War And Cheese By Teeuwe Mevissen, Senior Macro Strategist at Rabobank In the beginning of this millennium, when the US made the ill-fated decision to invade Iraq - based on fl… Read More

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Our one-stop source for central banking & monetary policy news. By GEOFFREY SMITH — The Fed is ready… Read More

MON: German Ifo Survey (Apr). TUE: Riksbank Announcement, South Korean GDP (Q1), US Richmond Fed Index (Apr), New Zealand Trade Balance (Mar) WED: BoC Minutes, Australian CPI (Mar/Q1), US Du… Read More

Futures Flat Ahead Of Worst Payrolls Report Since 2020 US stock futures were muted, trading in a narrow 5 point range and unchanged for the second day in a row after a blisterin… Read More

Futures Flat Ahead Of Much-Anticipated Jobs Report Markets are muted this morning with US equity futures paring back modest gains, ahead of the much-anticipated US jobs report l… Read More

The euro has posted considerable gains on Thursday. In the European session, EUR/USD is trading at 1.0906, up 0.47% on the day. Eurozone CPI hits 7.4% The euro has rebounded nicely as it tra… Read More

Last night it was the turn of the Bank of Federal Reserve Bank of England, Japan, Europe and Australia, I mean the Bank of England, to give markets another hawkishly dovish policy decision… Read More

US yields rise, boost dollar The inflation genie I mentioned on Friday found life rather uncomfortable in its bottle, it appears, as US yields shot higher on Friday. Notably, the long end of… Read More

Markets again concerned about inflation And just like that, we’re back to financial markets schizophrenic flirtation with inflation. Not enough meds have been ingested clearly because… Read More

As things stand now, former Vice-President Joe Biden will be the next US president by the slimmest of margins. The victory is a hollow one though, as the Democrats look set to fail in their… Read More

The precious metals sector of the commodities market posted a gain over the third quarter of 2020, with all members of the sector posting impressive gains. The sector has moved over 17% high… Read More

EUR/USD continues to gain ground, after starting the week with strong gains. Currently, the pair is trading at 1.1249, up 0.06% on the day. Earlier in the day, the pair touched a high of 1.1… Read More

The US dollar is sensitive to data misses and even though the ISM services PMI remains in expansion territory, the lower than expected index triggered a sell off of the greenback. The United… Read More

Powell, Puppets and Politics After a five-week exodus from Singapore bookended by weekly stints in OANDA’s Toronto and London office, I must admit its great to be back in Singapore aga… Read More

The Canadian dollar appreciated on Wednesday boosted by US dollar weakness. Oil prices rose to a 2 year high with drawdowns in weekly inventories. The US dollar fell after durable goods orde… Read More