2019

The Federal Reserve released the monetary policy meeting minutes late yesterday. The minutes revealed that policymakers were committed to keeping interest rates steady over the next few months. Members raised their expectations on…
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This week, elections season is dominating the markets. Following the weekend elections in Australia, and the recently concluded general elections in India, focus now shifts to the EU. The EU elections are unlikely to impact the markets…
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The euro is in for a busy day tomorrow. A host of key data points is scheduled for release during the day. The most important ones are related to the largest economy in the eurozone. We had a bit of a positive surprise out of Germany…
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On Wednesday, the US Federal Reserve will be releasing the minutes of their early May monetary policy meeting. The release will be one of the key highlights on the economic docket this week. Amid rising tensions and the uncertainty…
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The latest retail sales report from New Zealand saw a modestly better print than expected. Quarterly retail sales rose 0.7% beating estimates of a 0.6% increase. But this was comparatively lower to the Q4 retail sales print of 1.7%. On an…
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Tomorrow we will be getting a host of data out of the UK. Some of it is likely to move the markets significantly, and some of it won't. We could see a bunch of volatility, with the market trying to digest a lot of moving parts all at…
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When it comes to either speculating or investing in the FX markets, there are two main approaches. The first is fundamental analysis and the other is technical analysis. Both these fields of study of the financial markets are different.…
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Lack of economic data and fresh trade rhetoric saw the markets trading rather subdued on Monday. The US dollar index was trading flat although price remains steady near the recent highs. Wednesday’s FOMC meeting minutes could be the main…
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Further downside is expected although we prefer to set shorts at our bespoke resistance levels at 1.1305, resulting in improved risk/reward.
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