
Euro falls on disappointing Eurozone inflation news and month-end flows

The rally in the Euro has left many asset managers underexposed to Dollar - denominated assets, hence the need for further buying.

Enrique Díaz-Álvarez
2 April 2018
Sterling sinks on month-end flows, easing trade tensions

The Pound fell off on month-end flows, slipping by over a percent in a little over five hours before retracing half of its losses yesterday evening.

Matthew Ryan CFA
27 March 2018
US Dollar index falls to five week low as risk appetite returns

The US Dollar index slipped to five weeks low against trade-weighted basket on Monday, following easing in trade war concerns and a return to risk appetite.

Matthew Ryan CFA
26 March 2018