Preparing for Easter weekend
The dollar has been in the ascendency over the past four sessions and finds itself firmer again overnight. We’ve seen…
Markets fall after Brussels terror attacks
Suffice to say it was not an easy day in markets yesterday given the tragic events unfolding in Brussels. Whilst…
Sterling weakens
Sterling was suffering more than most yesterday, not impressed with weekend political developments, with the ever-present ‘Brexit’ cloud also hanging…
Dollar loses ground
We’ve seen a change in the tone to FX markets this week, with the dollar index moving to new lows…
Fed ADMITS Economic Slowdown
The common force yesterday was the revising of forecasts to the reality of slower growth, both domestically and globally. This…
Tensions rise before FOMC meeting
Today is a big day for UK markets as the Chancellor presents his latest budget, detailing tax and spending plans…
Awaiting the Fed’s meeting
Monday was characterised by creeping dollar strength, with emerging markets and the dollar bloc (Canada, Australia, New Zealand) losing out…
All eyes on Japan’s policy meeting
We start the week with the broad recovery in risk assets continuing. This has been in place for nearly two…
ECB announcements rock markets
The phrase of yesterday was ‘kitchen sink’, which for those not familiar, comes from the English expression for throwing everything…
Canadian rrate decision takes center stage
There are a couple of central bank decision to watch today, primarily Canada at 15:00 GMT. The Canadian economy has…