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Dollar/yen posted gains for a second straight week, as the pair punched above the symbolic 110 level for the first time since May. The Bank of Japan will be in the spotlight, as it announces it rate decision on Tuesday. Investors will be combing throug…

EUR/USD posted slight losses for a third consecutive week. The upcoming week features the ECB rate decision and December PMIs. Here is an outlook at the highlights and an updated technical analysis for EUR/USD.  Final German CPI for January is expected…

GBP/USD showed limited movement last week, closing the week just above the symbolic 1.30 level. There are five events on the schedule in the upcoming week. Here is an outlook for the highlights and an updated technical analysis for GBP/USD. The U.K. po…

The debates on how much of an impact the Phase One trade deal will have on the global outlook will continue as market concerns fall on the Davos forum, central bank rate decisions and earnings season.  The upcoming week is shortened since US equity and bond markets will be closed on Monday for the observance […]

Ed Moya, Senior Market Analyst at OANDA joins Cory Fleck to discuss the US equity markets and how recent data and general central bank policy could support a continued rise. There is no arguing that the current rally in US markets is due for a pullback however it could go one for a little while […]

OANDA Senior Market Analyst Craig Erlam discusses the latest business and market news with Jazz FM Business Breakfast presenter Jonny Hart. On this week’s podcast, the pair discuss the US/China deal, US earnings, Chinese 2019 GDP data, the Bank o…

Oil futures looked to extend a recent run-up on Friday, with commodity experts pointing to continued optimism surrounding the prospects of global crude demand following the China-U.S. trade deal on Wednesday, and the Senate approval of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade on Thursday. “Oil prices are stabilizing on improved demand outlooks since the phase-one trade deal has […]

US stocks are rising in what was a very good start to earnings season, which also saw the signing of the phase-one trade deal between the world’s largest two economies.  The banks kicked things off and showed strong results and highlighted a strong US consumer and healthy credit markets.  Next week, the focus will fall […]

Earnings Off to a Decent Start Europe is poised for a strong start to trading on the final day of the week, buoyed by another rally on Wall Street which surged back into record territory on Thursday. Source – Thomson Reuters Eikon US earnings season is off to a decent start, with attention in these early […]

The US Dollar may retrace some of its recent gains if consumer confidence data underwhelms and inflames 2020 Fed rate cut bets.