Fundamental Analysis

On Friday, US President Donald Trump swore in the new Chair of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, while investors waited with bated breath for any comments he would give on monetary policy. The ceremony was unusual in that it was held at the…
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Markets jumped on Monday after US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz was "largely agreed". However, since then, there has been a lot of conflicting information, which has led the market…
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Interest rates around the world are rising as investors price in higher monetary policy rates from central banks attempting to tamp down inflation. The situation is global, but some economies are experiencing the crisis more acutely, such…
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The USDJPY has tracked back up almost towards levels seen at the end of April when the government intervened to push it down. As the market grows more hawkish on the Fed, traders are getting more bold in predicting a weaker yen, reviving…
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Markets will be paying extra close attention to the release of the FOMC minutes on Wednesday, given the contentious debate at the time and the fact that it was the last meeting presided over by Jerome Powell. The new Fed Chair will be…
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Forex markets are on alert for a phenomenon that's going a bit under the radar, but is one of the key drivers of currency pairs. There has been a global shift in bond yields (the interest paid on bonds) as forex traders evaluate diverging…
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The political drama in the UK continues to outweigh the data, even as the British Pound attempts a recovery. However, as the political uncertainty drags on, key data points could have a larger influence on the market as traders catch up.…
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Kevin Warsh will formally come Chair of the Federal Reserve on Monday in a complicated and somewhat unprecedented situation. For markets, the question is whether rates will go up or down, and new leadership always clouds that question. The…
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The much-anticipated meeting between US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping happened on Thursday before European and US markets opened. Since then, financial instruments have behaved slightly positively, if generally…
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The pound is in focus this week amid the political drama in the UK that is overshadowing expected data releases. What isn't getting as much attention is the rise in specific commodities that are also tied to UK market performance. Commodity…
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