Daily Look

Becalmed markets are just showing a few signs of life this morning with many dollar bulls expecting today to mark the start of the dollar’s very widely expected recovery. Janet …

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The week gets off to a very quiet start with little in the way of economic data out today which doesn’t help much with the overall lack of volatility as …

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The remarkable thing about yesterday and also this week is just how little the single currency has reacted to a 4% correction in European stocks (Eurostoxx 50 index) over the …

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At least one FOMC guessing game ended last night after the minutes revealed that tapering will end in October with a final $15 billion reduction in asset purchases, rather than …

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Indices plunged yesterday and investors sought safe havens such as the Yen as concerns over the up and coming earnings season have put a dampener on risk assets.  One of …

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After a good start to the month (strong employment report), the dollar has settled into a steadier tone so far during July.  On the cross rates, the most interesting move …

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The rise in the dollar over the past few sessions has coincided with a rise in bond yields, with the 10Y now near the top of the 2.45%-2.65% range that …

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The dollar has started the second half of the year with the confidence that was expected in the first half. Of course it’s early days, but we did see the …

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We enter the most important trading day of the week, with both the US employment report and ECB meeting on the agenda.  The market was looking for a 215k increase …

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Yesterday FX markets were taking a breather after the relative drama of month end. Most majors clung close to opening levels for most of the session. The main exception was …

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