Fundamental Analysis

Crude prices resumed their downward trend on Monday, hitting lows not seen since April 8th in the middle of the post-tariff market selloff. If it were to close below $60/bbl, that would be the lowest since early 2021 in the middle of the…
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The narrative in forex for months now has been that the dollar index is losing strength. But, over the last week or so, it has seen a rebound. It's still off 10% from the highs of the year, but trending upward from a bottom hit back on the…
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Friday sees one of the most important data points of the month, but some traders are thinking the market could overlook the data. Wednesday saw key US figures such as GDP and the Fed's preferred measure of inflation come out. But the market…
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The BOJ is widely expected to keep rates unchanged when it finishes its meeting on Thursday. Usually, the focus is on what Governor Kazuo Ueda has to say in the post-rate decision press conference. That is an opportunity to provide some…
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The Euro is set to be rocked this week with two major data releases that typically shake up the markets. Both US and EU GDP figures are coming out on the same day, which could lead to some market readjustment for the EURUSD. Euro Area flash…
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Markets seem to be regaining a bit of confidence after last week saw several reports showing signs of softening on the trade war front. However, concerns about the effects of tariffs driving the markets have been mostly that: Concerns. It…
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The American economy is expected to have recorded a significant slowdown in the first quarter. However, there is wide disagreement as to how much. Given the general pessimism in the market, that lack of consensus opens the possibility for…
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Cable's upward surge came to a halt this week, at least for now. But the upward gains in the currency pair haven't been so much due to the pound's strength. Rather, weakness in the dollar has been the largest contributing factor. When…
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There has been a lot of worry about whether the US economy will stagnate or fall into a recession. It has kept up the theme of safe haven demand, pushed gold higher, weakened the dollar and disrupted forex. But, now we are getting real data…
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Wednesday sees the release of some important economic data that markets are very keen to get their hands on. The partial results of the purchasing managers survey for April PMI data come out. That's key, because it's the first bit of data…
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