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The forex market is affected by geopolitical events, and that includes diplomatic tensions between countries. Twitter is an essential platform for world leaders, with 97% of all 193 UN member states having an official presence on the… Read More

Crude oil extended its current sell-off to a sixth consecutive losing week this week. The increased selling came on the back of yet another reported build in US crude oil inventories. The latest data from the Energy Information… Read More

The November FOMC meeting passed as expected with the Fed keeping rates on hold while reaffirming its view that further gradual increases are necessary. However, the market reaction we saw was more aggressive than we would usually expect,… Read More

After all the expectation and anticipation, the US mid-term elections ultimately passed without much impact on the markets. The market had been widely expecting a divided Congress to be the outcome and that is exactly what we got with the… Read More

Highest Outflows of 2018 in October The latest foreign exchange reserve data for China shows the greatest monthly drop of 2018 over October. FX reserves in China fell from $3.087 trillion to $3.053 trillion highlighting the scale of… Read More

After the heavy declines seen in recent weeks, investors were relieved to see equity markets rallying strongly this week in response to the news of a potential trade deal between China and the US. The source of the optimism was a tweet… Read More

The financial markets saw a frothy month in October despite lack of any clear fundamentals. The U.S. equity markets took a nosedive on concerns that the accelerated pace of inflation could speed up the Fed’s rate hike plans. However, the… Read More

The Fed received further endorsement for its current tightening path last week as the latest US GDP figures came out stronger than expected. GDP growth for 3Q came in at 3.5% vs the consensus market forecast of 3.4%. The news will be… Read More

President Donald Trump, on Tuesday last week once again expressed his displeasure with the Federal Reserve. In an interview last week, Trump said that the Fed is hiking interest rates too fast. At the same time, the President said that… Read More

Since Donald Trump became President of the United States, he has frequently used Twitter to vent with his tweets often having a significant impact on the global markets. Trump has discussed many conspiracy theories on the medial social… Read More