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Snapshot – 28th May

28th May 2019

The Dollar is once again stronger across the board, with the trade-weighted index up about 0.3% and up 1% from a month ago. Perhaps surprisingly, the USD/CHF cross has pushed…

Week Ahead Calendar 27th May – 2nd June

27th May 2019

This week’s calendar is heavy in the US, Switzerland and New Zealand. In the US the focus will be on the second reading of Q1 GDP, April data for the…

Weekly Recap 20th May – 26th May

27th May 2019

Price action in major currencies was limited last week, with few major data surprises for markets to latch on, with the UK once again providing the bulk of the headlines….

Snapshot – 22nd May

22nd May 2019

Whereas the Euro and Australian Dollar have been broadly flat versus the US Dollar and the Swiss Franc has eked out a small gain, the Kiwi Dollar and in particular…

Snapshot – 21st May

21st May 2019

It has been a volatile FX session, with the Dollar temporarily spiking higher before giving back all of its gains and more. The GBP/USD cross temporarily dropped below 1.27 for…

Week Ahead Calendar 20th May – 26th May

20th May 2019

This week’s calendar is heavy with central bank related developments. Central banks in the US, Eurozone and Australia will release the minutes of their recent policy meetings while Powell, Carney,…

Weekly Recap 13th May – 19th May

20th May 2019

Once again the ongoing trade war between the US and China drove acute volatility in equity markets, including in the S&P 500 which ended last week broadly unchanged. Jitters in…

Snapshot – 17th May

17th May 2019

With no major macro data points for markets to focus on, markets were left to extend the Dollar’s multi-day rally against both developed and emerging market currencies. Sterling and the…

Snapshot – 16th May

16th May 2019

The Dollar, in trade-weighted, is treading water for the third consecutive session but has managed to extend its modest gains versus Sterling, the Euro and Aussie Dollar. US macro data…

Snapshot – 14th May

14th May 2019

The Dollar is broadly flat in trade weighted terms today. While it has appreciated modestly against the Euro, Sterling and Swiss Franc it is flat against the Aussie and Kiwi…

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