Yen index rises after BOJ disappoints
The Yen index continued to rise overnight as the markets absorbed news from the two day meeting of the Bank of Japan, with the general […]
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Yen waiting in the wings
Once the FED has shuffled off the world stage, it will be time for the BOJ to step into the spotlight as the Bank starts […]
Where next for the US dollar?
As the markets await the key fundamental news later today, with all eyes on the FED, it is the US dollar that takes centre stage, […]
Cable continues to consolidate in a narrow range
Cable continued to consolidate last week in the after shock of Brexit, with the pair trading in a narrow range on the daily chart, and […]
Gold and the US dollar post Brexit
Ten days on from the momentous Brexit vote seems a good time to reflect on and review some of the principle markets and indices particularly […]
USD/JPY now has 100 in sight
It was yet another interesting week for the USD/,which continued to remain firmly in the control of the bears, with the pair closing the week […]
Sentiment changing for the US dollar index
With the monthly brouhaha of non farm payroll now consigned to history, and as we start a new trading month, it’s time to revisit the […]
Perfect price action on the CAD/USD chart
The daily chart of the CAD/USD is one of those examples where the description of technical analysis being an art and not a science, neatly […]
Risk on returns as yen pauses and falls
It’s not so long ago that many traders were bemoaning a lack of market volatility, from which we can only assume the trading gods have […]
Volume signals return of buyers to the GBP/USD
For the British pound, the new year brought little respite from the heavily bearish picture which continued unabated for much of January, against the backdrop […]
Copper prices remain beaten down
The start of the new year has seen no let up in the torrid time for commodities and commodity currencies, but for copper the continued […]
Copper and the Aussie dollar under the cosh
For commodity currencies, and commodities in general, with the exception of gold, it’s been a torrid start to the year, with the Canadian dollar under […]
Yen buying continues helped by North Korea
With equity markets once again under pressure as North Korea sends both physical and metaphorical tremors around the world, the USD/JPY in both spot and […]
Currency majors picking up the tone once again
Whilst the Japanese Yen and the Aussie dollar have started 2016 with a bang, for other currency majors it’s been a case of picking up […]
Chinese firecracker starts New Year with a bang
If traders drifting back to their desks for the start of the new trading year were expecting a quiet start, Chinese economic news delivered a […]
What I said, this time last year
As regular readers will know, every year I write an end of year analysis, with a look forward to what the new year is likely […]
Currency futures settle down after Draghi
As we rush headlong towards the festive season, and the ECB bringing its own unique brand of drunken antics to the party with Draghi clearly […]
Dollar remains bullish ahead of FOMC
Ahead of next week’s pivotal FOMC meeting the monthly chart for the USD Index is certainly taking on increasing significance, not least given last week’s […]