27th January 2022

Markets turn USD positive and risk negative post FOMC

A hawkish lean from Fed chair Powell is sending a key message to markets and the response is to buy (...)

24th January 2022

Week Ahead: FOMC meeting and US GDP looms large for majors

The final full week of the month sees a focus back on the US with a raft of tier one data. The Fed m (...)

19th January 2022

UK inflation spike makes a February BoE hike likely

UK inflation has spiked higher and with more to come, the pressure is mounting on the Bank of Englan (...)

17th January 2022

Week Ahead: Inflation remains key, a slew of UK tier-one data

US announcements are limited to Fed surveys and housing data, so market participants may look toward (...)

13th January 2022

Market reaction to US CPI suggests inflation may be peaking

Despite US inflation soaring to a four-decade high of 7% yesterday, bond yields and the US dollar fe (...)

22nd December 2021

Mid-week majors: trading ranges are still dominant

Into the middle of the final full trading week before the Christmas holidays, markets remain highly (...)

20th December 2021

Week Ahead: Inflation and GDP with a few loose ends tied up

The temperature gauge gets turned down a few notches in the final week before Christmas. Traders wil (...)

16th December 2021

FOMC signals an acceleration of tightening monetary policy

Looking at the Fed meeting on balance, there has been a relief rally that the FOMC was not more hawk (...)

15th December 2021

GBP hints at recovery as inflation give the BoE a headache

Rising inflationary pressure could force the Bank of England into a hawkish monetary policy move. GB (...)

13th December 2021

Week Ahead: A raft of major central banks in focus

With five major central banks ready to update on monetary policy in addition to two in Latin America (...)

8th December 2021

Mid-Week Majors: The first test of the risk recovery

As a bump in the road for risk recovery is hit, how markets react in the coming hours and days could (...)

1st December 2021

Market reaction to a hawkish Powell could be pivotal

Fed Chair Powell’s surprisingly hawkish appearance before Congress now leaves markets at a key junct (...)