24th March 2023

A negative bias as Yellen tries to settle US banking nerves

US Treasury Secretary Yellen has looked to reassure depositors in the US banking crisis. Markets loo (...)

23rd March 2023

USD weakens after a dovish hike from the Fed

With concerns over the US banking crisis, the Federal Reserve has hinted that the latest rate hike m (...)

22nd March 2023

GBP strengthens as UK inflation unexpectedly jumps

UK inflation not only remaining above 10% but also increasing gives the Bank of England a headache a (...)

17th March 2023

Rethinking central bank expectations into a crucial FOMC

The turmoil in the past week amid a banking crisis in the US and a broader hit to market confidence (...)

17th January 2023

USD selling pressure looks set to continue

The correction for the USD that started in Q4 last year has further legs to run. Yield differentials (...)

4th January 2023

Sentiment boosted in early 2023 but a rocky road lies ahead

Markets have been boosted by falling European gas prices and the prospect of China re-opening. Howev (...)

12th January 2023

US CPI falls again in December, in line with forecasts

A falling trend in US inflation continued in December. The reductions in core and headline CPI were (...)

12th January 2023

US CPI falls again in December, in line with forecasts

A falling trend in US inflation continued in December. The reductions in core and headline CPI were (...)

30th December 2022

The key data driving markets in the first week of 2023

Traders will have little time to nurse their New Year hangovers. Financial markets jump headlong int (...)

10th March 2023

The EUR outlook with another ECB rate hike on the cards

The EUR continues to perform well against other major currencies. With the upcoming ECB monetary pol (...)

24th February 2023

Four factors to drive forex in a huge two weeks for traders

The first two weeks of March will be massive for trading forex. We highlight the four factors that w (...)

6th December 2022

Major forex is at an important juncture ahead of the FOMC

As the USD has reacted positively to better-than-expected US data in recent sessions, major forex pa (...)

3rd March 2023

Indices: Will US equity markets be positive in March?

March is statistically a positive month for US equities. We look at what is driving Wall Street and (...)

3rd March 2023

Trading indices to get exposure to equity markets

Trading indices can add another string to your bow for a portfolio. They can add diversification and (...)

10th January 2023

A basing phase on Wall Street could be a long process

Into 2023 equity markets. Have been more upbeat. Although Wall Street has been lagging, a basing pha (...)

24th March 2023

Gold to outperform amid a US banking crisis & a dovish Fed

As the US banking crisis has soured risk appetite, and the Federal Reserve has turned more dovish, t (...)

21st March 2023

How is MENA affected by the Fed decision?

The Federal Reserve meeting this week will have a huge impact on markets around the world. For MENA, (...)

10th March 2023

What drives a breakout in Brent Crude oil?

Oil traders have seen oil moving in a sideways range for the past three months. As the price rallies (...)

19th December 2022

Week Ahead: Consumer Confidence and tying a few loose ends

There are a few loose ends of data to tidy up before Christmas with the US and Eurozone Consumer Con (...)

12th December 2022

Week Ahead: US CPI and FOMC dominate in a crucial week

This is an enormous week for financial markets. Primarily, the US CPI could have huge implications f (...)

5th December 2022

Week Ahead: ISM Services and several central banks

It is a quieter week on the economic calendar with the ISM Services the only significant US data. El (...)