Submitted Jun 10, 2014|From marketpulse.com

Historically, the first full trading day after a US jobs release tends to be the quietest day of the month. Let's hopes that this morning forex moves are a good omen despite having to compete with a month of football starting on Thursday. In ...

Submitted Jun 9, 2014|From marketpulse.com

Today is starting off rather anticlimactic, especially after last weeks fundamental events, where market participants spent weeks building up and buying into various scenarios depending on what the ECB was to bring forth and on the strength of US ...

Submitted Jun 6, 2014|From marketpulse.com

Draghi throws his tool kit at deflation and growth concerns EUR Specs were short into NFP US Jobs headline a coin toss ending at the low end Both forex volume and volatility have taken a massive hit since the onslaught of low interest rate policies ...

Submitted Jun 6, 2014|From marketpulse.com|20 comments

It's confirmed, the ECB can "walk the walk and talk the talk" after yesterday's promises. Euro policy makers have stopped at nothing, and have finally decided to throw everything, including the kitchen sink, at the regions twin potent risks of ...

Submitted Jun 5, 2014|From marketpulse.com|2 comments

It's not a surprise to witness Euro markets remaining in a holding pattern ahead of the BoE and ECB rate announcement this morning. The "old Lady's" Governor Carney is expected to stick to his central bank playbook with no changes expected. But for ...

Submitted Jun 4, 2014|From marketpulse.com|5 comments

It's no surprise to see capital markets beginning to trade tight ahead of this weeks main events – the ECB's supposedly telegraphed solution to their low inflation problem and the US's grandfather of economic releases, non-farm payrolls. A move is ...

Submitted Jun 3, 2014|From marketpulse.com|1 comment

One day down from a heavy week of expected hard-hitting data and rate decisions. The forex market continues to chug along, with investors keeping their eye on this weeks two key events – Thursday's ECB's rate decision and Friday's US jobs report. ...

Submitted Jun 2, 2014|From marketpulse.com

If this week does not do it for capital markets then very little will. It's a heavy central bank week schedule, packed tightly with manufacturing, services and composite PMI's, that will give investors an update on business activity. This monumental ...

Submitted May 30, 2014|From marketpulse.com

ECB is on the hot seat – Will they deliver? China Manufacturing PMI out over the weekend US non-farm payrolls rounds off an eventful week Another month comes and goes, completing five months of tight forex range trading. Next week should be crucial ...

Submitted May 27, 2014|From marketpulse.com

There has been little negative reaction in the EUR to the outcome of the EU elections, where support for the anti-EU surged. Despite anti-austerity growing, the overall status quo prevails. The better showing for the euro skeptics was already well ...

Submitted May 26, 2014|From marketpulse.com

On this Bank holiday Monday either side of the pond, the two biggest market fears, the Euro and Ukraine parliamentary election results, combined with the ECB meet in Sintra, Portugal could have had an adverse effect on these thin markets. So far, ...

Submitted May 24, 2014|From marketpulse.com

A US and UK holiday next Monday should help keep the markets confined to its now somewhat predictable tight range. However, two issues will keep the market on its toes no matter the holiday. First, the outcome of Ukraine's election and second the ...

Submitted May 23, 2014|From marketpulse.com|2 comments

The British pound has lost more ground on Friday, as GBP/USD trades in the low-1.68 range in the European session. On Thursday, British GDP matched the forecast, while Business Investment posted its sharpest gain since Q3 of 2012. In the US, key ...

Submitted May 23, 2014|From marketpulse.com

It's not a big surprise to see Capital Markets trying to consolidate as we head into a long weekend either side of the Atlantic. Caution ahead of Euro election results is keeping the European markets, particularly equities, in a holding pattern. ...

Submitted May 22, 2014|From marketpulse.com|2 comments

With Britain’s economy booming the expectations for when the Bank of England (BoE) will raise interest rates has hit a fever pitch. It seems it’s all analysts, economists, and investors are talking about of late, yet lost in the din is the BoE ...

Submitted May 21, 2014|From marketpulse.com|1 comment

Nowadays the forex market cannot be choosy; it will take any volatility that's on offer. Today's currency moves have mostly been guided by Central Bank decisions and rhetoric. The BoJ and BoE in their respective jurisdictions have not failed. Each ...

Submitted May 20, 2014|From marketpulse.com|1 comment

The Japanese yen is showing little movement on Tuesday, as USD/JPY trades in the mid-101 range in the European session. On the release front, Japanese data continues to point upwards. All Industries Activity bounced back in April, posting a strong ...

Submitted May 20, 2014|From marketpulse.com

It's Tuesday and it's already difficult to get excited about a market that continues to languish within tight trading ranges. In largely quiet trading in Europe, the Aussie dollar has been the main mover, weakening well below the psychological ...

Submitted May 16, 2014|From marketpulse.com

This week saw the pound slip to a four-week low on Wednesday (£1.6753), after investors were left disappointed following the Bank of England's (BoE) 'dovish' inflation report. A 'hawkish' report had been expected and certainly priced in. UK policy ...