Mario Draghi sent the euro much higher yesterday after his speech at the European Central Bank Forum. Markets felt relieved especially after his dovish comments a few weeks ago when he declared that the Eurozone still needed ECB stimulus...
Crude oil prices struggled to recover from the sharp sell-off that has sent a barrel of West Texas Intermediate to $42.05, down almost 20% from its peak of May 25th...
After touching its daily high at $1253, the XAU/USD pair started to erase its gains and fell below the $1250 handle in the NA session despite the greenback weakness. The pair is now trading at $1246.60, still up 0.15% on the day...
Analysts at Nomura explained that they have previously argued that the transmission mechanism between positive economic data and EUR was broken, temporarily, ahead of political events...
oday, no less than four Fed members will provide their views on monetary policy including Janet Yellen whose speech is tonight in London is expected to be on global economic issues. Financial markets will try and grab some hints regarding the Fed's path towards normalisation of monetary policy...
Financial Stability ReportLink The Financial Stability Report, published twice a year by the Bank of England under the guidance of the interim Financial Policy Committee, shows the Committee's assessment of the outlook for the stability and resilience of the financial sector at the time of prepar...
The Swiss deposits data release continues to outpace expectations. They are now reaching almost 580 billion CHF (578.2b vs 577.4b expected...
Volatility in interest rates continues to pick up as inflation data is mixed and central banks' guidance becomes more important. Nowhere is this more apparent than within the Fed. Markets go a full docket for FOMC members speaking publicly last week...
The Japanese Yen continues to depreciate at the beginning of the week, now lifting USD/JPY to the area of 111.70, multi-day peaks. USD/JPY up on US yields Spot is moving higher on Monday propped up by the solid performance of US yields, with the 10-year reference retaking the 2...
The single currency keeps hovering over the 1.1200 handle vs. the buck on Monday, with EUR/USD briefly testing highs around 1.1210 before deflating. EUR/USD unchanged on upbeat IFO The pair is holding on to its daily gains in the 1...
Barely 15 months after its foundation, LREM achieved a historic triumph in the National Assembly elections, winning 308 out of 577 seats, while Democratic Movement (MoDem), their partner in government, picked up another 42 seats, taking the total for the president to 350...
Germany’s IFO business climate will shed some light on the mood in Europe’s biggest economy on Monday, followed by consumer confidence in the US on Tuesday and the University of Michigan Sentiment Index on Friday...
Not only has Theresa May’s gambit not paid off, but her grip over the Brexit negotiations appears to have been loosened to some extent, feels René Defossez, Research Analyst at Natixis. Key Quotes “Her political future is uncertain...
Markets have completely priced in a 25bp rate hike by the Bank of Canada by the end of 2017 leaving room for economic disappointment. We believe it’s too early for the BoC to be thinking about higher rates. With front-end yields at the near term high, we doubt that CAD will have much more upside...
More than a week after the FOMC lifted borrowing costs in the US, financial markets - particularly the equity market - have been treading water as investors struggle to find a new driver. Both the Euro STOXX 50 and S&P 500 are about to close the week flat...
In today's U.S. shale fields, tiny sensors attached to production gear harvest data on everything from pumping pressure to the heat and rotational speed of drill bits boring into the rocky earth...
The GBP/USD pair extended previous session's retracement from levels beyond the 1.2700 handle and held weaker through early NA session on Thursday...
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the buck vs. a basket of its main rivals, is trading in a tight range on Thursday, currently flat for the day in the 97.20 area...
We continue to suspect that markets are underpricing the probability of a BoE policy adjustment. We suspect that as with the Fed, the threshold of removal of emergency measures is significantly lower than standard interest rate hikes...