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7 October 2022

Is Parity Calling for GBPUSD after Mini-Budget Volatility?

It’s been a wild old ride for the British Pound over the last fortnight. It has been brought on by a loss of confidence in the new British government and corresponding confidence that the Bank of England can save the day.

Forex ・ EURUSD ・ US dollar

12 September 2022

Is the US dollar (finally) peaking?

The US dollar turned weaker across the board last week on the back of expectations that we are past peak Fed hawkishness. Have we seen the USD peak, and could it drift lower from here?

Forex ・ EURCHF ・ USDCHF ・ swiss franc

19 August 2022

CHF supports not waning yet | USDCHF & EURCHF

The reversal in fortune for the Swiss Franc has been one of the more interesting market stories this year. Following initial weakness as the US Dollar soared higher over Q1 & Q2, the Swiss Franc has since rebounded almost 7% ...

Forex ・ EURUSD ・ euro ・ EURCHF

8 July 2022

EURCHF Parity Could Signal Further Euro Declines

The steep drop in the euro has come back into focus this week with EURUSD plunging to fresh 2022 lows, now down over 11% on the year. However, perhaps the most notable development is EURCHF holding below ...

Forex ・ EURUSD ・ US dollar

1 July 2022

Has the dollar finally topped?

The US Dollar has had a very busy year. Following an 11% rally off the initial lows in January, which saw the Dollar Index breaking out to multi-year highs, we then saw an almost 4% correction before the greenback found fresh demand and rallied a ...

Forex ・ ECB ・ EURCHF ・ chfusd

8 June 2022

The story for the Swissie

Professional forecasters and central banks have been surprised by the persistence of rising prices, with the latter rapidly shifting their forward guidance. The Swiss National Bank has just announced a policy ...

Forex ・ GBPUSD ・ UK ・ Brexit

20 May 2022

A new EU/UK trade spat could send GBPUSD under 1.20

The British Pound has fallen more than 10% against the US Dollar this year, weighed down by Fed hawkishness, domestic inflation and growth concerns, Brexit-related difficulties and the fallout from the conflict in Ukraine.

Forex ・ USDJPY ・ japanese yen

6 May 2022

Japanese Yen: Catch the falling knife at 20-year lows?

In the FX space, the main story of 2022 has been the record sell-off in JPY

Forex ・ EURUSD ・ euro

22 April 2022

Could the euro fall as much as the yen just did?

The euro has had a rough 2022 so far, and that follows a near-10% drop versus the USD in 2021. Are we close to the bottom or is the Japanese yen, which just nose-dived to a 20-year low, a sign of things to come?

Forex ・ inflation ・ Fed ・ US dollar

31 March 2022

WeChat in focus

As the Chinese authorities announce that Xi Jinping's 'shared prosperity' campaign measures will soon fade, it is hard to expect Tencent, the Chinese online gaming and social networking giant, to be off the hook. According to the latest ...

Forex ・ usdyen ・ boj

30 March 2022

The story behind the yen's weakness

The selloff in the Japanese yen is getting ugly, experiencing outstanding volatility with the USDJPY exchange rate briefly testing 125. But will the 2015 Kuroda line serve as support this time ...

Forex ・ inflation ・ Fed ・ US dollar

25 March 2022

Fade the USD now the Fed has hiked?

Dollar bulls have had a good six months in preparation for the first Fed rate hike. But now it’s happened, US rates are higher with promises to go much higher - will the next six months be as good?

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