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Dollar can Extend Pullback as Markets Price out 100 bp Rate Hike in July
Dollar can Extend Pullback as Markets Price out 100 bp Rate Hike in July

Last week was marked by highly volatile expectations regarding the FOMC July decision: after release of the CPI for June, which showed inflation accelerating to 9.1%, the chances of a 100 bp rate hike...

Precious Metals Monday 18-07-2022
Precious Metals Monday 18-07-2022

Metals Rebound Amidst USD WeaknessThe metals market is seeing better demand across the Europeanopen on Monday. On the back of the sustained selling we saw last week, bothgold and silver are trading in...

FOMO Friday: USDJPY Hits 20-Year Highs
FOMO Friday: USDJPY Hits 20-Year Highs

Well, we’re getting nicely into the summer months now buttrading is far from the typical quiet action we see over the summer. This weekwe’ve had plenty of noteworthy moves once again and, talking with...

Markets Brace for 100 bp July Rate Hike and the Room for Dovish Surprise Grows
Markets Brace for 100 bp July Rate Hike and the Room for Dovish Surprise Grows

EURUSD volatility around the round 1.00 level remains elevated which creates ripple waves in other USD cross-pairs. After yesterday's "shocking" CPI release, markets shifted expectations of the...

The Crude Chronicles - Episode 144
The Crude Chronicles - Episode 144

Oil Traders Scale Back LongsThelatest CFTC COT institutional positioning report shows that oil traders reducedtheir net long positions by almost 20k contracts last week. Taking total upsidebets from...

Minor Upside Surprise in US CPI is Likely Priced as Fuel Prices Continued to Rise in June
Minor Upside Surprise in US CPI is Likely Priced as Fuel Prices Continued to Rise in June

Today is a specialday for financial markets as the US Bureau of Labor Statistics releases CPI forJune. It's no secret that the Fed tied monetary policy to developments ininflation, so its acceleration...

NZD Rallies As RBNZ Hikes & Signals More To Come
NZD Rallies As RBNZ Hikes & Signals More To Come

RBNZ Hikes AgainThe New Zealand Dollar is seeing better demand across the European open on Wednesday following a hawkish RBNZ meeting overnight. The RBNZ was seen hiking rates by a further .5% as...

Strong NFP Report will Likely Fuel EURUSD Drop to Parity
Strong NFP Report will Likely Fuel EURUSD Drop to Parity

The dollar continued to strengthen on Monday after the release of the US labor market report on Friday, which did not confirm market pessimism about the US economy, reinforcing the view that the US is...

Precious Metals Monday 11-07-2022
Precious Metals Monday 11-07-2022

Metals Heading Lower as USD RalliesThe metals complex is looking vulnerable to a further drop lower this week as both gold and silver start the week under offer. Resurgent strength in USD on the back...