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During the early Asian session, the RBNZ released their biannual Financial Stability Report. In it, the Bank expressed continued concerns over Auckland’s rising housing market and also low dairy prices...

The USD remains a bullish currency in the longer-term, however the lack of a confirmed rise in core inflation and a cautiously neutral Fed have induced bearish sentiment on the USD in the short term. Dollar weakness is likely to continue until we get some solid tier one US data...

As is usual for Monday, data events are few and price action is subdued. Ahead we have Factory Orders from Germany, CPI from Switzerland, and House Price Index from the UK – none of which are expected to have any notable impact. Start your week with my prepared most recent currency update below...

Today is a bank holiday in the UK which means volumes are expected to be very light. The London session is light on economic data too. Start your week with the currency update below...

US oil production data from the EIA Oil production fell to 9.129 mbpd from 9.180 mbpd in February, according to the EIA. That's 51,000 bpd decline, or 0.6%. Compared to a year earlier, production is down 3.4%. The numbers are laggy compared to the weekly data, also produced by the EIA...

There is no trade call for the London session. Start your week with my prepared currency update below. Currency Update USD: CPI for March slightly missed estimates with Core dropping to 2.2% y/y from a prior of 2.3% and for the month, missing estimates at 0.1% versus 0.2% expected...

There is no trade call for the session. As always on Mondays I prepared the currency update so you can familiarize with the situation in the markets. Currency Update USD: Employment figures for March were solid with 215,000 jobs added, a rise of 0...

The most important release from this week’s Forex News Events calendar is FOMC Meeting Minutes that taking place on Wednesday at 7.00pm GMT. We also have UK Services PMI and New Zealand GDT Price Index on Tuesday. Full list of Forex news trading events taking place this week: Monday 4th...

There is no trade call for the session. The London session is relatively quiet, however we will see Employment figures from Spain and Construction PMI from the UK. Currency Update USD: Employment figures for March were solid with 215,000 jobs added, a rise of 0...

There is no trade call for the session. Today’s London session is very light on economic data. As always I suggest you start the week by reading my currency update to familiarize with the latest changes in the market. Currency Update USD: Core PCE remained at 1.7% y/y for February...

There is no trade call today. The London session is again relatively light and may see low volatility. Current Sentiment: The Asian session was again light with a lack of data. FX trading has been rangebound. WTI is down nearly $1 from yesterday’s highs as the API inventory showed a build...

There is no trade call for the session. We expect trading to be light until UK CPI tomorrow. As always to kick-start the week I suggest reading my currency update below...

FOMC Statement and Economic Projections will be released today at 6:00pm GMT followed by Press Conference at 6:30pm GMT. These events will likely see volatility and widening of spreads in the seconds before release. We advise against holding USD positions unless they are already at break-even...

There is no trade call for the session. Today’s London session is light on data, however the NY session sees Retail Sales from the US which could be a market-mover. Current Market Sentiment The RBA released minutes from their March 1 meeting...

There is not trade call for the session. Risk appetite was witnessed during Asian trade, following on from last week’s positive sentiment boosted by ECB easing. Equities moved higher which helped AUDJPY rally 60 pips before falling to fresh lows...

In the world of sports there is no more paranoid position than being a hockey goalie. You are, for intents and purposes, a human shield used for target practice...

Comments from European Parliament President Martin Schulz in a TV interview over the weekend Neither the US nor Europe is prepared for Trump to be US President Says Trump is a populist, has no international experience "Trump belongs to these people that we also have here in Europe, who have a sca...

Two more (separate) items from China this weekend Shang Fulin, chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) said cuts to ratings/outlooks on China and its financial institutions were a misjudgement Its not news that China isn't happy about ratings cuts: China People's Daily: 'Misund...