16th February 2023

Equity markets remain resilient despite Fed rate hike fears

Despite markets continuing to price for more Fed rate hikes, major equity markets remain buoyant. Th (...)

15th February 2023

USD & JPY impact as inflation and new BoJ Governor drive FX

Traders will be assessing the implications of a new governor for the BoJ, whilst US and UK inflation (...)

14th February 2023

Markets lie in wait for crucial US CPI inflation data

With a resilient US labour market, traders are eyeing inflation. If US CPI ticks back higher a signi (...)

13th February 2023

Oil volatility ramps up with US CPI key for near-term demand

With Russia restricting its oil supply, oil volatility has been picking up. This is set to increase (...)

10th February 2023

Gold outlook: Will gold regain its strong performance?

The surge in gold price that took hold in November 2022 has now broken. What caused the rally, and w (...)

10th February 2023

UK avoids recession but GBP outlook remains weak

With GDP flat in Q4, the UK has avoided falling into a technical recession. But there is little to c (...)

9th February 2023

Google’s bumbling launch of AI tool weighs on tech in NASDAQ

Google launched a new AI product for its search engine yesterday, but an error sent the shares tumbl (...)

8th February 2023

USD slips, risk boosted with Powell less hawkish than feared

Fed Chair Powell’s speech has been keenly anticipated since the hot Nonfarm Payrolls. Markets breath (...)

7th February 2023

AUD could be set to outperform as RBA hikes again

The Reserve Bank of Australia has pushed ahead with monetary policy tightening. With the prospect of (...)

6th February 2023

Risk of profit-taking on equities after US jobs surprise

The huge upside surprise in the Nonfarm Payrolls data means that traders are reassessing expectation (...)

3rd February 2023

Espresso Morning Call: More volatility amid Nonfarm Payrolls

After a choppy 48 hours on major markets, the volatility is likely to continue with Nonfarm Payrolls (...)

2nd February 2023

Espresso Morning Call: Risk assets boosted by Fed decision

With the Fed doing little to push back against market positioning for the pivot in monetary policy, (...)