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USD Soaring Following Powell Inflation Warning
USD Soaring Following Powell Inflation Warning

Inflation More of An Issue NowThe US Dollar traded up to its highest level since November 2020 today, despite a mixed set of comments from Fed chairman Powell overnight. Testifying at the Senate...

EURUSD, GBPUSD may Need to Drop Lower to get Some Short-term Reprieve
EURUSD, GBPUSD may Need to Drop Lower to get Some Short-term Reprieve

On Tuesday, the markets intensified reassessment of prospective pace of policy tightening by the Fed. The dollar index creeped higher aiming for a retest of yearly highs at 93.72, supported by lower...

The UK Energy Crisis Explained
The UK Energy Crisis Explained

Notes From Post-Brexit Britain People fighting on petrol station forecourts, taking fuel away from pumps in any sort of container they can get their hands on, petrol stations around the country...

Oil Prices Poised to Challenge Yearly Highs Before the OPEC Meeting
Oil Prices Poised to Challenge Yearly Highs Before the OPEC Meeting

The week of central bank meetings is over and the focus of market participants shifts to the US politics, energy markets, Treasuries sell-off and Eurozone inflation figures. If the US Congress cannot...

Precious Metals Monday 27-09-2021
Precious Metals Monday 27-09-2021

GoldThe gold market starts the week in better demand following the losses seen across the back end of last week. The US Dollar has seen choppy price action on the back of the September FOMC last...

Key Economic Events and Reports for the Week Ahead
Key Economic Events and Reports for the Week Ahead

Global central banks held their meetings last and this week and investors shift their focus on economic data and technical signals from the market. Regarding the US economy, key reports slated to...

UBS: Oil Still has Room to Rally as Global Recovery Continues
UBS: Oil Still has Room to Rally as Global Recovery Continues

Oil prices on Friday levelled off near a two-month peak of $77 per barrel and posting gains for the third week in a row due to concerns about supply disruptions around the world, as well as amid...

EURUSD Failed to Escape Downtrend After the ECB and the Fed Meetings. What’s Next?
EURUSD Failed to Escape Downtrend After the ECB and the Fed Meetings. What’s Next?

The week that began with fears that default of China's Evergrande would lead to a “domino effect” ends with substantial upside in risk assets and procyclical currencies. It does not seem that the...

Hawkish Fed Failed to Push USD Higher. Is Upside Still Possible?
Hawkish Fed Failed to Push USD Higher. Is Upside Still Possible?

Risk assets generally endured the Fed meeting well despite the abundance of hawkish signals: an indication of almost concrete timing when QE may end (summer 2022) and a shift in dot plot expectations...