Fundamental Analysis

US President Donald Trump precipitated a rout in The Dollar ( USD ) on Tuesday, which pushed the EURUSD above the key 1.2000 handle. The greenback had the worst single-day performance since last year's "Liberation Day" tariff announcement,…
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Markets and economists are in agreement that the Fed will hold rates unchanged at the upcoming meeting on Wednesday. Not only that, but the odds of a rate hike at the subsequent meeting in March are just 14%. If the Fed delivers on…
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The Bank of Canada will hold its first monetary policy meeting on Wednesday, just hours before its US counterpart. There is a fairly solid consensus that, after cutting rates throughout last year, the BOC will once again hold policy…
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The USDJPY fell over 200 pips just before the close on Friday, and has weakened another 200 pips since the new trading week started. The main driver is speculation that the BOJ (Bank of Japan) has intervened in the market, or that there…
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Precious metals soared this year, continuing strong gains seen in late last year. Of course, the main catalyst has been geopolitics. However, after the Greenland keffulfe was diffused on Wednesday, gold and silver prices have continued to…
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The yen has been really active ahead of the BOJ's monetary policy meeting this Friday. Markets seem convinced, and economists agree, that the central bank will keep rates unchanged, though likely talk tough to support the yen. However, some…
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The EURUSD snapped its recent trend over the last couple of days. The dollar strengthened last week as the odds of a near-term rate cut diminished amid better-than-expected US data. But US President Donald Trump's latest overtures to…
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Gold rose to a new record high on Monday, amid a scramble for safe havens that left the dollar weaker and the whole precious metals complex rising. The stock market drop was notable, with European indices falling the most in months amid the…
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Cable trended lower last week, despite better-than-anticipated monthly GDP figures. Part of that can be attributed to gains in the dollar, which outweighed the impact of the British data. On the other hand, traders and economists might be…
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One of the most important data points that could drive cable this week is the release of the UK's monthly GDP figures on Thursday. With inflation above target and growing slack in the labour market, traders are focusing on growth figures to…
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