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Snapshot – 22nd May

22nd May 2020

The US Dollar is ending the week on a slightly stronger note with modest gains against major currencies. European and US equities are treading water at time of writing. It…

Week Ahead Calendar 11th May – 17th May

12th May 2020

It’s a quiet start to the week but the macro-data release calendar does get busier, particularly in the US with CPI-inflation, retail sales, manufacturing indices and industrial production figures due…

Weekly Recap 4th May – 10th May

12th May 2020

It was a week of muted currency price action for major developed currencies. Sterling and the Swiss Franc were broadly unchanged in trade-weighted terms while the Dollar was down only…

Snapshot – 6th May

6th May 2020

Major currencies have weakened against the Dollar today, with Sterling down 0.6% at time of writing to an 8-session low of 1.236. Sterling has also underperformed the Euro, with the…

Snapshot 5th May

5th May 2020

Major currencies have been choppy but in very narrow ranges since Friday as markets grapple with governments’ still opaque plans to ease national lockdowns and the magnitude of a likely…

Snapshot – 22nd April

22nd April 2020

Sterling has staged a timid recovery against the US Dollar after having hit a 2-week low yesterday afternoon. The GBP/USD cross, which fell to 1.226 yesterday, had rebounded to 1.237…

Week Ahead Calendar 20th April – 26th April

20th April 2020

The macro data calendar is reasonably light this week in the United States but heavy in Europe, particularly the UK with labour market, inflation, retail sales and April PMI figures…

Weekly Recap 13th April – 19th April

20th April 2020

Global FX volatility continued to fall last week, as did volatility in global equities, although emerging and commodity markets continue to see sharp price action. Many major currencies have been…

Snapshot 15th April

15th April 2020

Equities, which had been treading water in recent sessions, are back in the red today with some European indices posting sizeable losses of 4-5%. As has often been the case…

Snapshot – 10th April

10th April 2020

Most major equity markets were closed today for Easter Friday and price action in currencies has been subdued. The Euro failed to make any material gains despite European Union Finance…

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