European Central Bank (ECB)

General risk appetite took a turn for the worse yesterday after a couple of key comments from Fed members. Normally the market wouldn't hinge on just some comments, but they came at the tail end of some worrying data. That helped give the…
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Over the last several weeks, many ECB members have been making the case that rates need to go up. Not just that there needs to be at least a "double" hike at the coming meeting, but further hikes after that. Only Centeno intimated that the…
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The Euro was underperforming yesterday after press reports that the ECB was planning to hike by 25bps in March. That's quite a long time away, and it's just a rumor. But it could have an outsized impact on the shared currency for a couple…
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The consensus among economists is that the ECB will hike by another 50bps. But there is this unusual situation where the ECB has its rate decision right after the Fed (and members will be meeting at the same time as the BOE). As the US is…
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Tomorrow we get our first look at this month's inflation figures from the EuroZone. This data is critical for the shared currency because this is the data that the ECB will have when going into its interest rate decision two-and-a-half…
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EURUSD hits resistance The euro slipped after ECB policymakers cautioned about fast rate hikes. The vertical ascent is a sign of a short-squeeze against medium-term positions as the pair approaches the July high of 1.0480. Its breach…
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With all the focus on G20 and COP27, many European leaders have been out of the continent. News has been relatively sparse, which has allowed the shared currency to drift higher. In the last couple of weeks, it made a couple of runs at…
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The last day of the month sees an avalanche of data that could move markets. But, given that a large number of traders are expected to be away from the floor due to a semi holiday, they could have a bigger impact on the markets. That…
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Tomorrow the ECB meets for its latest policy assessment. The consensus among economists is that there will be a hike of 75bps, and the market appears to be pricing it in. Therefore, the reaction in the currency pairs might be minimal, since…
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The sudden drop in the pound and the emergency intervention by the BOE is largely attributed to the release of Chancellor Kwarteng's "mini-budget", at least in the media. That gives the impression that the issue is exclusively a UK problem,…
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