Bonds

BOJ Increases Bond Purchases Scope Asset markets across the globe have started the week on a strong footing, boosted by a further injection of liquidity from the Bank of Japan. Overnight on Monday, the BOJ held its April monetary… Read More

In a Forex context, "peripheral yields" generally refers to the yields on bonds issued by countries in the EU "periphery". They were closely followed by traders around the 2011 financial crunch, and have since been somewhat forgotten.… Read More

The importance of an inversion in the bond yield curve is in its reputation. Of the last nine recessions, it correctly predicted nine of them (or ten, if you count the economic slowdown in the mid-'60s). There isn't any other economic… Read More

Once you know how and why bonds are so closely related to forex, we need to take a closer look at bond prices and yields. A currency's value is determined by what you can buy with it. And since most of the currency moves that affect forex… Read More

Bonds have a significant role in determining the direction of currencies and exchange rates, If you haven't been tracking them as part of your trading, here's a good primer on why you should and how they influence the currency pairs in… Read More

A week ago, both metals were sinking, Gold almost tested $1200, while Silver crashed to $14 before recovering quickly above $15 the next day. Today, Gold is trading around $1240, while Silver is stabilizing well above $16 so far, which… Read More

Precious metals are on course to post its second weekly decline in a row, including Gold and Silver as global bond yields keep on rising. One of the main reasons for the recent rise in bond yields are central bankers remarks over the past… Read More

The US Dollar Index failed to stabilize last week, even after central bankers have sent a clear message to the market that the easy monetary policies are coming to an end. Such remarks were supposed to push currencies higher. The US Dollar… Read More

For the past few years, Greece was on the edge of collapsing. However, the EU jumped in and managed to rescue the country. However, the EU managed to bailout Greece many times. Yet, the country is still suffering, affecting the rest of… Read More