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
Rio Explodes As Wall Street Fights Back
Nov 09 2007
The Dow bounced back from a 200+ point loss while the tech sector melted overnight. Rio rejected an offer from BHP.
It Ain’t Over Til It’s Over
Nov 08 2007
The Dow plunged 360 points last night on a number of issues, the most prevalent being the same old story – financial sector woes.
Looking At Gold From Different Angles
Nov 07 2007
Is gold just a US dollar story? Things may look different in different currencies.
Commodities Boom, Financials Recover
Nov 07 2007
The Dow put on over 100 points as the ever-weakening US dollar sent commodities skyrocketing and there was some buying in the financial sector.
Beware Of Global Currency Intervention
Nov 06 2007
Morgan Stanley analysts want to pre-warn the market that global currency intervention is a looming threat.
It’s A Bottom Pickin’ Market
Nov 06 2007
Asia called the Dow down 2% yesterday but got only 0.4% last night in another volatile session.
You Know The US Dollar’s Had It When…
Nov 05 2007
…a supermodel is refusing payment in the currency.
Volatility Rules, Gold Passes 800
Nov 03 2007
A Dow close of +27 last night belied the extreme volatility throughout the session. Gold rocketed through US$800/oz.
To Parity And Beyond For The Aussie Dollar?
Nov 02 2007
With a favourable interest rate differential and strong commodity prices the Aussie dollar has gained against the greenback, but TD Securities suggests parity is on the cards in 2008.
No Cavalry This Time
Nov 02 2007
The Dow fell 362 points last night as the financial sector woke up to the fact there’s still a credit crunch going on.
