Tag: US Dollar

By John Hardy, Head of FX Strategy at Saxo Sterling has traded slightly lower despite a massive shock higher in UK short rates on the back of a...

Last week the markets again looked to the anticipated outcome of another central bank meeting. Moving across the Atlantic it was now the turn...

Global equity markets extended consecutive daily losses this week with the exception of a few minor bourses, as the Dollar surged upwards. US and...

Recent political turmoil in the US, and the global impact of the coronavirus pandemic has seen the US dollar fall to its lowest levels...

As the trading month gets underway, the focus for much of it will be on the USA. Black Friday, the big day for retailers, is coming...

Much of the focus for markets in the latter half of last week was the economic turmoil in Turkey. This saw the country’s currency,...

Is the USDJPY Carry Trade Revival Underway? For years, one of the most popular tools currency traders had was the Yen carry trade. Thanks to...

Political commentators have reacted with shock and horror at the appointment of Donald J. Trump. However, financial markets have been surprisingly bullish. The uncertainty...

After Friday’s nonfarm payroll figure was looked upon woefully by market participants who voted with their feet by selling the dollar, a curious development...

Yellen’s Clarifications Spur Global Risk Reversal, Drop the Hammer on Gold Prices Gold prices slipped to the lowest in over a month following the weekly...

Oil Decline Ramps Up Pressure on Norwegian Economy The significant bounce in oil and gas prices that transpired during the first half of 2016 was...

Huddleston Capital Markets FX Quarterly Commentary General Overview “They say that breaking up is hard to do. Now I know; I know that it’s true. Think...

Collapsing Economic Expectations Stoke Dollar Slump Financial markets continue to call the Federal Reserve’s interest rate bluff as evidenced by the latest rout in the...

Here's what you need to know in markets on Monday. Stock markets in Asia fell as investors reacted to Friday's weaker-than-expected US jobs figures....

When Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc agreed to sell Williams & Glyn in 2009, it hoped to do so within months. Nearly seven...

After strengthening for the last few weeks, the Ruble Rally, on the back of stronger oil prices, the run higher in the Ruble...

Forex and Capital Markets Overview, April 15, 2016 By Huddleston Capital Management. It was the deeply righteous William Shakespeare who wrote, “As soon go kindle fire...

Gold has been a whipsaw of activity over the last 7 years as the response to the financial crisis drove speculation that inflation would...