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
All Talk, No Action From the G7
Apr 14 2008
..but the finance ministers are concerned about US dollar volatility, and are expecting the world economic slowdown to worsen.
The Overnight Report: Earnings Sink Industrials
Apr 12 2008
The Dow fell 256 points on Friday following a poor result from Dow icon General Electric.
The Overnight Report: Thin And Volatile, But Up
Apr 11 2008
Mixed messages had the Dow rocking and rolling its way to a 54 point rise.
The Overnight Report: Commodities Explode, Again
Apr 10 2008
A new record for oil, a near record for copper, and a big move in aluminium were highlights in a session that saw the Dow down 49.
The Overnight Report: China Looking For A Stake In BHP
Apr 09 2008
Shares in BHP jumped 5% in offshore markets last night following speculation China is looking to move on BHP. The Dow closed down 36 points.
The Overnight Report: Waiting For Earnings
Apr 08 2008
The Dow closed unchanged last night ahead of the “official” kick-off of the earnings season. Commodities were strong once more.
The Overnight Report: Could Have Been Worse
Apr 05 2008
The worst jobs number in five years did not set off a slide on Wall Street.
The Overnight Report: Then Suddenly, Nothing Happened
Apr 04 2008
Wall Street went quiet last night ahead of tonight’s jobs numbers, as the market remained glued to coverage of the testimony to Congress.
The Overnight Report: Relatively Stable
Apr 03 2008
A fall of 45 points in the Dow suggests Tuesday’s rally is holding up okay. Bernanke joins the recession chorus.
Danske Bank Sees Further US Dollar Weakness
Apr 02 2008
As its previous targets for the US dollar against the euro and the yen have been attained Danske Bank has reviewed the outlook for currency markets and concludes further US dollar weakness is likely.
