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Sterling slides to three week trough following Barnier Brexit warning

Michel Barnier told yesterday EU ministers in Brussels that talks were ‘in a form of stagnation,’ seemingly hitting out at Brexit secretary David Davis.

Matthew Ryan CFA
1 March 2018
FOMC Chair Powell talks up pace of US interest rate hikes

Financial markets are bracing themselves for the possibility of four interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve under Powell's leadership.

Matthew Ryan CFA
28 February 2018
US Dollar awaits testimony from new Fed Chair Jerome Powell

Freshly appointed FOMC Chair Jerome Powell will be kick-starting a busy week in financial markets today when he makes his first congressional testimony.

Matthew Ryan CFA
27 February 2018
Dollar bounces back on hawkish Federal Reserve, rising US yields

The minutes from the last Federal Reserve meeting left no doubt that a March interest rate hike is a foregone conclusion, and sent US yields to new highs.

Enrique Díaz-Álvarez
26 February 2018
US Dollar rally fades despite hawkish Federal Reserve minutes

The European Central Bank’s meeting accounts from the bank’s January meeting continued to stress a cautious approach to monetary policy.

Matthew Ryan CFA
23 February 2018
Bank of England members talk up faster pace of rate hikes

Policymakers at the Bank of England talked up the possibility of a faster-than-expected pace of interest rate hikes in the UK yesterday.

Matthew Ryan CFA
22 February 2018
Sterling slips after labour report, EU Parliament to offer Brexit deal

A report published by Business Insider yesterday suggested the UK and EU could be moving towards a mutually beneficial Brexit.

Matthew Ryan CFA
21 February 2018
What to watch out for in the currency markets this week

Dollar bulls will be hoping that the release of Wednesday's Federal Reserve meeting minutes reignites some form of recovery rally in the greenback.

Matthew Ryan CFA
20 February 2018
Dollar struggles in spite of positive US inflation surprise

The upward surprise in US inflation had a counterintuitive effect on the Dollar, which fell hard to new multi-year lows before rallying sharply back.

Enrique Díaz-Álvarez
19 February 2018
What has been behind the US Dollar’s recent poor performance?

Investors overlooked Wednesday’s lofty inflation numbers that suggested that Federal Reserve could raise rates on four occasions in the US in 2018.

Matthew Ryan CFA
16 February 2018