Currencies
Trump Inauguration Takes Centre Stage
Market analysts at FXCM asses likely responses in major currencies and the gold price as the Trump presidency looms.
Jan 17 2017
May Slays The Pound
The British pound has tanked again ahead of Theresa May’s Brexit plan speech. Whereto from here?
Jan 16 2017
ECB: Alice In Wonderland
Kathleen Brooks of City Index dissects some of the bizarre implications stemming from late night’s ECB policy announcements.
Dec 09 2016
Previous Stories
Euro – The New Funding Currency Of Choice
Jul 07 2012
Forex.com’s Kathleen Brooks explains why the euro has become the new funding currency for the world.
Ever Higher The Aussie Will Go
Jul 06 2012
Commonwealth Bank chief currency strategist Richard Grace sees the AUD pushing to 1.05 by year’s end and he has a list of reasons why.
It’s USD Versus Risk Assets – Who Will Win The Battle?
Jul 06 2012
Market analysts at FXCM see enough reasons to remain cautious on risk assets and positive on the USD.
The Overnight Report: Stimulate Or Perish
Jul 06 2012
Three major economies have announced policy easing over 24 hours, but the world has been left a little more depressed than stimulated. Dow down 46. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)
The Overnight Report: Waiting For Draghi
Jul 05 2012
With the US closed and an ECB meeting due tonight, global markets took a breather overnight. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)
Low Volume Creates Interesting Trading Conditions
Jul 04 2012
Forex.com’s Chris Tedder sees the market’s attention switching towards the Merkel/Monti meeting in Rome tonight. Rumours risk once again becoming investors’ main guide.
The Overnight Report: Does The Banner Still Wave?
Jul 04 2012
A surprise jump in factory orders had Wall Street in a feel-good mood ahead of tonight’s Fourth of July holiday. Dow up 72. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)
RBA Didn’t Need To Go Again
Jul 03 2012
With Australia’s economy growing faster than the RBA had assumed, the board decided the cuts to now are sufficient.
FNArena Alert: RBA Stays Put
Jul 03 2012
The RBA has elected not to further cut its cash rate this month below the current 3.5%.
The Overnight Report: Back To Reality
Jul 03 2012
Weak US manufacturing data took the shine off the earlier EU summit rally last night, although it does bode well for QE3. Dow down 8. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)
