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
Is Parity A Problem For Australia?
Nov 04 2010
Forex.com’s Kathleen Brooks predicts it might take a few weeks for Mr Market to get comfortable with AUD/USD at parity.
The Overnight Report: What A Fizzer, But We Do Have Parity
Nov 04 2010
Well at least the QE2 revelation, which was sufficiently in line with expectation, is now behind us. Dow up 26, Aussie now worth more than the greenback.
More Upside For Asian Currencies
Nov 03 2010
Stong capital flows have boosted Asian currencies against the US dollar in recent months and with policy normalisation measures expected to continue Commonwealth Bank sees this trend continuing.
The Overnight Report: All Hail The Grand Old Party
Nov 03 2010
Anticipation of a Republican landslide along with QE2 comfort pushed stocks higher and the US dollar lower last night. Dow up 64.
China’s Currency And The US Economy
Nov 02 2010
China has to act on its currency or a conflict with the US will become inevitable, argues Director of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, Fred Bergsten.
The Overnight Report: Argy-Bargy And A Flat Result
Nov 02 2010
The Dow was both up 125 and down 55 last night before closing flat as the buyers and sellers battled it out ahead of this week’s major events. Dow up 6.
The Monday Report
Nov 01 2010
A wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.
A Warning On Overly Bullish AUD/USD
Oct 29 2010
FNArena welcomes ATW’s Jerry Simmons as new contributor. Simmons opens with a warning shot on the Aussie dollar.
The Overnight Report: Jostling For Position
Oct 29 2010
Another big drop in the US dollar suggested QE2 positioning last night but stocks were unmoved. Dow down 12.
The Overnight Report: Please Can We Just Get QE2 Out Of The Way?
Oct 28 2010
More talk from the “not quite as big as you think” camp on QE2 had the US dollar up and stocks down last night. Dow down 43.
