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EU Bullet Report | Dollar is KING
Two FED members are set to speak today and following the surprisingly hawkish comments released yesterday, the market will monitor their words...
Posted On 19 May 2016
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Yen supported as Japan grows in Q1, avoids recession
The yen jumped after data showed that Japan’s economy grew more than expected during the first three months of this year. The fact that...
Posted On 18 May 2016
Currency Update 16th of May
Today’s session is expected to be uneventful with bank holidays in France, Germany and Switzerland and no significant economic data due...
Posted On 16 May 2016
EU Bullet Report | USDJPY at new highs while OIL slides
• Historically the first trading session after the NFP, is the least volatile and yesterday’s session held true to that statement. From an...
Posted On 10 May 2016
Currency Update 9th of May
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...
Posted On 09 May 2016
Currency Update 2nd of May
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...
Posted On 02 May 2016
JPY Analysis – 28th of April
Although a bearish currency fundamentally, given the extreme easing measures in place and prospect of further QE and more negative rates, the yen...
Posted On 29 Apr 2016
EU Bullet Report |No action from ECB and Advancing Oil Prices Have Far Reaching Affects
The European Central Bank’s policy meeting barely caused a ripple in financial markets Thursday after the bank left interest rates...
Posted On 22 Apr 2016
EU Bullet Report |ECB Press Conference & Initial Jobless Claims To Dominate Market Attention
Traders on Thursday will have two big events to focus on. The ECB will hold its rate decision meeting followed by Mario Draghi’s press...
Posted On 21 Apr 2016
EU Bullet Report | Asian Markets and OIL tumble, as Doha dissapoints
The Doha meetings failed to unite oil exporting countries as to freeze outputs, which resulted in oil prices tumbling overnight. With no...
Posted On 18 Apr 2016
Currency Update 18th of April
Today’s London session is very light on data. We may see further weakness in commodity currencies if oil moves lower, however much of the...
Posted On 18 Apr 2016
EU Bullet Report | G20 and OPEC to determine trading
It may have been two uneventful weeks for April in FX, at least compared to such a volatile March, however we are now entering the second half of...
Posted On 15 Apr 2016
Currency Update 11th of April
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...
Posted On 11 Apr 2016
EU Bullet Report | Oil & Gold climb, USDJPY drop continues
The economic calendar is light today and focus would be on speeches of US Treasury secretary Jack Lew and New York Fed president William Dudley....
Posted On 11 Apr 2016
EU Bullet Report | Sayonara JPY
It’s the last trading day of this week, which has been mostly all about USD weakness, range trading in OIL and wild swings in GOLD. JPY has...
Posted On 08 Apr 2016
Currency Update 4th of April
There is no trade call for the session. The London session is relatively quiet, however we will see Employment figures from Spain and...
Posted On 04 Apr 2016
Chinese manufacturing activity picks up, Japanese business sentiment falls
Stocks in Japan fell by the most in more than a month in the wake of weaker-than-expected sentiment among big businesses early on Friday. The yen...
Posted On 31 Mar 2016
Currency Update 29th of March
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...
Posted On 29 Mar 2016
Yen weakens after string of Japanese data
The yen is on track for an eighth straight day of declines. The dollar recovered this morning after having made losses on Monday following some...
Posted On 29 Mar 2016
Currency Update 21st of March
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...
Posted On 21 Mar 2016
The Effects of a Month of Negative Rates in Japan (News: 14/03/16)
Today’s Press Shares, dollar rise, with eyes on central bank decisions European shares followed Asian stocks higher on Monday, adding to...
Posted On 14 Mar 2016
Currency Update 14th of March
There is not trade call for the session. Risk appetite was witnessed during Asian trade, following on from last week’s positive sentiment...
Posted On 14 Mar 2016
JPY Analysis – 8th of March
After months of yen appreciation, the BOJ’s new policy measures initially saw weakness on the yen, however this quickly turned as a result...
Posted On 08 Mar 2016
Yens rebounds on safe haven demand after soft China data
The yen gained on safe haven demand in Asian trade today as investors were cautious in a risk-off environment. Hurting risk appetite was downbeat...
Posted On 08 Mar 2016
Currency Update 7th of March
There is no trade call for the session. Last week saw downside in the USD without any fundamental catalyst, and upside in AUD and GBP....
Posted On 07 Mar 2016
Yen rallies on risk aversion after weak Chinese PMI data
Weak Chinese manufacturing data released today dampened investor sentiment leading to a boost in safe haven assets like the Japanese yen. Stock...
Posted On 01 Mar 2016
EU Bullet Report | Weekend Recap | Gold Forecast
GBP/USD: Plunged 0.61% to 1.3870 after falling to fresh seven-year lows earlier Friday. Since the UK received special status in the EU late last...
Posted On 29 Feb 2016
Currency Update 29th of February
Our general trade call for the week is to sell Cable and Kiwi on pullbacks (Kiwi may rally on oil gains however). The USD rallied during...
Posted On 29 Feb 2016
Yen slips on soft Japan inflation, oil retains gains
Asian markets were in positive territory on Friday following from a positive close on Wall Street and a rebound in oil prices on Thursday....
Posted On 26 Feb 2016
Currency Update 22nd of February
Our trade call is to sell Cable. Key themes from last week included a beat on US CPI and a rebound in global equities despite failure of...
Posted On 22 Feb 2016
Sterling weakens on Brexit concerns, yen falls after Japan data
The yen weakened after being weighed down by disappointing data out of Japan. Private sector surveys painting a bleaker picture of business...
Posted On 22 Feb 2016
Yen strengthens, oil slides as risk aversion returns
Markets retreated on Friday as risk aversion returned after the end of a three-day winning streak for Wall Street and other markets. There was a...
Posted On 19 Feb 2016
Oil tumbles back below $30, yen bounces
The yen managed to recover losses made after dropping on disappointing Japanese machinery orders data. The figure for December showed a decline...
Posted On 17 Feb 2016
Currency Update 15th of February
There is no trade call for the session or tier one data on the calendar for the London session. The main event for the day will come in NY with...
Posted On 15 Feb 2016
Yen weaker after Japan GDP shows bigger contraction in Q3
Investors will also have their eyes on Chinese markets, which reopen on Monday after being closed for a week in observance of the Lunar New Year...
Posted On 15 Feb 2016
Yen set to end week with 4 percent gain, gold at 1 year high
The yen swung between gains and losses on Friday, but was down 0.2 per cent at Y112.19 per dollar in morning trade on Friday. The Japanese...
Posted On 12 Feb 2016
US Bullet Report |Global sell-off on fears of Global Recession
If a word could describe the situation in the markets the last 2 days, that word would be chaos. Financial markets are experiencing a global...
Posted On 11 Feb 2016
EU Bullet Report | JPY and GOLD soar as Asian Markets collapse
After a day to forget for the European and US stocks which saw major indices in Europe lose more than 3% and US more than 1.8%, the Asian markets...
Posted On 09 Feb 2016
Japan’s bond yields drop below zero
Japan’s bond yields tumbled while the safe haven yen surged on Tuesday in volatile markets over concerns of ballooning bank debt. The...
Posted On 09 Feb 2016
Currency Update 8th of February
There is no trade call or tier one data due up for today’s London session as we begin a fairly light week for economic data. As always on...
Posted On 08 Feb 2016
Currency Update 1st of February
There is no trade call for the session as Chinese PMI’s didn’t offer a probable opportunity, and Asian equities have started the week...
Posted On 01 Feb 2016
Yen kicked down after surprise Bank of Japan move to negative rates
The Bank of Japan concluded their policy meeting today and made a surprise announcement that they cut interest rates and took them to negative....
Posted On 29 Jan 2016
Currency Update 25th of January
Last week finished with a turnaround in sentiment, with risk appetite being boosted by a rally in oil. WTI has lifted over $5 from lows which has...
Posted On 25 Jan 2016
Currency Update 18th of January
There is no trade call for the session as we assess sentiment for the new week. As always on Mondays I prepared the currency update so you can...
Posted On 18 Jan 2016
Awaiting US Data | Current Market Sentiment
There is no trade call at this moment. We will be awaiting US data and monitor risk sentiment for potential intraday scalps. Current Market...
Posted On 15 Jan 2016
Yen, gold back up, oil struggles
After a brief pick up in risk appetite, it appeared to have waned in to the Asian session on Friday. This helped the safe havens gain, such as...
Posted On 15 Jan 2016
Currency Update 11th of January
We will use Monday’s London session to assess direction in the market and keep a very close eye on risk sentiment for a potential trade....
Posted On 11 Jan 2016
Yen surges to 1 year high, Rand collapses as China CPI causes market jitters
The market focus at the start of the new trading week was on Chinese stocks again. China’s inflation data failed to reassure investors...
Posted On 11 Jan 2016
Yen eases as risk aversion subsides slightly, focus turns to US nonfarm payrolls
Markets were more stable on Friday as China’s decision to allow the Chinese Yuan reference rate to strengthen instilled a sense of relative...
Posted On 08 Jan 2016
USD/JPY moves off 2-month lows in calmer markets
USD/JPY managed to inch up a little higher in Asian trading today after recovering from a sharp drop to a 2-1/2 low of 118.70 yen on the first...
Posted On 05 Jan 2016
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