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Currency markets calm ahead of US inflation release today

Foreign exchange traders were in a fairly cautious mood on Monday as they awaited a potentially crucial inflation release in the US this afternoon.

Matthew Ryan CFA
13 March 2018
Positive geopolitical developments drive currency markets

World politics stole the spotlight from last week’s European Central Bank meeting and the Federal Reserve's nonfarm payrolls report.

Enrique Díaz-Álvarez
12 March 2018
Euro sinks after ECB President Draghi talks up downside risks

The Euro was the worst performing currency yesterday after President of the ECB Mario Draghi delivered a dovish assessment of the Eurozone economy.

Matthew Ryan CFA
9 March 2018
International Women’s Day: What is it and Why is it Important?

IWD has been celebrated each year on the 8th of March since 1917, although there are documented events relating to women's rights on this date since 1909.

Jessica Ford
8 March 2018
European Central Bank to hold policy steady amid weak inflation

Currency markets traded within a fairly narrow range on Wednesday with investors in a cautious mood ahead of this afternoon’s March meeting of the ECB.

Matthew Ryan CFA
8 March 2018
Easing North Korea tensions boost risky currencies

The Euro and Sterling both jumped by over half a percent against the US Dollar on Tuesday after news of talks between North and South Korea led to...

Matthew Ryan CFA
7 March 2018
What’s next for Italy following the country’s general election?

Result of the weekend’s Italian election capped Euro gains, causing investors to fret about the rise in Euroscepticism in Europe.

Matthew Ryan CFA
6 March 2018
Trump tariff talk caps US Dollar upside

An impromptu Trump's announcement that he intended to impose a 25% tariff on steel imports and a 10% tariff on aluminium capped USD gains last week.

Enrique Díaz-Álvarez
5 March 2018
Dollar retreats from six week high on Trump tariff announcement

Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium into the US ignited a sharp sell-off in the US Dollar after London close yesterday.

Matthew Ryan CFA
2 March 2018