The one-two punch of St. Louis Fed Bullard and Chair Powell could have not been clearer. The Fed now has a dovish tilt. Yesterday Powell remarked that given the lack of inflation pressure emulating for the US economy, the Fed has the right and ability to target economic growth...
The decision made by the Reserve Bank of Australian to cut its Cash rate by a quarter-percentage point to historical low 1.25% came as expected. The statement made by RBA Governor Philip Lowe two weeks ago already signaled the intention...
The market has shifted into a defensive position as risks to the downside have increased. US Treasury yields came under pressure pushing 3m – 10Y spreads deeper into the inverted territory. USD was sold as St...
EURCHF dropped sharply to 1.11197 low, breaking below key technical support levels. Trades will have to go back to 2017 to find new levels. With political risk premia rising in Europe, participants are rotating into the closest safe-haven trade...
In September 2018 President Trump put a 10% tax on a long list of imports from China. In May 2019 the tax was raised to 25%. The list of items runs to 194 pages. Reading through it is a slightly weird experience...
Japan has the longest period of growth in post-war history. From June the US will have the longest period of growth in post-war history. Global unemployment is around a forty-year low. This hints that the economic cycle is quite old. Economic growth does not die of old age...
The resumption of trade war headlines has pushed JPY into demand, as optimism over a potential recovery of world economies along 2H 2019 is mitigated...
n the G10 yields are falling. In the U.S, there have been periods were inverted yields curves have not to lead to an economic recession. However, never has a recession transpired without an inverted yield curve...
The trend in USD/CAD has been quite dull since last month Fed meeting. The pair has remained within the range of 1.35 – 1.34 (+0.40% month-to-date) despite acceleration in trade war headlines...
On Wednesday morning, the Swiss franc and the Japanese yen were the only currency to gain ground against the greenback as investors fled from risky assets amid heightened tensions between the US and China. USD/CHF erased partially yesterday gains as it returned towards parity, down 0.20% to 1...
The recent release of European elections results, although mostly feared by most investors, finally came in better than expected...
Despite the tense situation on the international stage, the latest batch of economic data from Switzerland surprised to the upside. However, the Swiss franc failed to catch any bid as it traded sideways against the greenback around 1.0040...
Today, the market activity will be limited due to the US holidays. Bitcoin rallied to $8’700 on the back of rising concerns over US and China trade tensions. Asia shares were mixed, yet Shanghai fell on Chinas industrial firms fell in April, highlight slowing growth...
World equities recovered slowly on Friday morning amid hopes that Donald Trump and Xi Jinping find common ground on and move forward with trade negotiations...
European elections results published on Sunday are most likely to cause torments on the marketplace while market holidays in the US and the UK on Monday should have an impact on liquidity. The recent bounce in GBP/USD from 1...
Ensuring its seat as South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa is facing challenges looking forward...
The European Parliament's elections started today in the Netherlands and the UK. Results will not be broadcast until Sunday evening when all EU counties had time to vote. In the UK, conservatives are expected to drop further with the biggest winner being the Brexit party...
The moment of truth is approaching for Modi's National Democratic Alliance as federal election results are released on Thursday...
The relief in AUD following the surprising reelection of PM Scottt Morrison conservative coalition for another four years was short-lived, as convictions of investors that the Reserve Bank of Australia will be cutting its Cash rate by 0...
