US NFP

The markets open a new trading week and a fresh quarter. The focus will be on the monthly economic reports and indicators. Data from the US will be dominating the newswires, for the most part, this week. Among the central bank meetings, the… Read More

The first trading month of the year is now history as traders shift focus to a busy week. Among the central bank meetings, the FOMC and the BoE meetings are likely to overshadow the Bank of Japan's meeting this week. Still, no changes to… Read More

The U.S. labor market seems to have ended the year 2016 on a firm footing with the latest data from the Labor department showing a strong increase in wages after falling 0.1% just a month before. Official data on Friday, January 6th showed… Read More

Happy New Year! Traders and investors will be looking to a busy first week of the year coming out of the Christmas and New Year break. The markets are closed on Monday across major trading hubs and the holiday shortened week will gain… Read More

OPEC leaders met in Vienna this week for the bi-annual meeting but despite the buzz, leaders of the oil producing nations failed to reach any conclusive agreement on ceiling production. Oil prices did not react much which also saw the… Read More

The British pound was the strongest currency last week, rising 0.81% against the US dollar. The Sterling gained as opinion polls suggested that the risks of the UK leaving the EU were ebbing, underlining the fact that the sterling was… Read More

The British Pound got some boost with the services PMI posting yet another month of gains. Data released by Markit, showed the British services sector PMI rising reaching an 8-month high at59.5, above 58.9 last month. The Pound saw a modest… Read More