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
Trick And Treat
Nov 01 2007
The Fed gave the market what it wanted but indicated that will be all for now. Wall Street still loved it. The Dow rose 137. Oil hit US$95. Gold hit US$800.
Rudi On Thursday
Oct 31 2007
Weekly musings by your editor. The decline of the US dollar. When is the trend your friend?
Wall Street Wobbles, Commodities Tumble
Oct 31 2007
Oil was the big loser overnight while stock markets began to doubt a Fed cut tonight.
Awaiting The Fed
Oct 30 2007
The Dow was once again positive as traders set for a rate cut on Wednesday.
Oil Producers Looking to Abandon The US Dollar
Oct 29 2007
OPEC wants to switch to a basket of currencies while Gulf states are concerned about their greenback pegs.
Good News Is Just Plain Good News
Oct 27 2007
There was no bad news on Wall Street last night to recover from, so the Dow just went up. Gold took off as well.
Credit Crunch Dashes Japanese Hopes
Oct 26 2007
It looked like Japan was about to drag itself out of a decade of deflation, but no more. The Aussie gets a green light.
Groundhog Day
Oct 26 2007
The Dow recovered from a 128 point fall to close almost unchanged. No, this is not yesterday’s report.
Yuan Revaluation Makes Sense But Not Imminent
Oct 25 2007
Danske Bank suggests market speculation of a revaluation of the Chinese currency is justified as such a move makes sense, even though it is unlikely to occur in the short-term.
Wild Rumours Save The Street
Oct 25 2007
The Dow pulled back from a 200 point fall to be “unch” after ridiculous rumours of an “emergency” rate cut circulated Wall Street.
