USA

There is no doubt that Trump’s speechwriters have an interesting job. When they aren’t busy helping the controversial president conjure up the sort of headline-grabbing rhetoric he has become famous for, Trump’s writers are also occupied… Read More

The big event on the American economic calendar today was supposed to be the release of retail sales data by the Census Bureau at 08:30 EST (14:30 CET). However, due to the shutdown, the data won't be released and has been rescheduled until… Read More

The Federal Open Market Committee is the entity at the Federal Reserve that makes monetary policy decisions, and so the opinion of its twelve members is important to consider when trying to figure out what the Fed might do in the future.… Read More

The week is set to close off with major events on the economic calendar, giving us some potential for volatility in USD-denominated pairs. At 8:30 EST (or 14:30 CET) we have the release of US inflation data, which everyone is interested in… Read More

As most people know, an inversion in the yield curve is seen as highly predictive of a recession in the US. This makes the financial media eager to be the first to declare that an inversion has happened, and with major US stocks taking a… Read More

With oil and equity markets having cratered to fresh multi-year lows, trading sentiment is in very shaky condition for the first trading days of the new year. Unfortunately for USD bulls, the first key US datasets for December are also… Read More

Whenever there is a drop in the US stock markets, commentary about a potential recession is normal. However, the markets have been trickling down since October, which is an extended period if we were talking about a 'buying the dip'… Read More

In April of 2018, some investors awoke to an unpleasant reality and risk to the financial market's stability - then apparently quickly forgot about it. Three specialized subprime auto lenders filed for bankruptcy or were shut down, and the… Read More

US stock markets are headed for the first year of decline since 2015. This might still be saved by a Santa Claus rally and the corresponding effects that it would have on currency markets, but, will the rally happen? Certainly there are a… Read More

The big American data for the day is scheduled for 08:30 EST (14:30 CET) when the Census Bureau releases November retail sales data. The data can move the market including forex, and given that it is one of the last major releases before… Read More