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
Aussie Dollar Expectations Revised Lower
Aug 27 2008
While a short-term bounce may come given the Aussie dollar’s recent fall, ANZ is now forecasting a rate of 85c by June next year.
The Overnight Report: Gustav Gets Real
Aug 27 2008
TS Gustav is shaping up to be the first true hurricane threat of the season, commanding focus in a lacklustre day’s trading on Wall Street.
Commodity Currencies To Remain Under Pressure
Aug 26 2008
Higher metal prices and interest rates drove the run in commodity currencies, but with this process now reversing, Standard Chartered expects these currencies to remain under pressure.
The Overnight Report: There Ain’t No Cure For The Summertime Blues
Aug 26 2008
Up 200 Friday, down 200 last night. Oil barely moved and metals markets were shut. It was an across the board sell-off, led by financials.
The Overnight Report: Thursday In Reverse
Aug 23 2008
Reverse everything that happened on Thursday and you know exactly what happened last night across global financial markets.
The Overnight Report: Oil Comes Back
Aug 22 2008
Oil jumped US$5 last night on a weak greenback and rising tensions in Cold War II. The Dow was nevertheless unchanged.
The Overnight Report: Goldman Sachs Ignored
Aug 21 2008
Goldman downgraded the financial sector and called oil to US$149, but financials rallied last night and oil barely moved. Dow up 68.
The Overnight Report: Financials Tank, Commodities Bounce
Aug 20 2008
It was another bad night for financials on Wall Street, sending the US dollar down, commodities up, and the Dow down 130.
Is This The Grave New World?
Aug 19 2008
In a little over twelve months, life as we know it has changed dramatically. Financial markets are in crisis, the global economy is staring at recession, and now the commodity super-cycle has faltered. What lies ahead?
The Overnight Report: Fannie And Freddie Back In The Frame
Aug 19 2008
A report suggesting the US government will indeed need to bail out the terrible twins sent Wall Street scrambling again and the Dow down 180 points.
