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
The Overnight Report: Stocks Yield To Europe
Nov 15 2011
New governments may be forming but eurozone debt yields won’t go down. On little volume, Dow down 63.
The Monday Report
Nov 14 2011
Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.
What Is Moving The Euro?
Nov 11 2011
Kathleen Brooks of FOREX.com sees competing pressures on the euro at present, Italy’s financial issues a negative for the currency but the scope for quantitative easing a positive.
The Overnight Report: Technocracy Rules
Nov 11 2011
Greece has a new prime minister and Italy is about to get one it seems as the Mediterranean turns technocrat in this time of apolitical need. Dow up 112.
The Overnight Report: Cracks Appearing
Nov 10 2011
With Italy’s yield now above 7%, attention has turned to whether the euro can be saved. Dow down 389.
The Overnight Report: Berlusconi Prepares To Go
Nov 09 2011
In another choppy session it was late news that Berlusconi is ready to stand down that kicked Wall Street to an optimistic close. Dow up 101.
The Overnight Report: Greece? Who Cares About Greece?
Nov 08 2011
With a new government to be formed in Greece attention turned to Italy last night as the Italian ten-year yield rose dangerously higher. Dow up 82.
The Monday Report
Nov 07 2011
Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.
The Overnight Report: Pure Politics
Nov 04 2011
The referendum is off it would seem but Papandreou must still face a confidence vote. It was good enough news for Wall Street. Dow up 208.
The Overnight Report: Markets Rely On Hope
Nov 03 2011
Markets around the world rebounded last night without any particular change in the European situation or anything particularly new from the Fed. Dow up 178.
