Alpine FX Logo

News

Week Ahead Calendar 27th August – 2nd September 2018

27th August 2018

The focus this week will be on US and Eurozone data, with both due to release key measures of consumer price inflation for July, with US trade balance data for…

Weekly Recap August 20th – August 26th 2018

27th August 2018

The Dollar, Sterling and Australian Dollar all weakened about 0.5% in trade-weighted terms last week while the Swiss Franc and Kiwi Dollar were broadly unchanged. Conversely, the Euro was one…

Morning Briefing – 24th August

24th August 2018

The Dollar enjoyed a modest rally against major currencies yesterday afternoon but has come off the boil this morning. Ultimately the past three trading sessions have provided little clear direction…

Morning Briefing – 23rd August

23rd August 2018

For all the political and geopolitical noise in the past 48 hours the EUR/USD and GBP/USD crosses have been pretty stable around 1.29 and 1.155-1.16, respectively. Sterling appears to have…

Snapshot – 22nd August

22nd August 2018

Domestic politics and international geo-politics were once again the main market driver today, with little or no tier-1 macro data release of note, and US-centric news is still hogging the…

Snapshot – 21st August

21st August 2018

With few tier-1 macro data points for markets to anchor their view, the focus was on government and central bank officials, including of course US President Trump. The net result…

Week Ahead Calendar 20th August – 26th August 2018

20th August 2018

The macro data calendar is light this week and Turkey’s markets are closed for most of the week for eid al adha. The Turkish Lira and other high-yielding emerging markets,…

Weekly Recap 13th August – 19th August

20th August 2018

It was a choppy week for FX markets, with macro data playing second-fiddle to the gyrations in the Turkish Lira and the deteriorating relationship between the US and China. Ultimately…

Snapshot – 16th August

16th August 2018

Global risk appetite today found its footing, with the Euro, Sterling and Australian and Kiwi Dollars making very small gains versus the higher-yielding Dollar and the more traditional safe-havens of…

Snapshot – 15th August

15th August 2018

Yesterday’s modest relief for developed and emerging markets currencies and equity market has proved short-lived, despite the further recovery in the Turkish Lira. EUR/USD, which had stabilised yesterday thanks in…

Sign up and receive daily market news direct to your inbox.

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.