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 (...)

10th March 2023

Rising contagion risk in US banks sends indices into decline

A flood of deposit withdrawals leaves is weighing on the US banking sector. Contagion risk is sendin (...)

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 (...)

9th March 2023

USD eases back amid lower Chinese CPI and a tempering Powell

Strong upside momentum on the USD has eased as Jerome Powell tempered the hawkish mood and Chinese i (...)

8th March 2023

Hawkish Fed Chair Powell sends yields and USD soaring higher

In his bi-annual congressional testimony, Fed Chair Powell cut a hawkish figure. With the prospect o (...)

7th March 2023

Reserve Bank of Australia dovish hike weighs on AUD

A +0.25% rate hike by the RBA is being seen as a slightly dovish move. The prospect of an end in sig (...)

6th March 2023

China’s underwhelming GDP target weighs on AUD and oil

The Chinese Government has set out its growth plans for the year. They are more cautious than had be (...)

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

Bitcoin falling sharply as contagion risk engulfs crypto

Silvergate, a US bank that specialises in crypto and digital assets is suffering huge losses from th (...)

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 (...)

2nd March 2023

ISM Manufacturing contraction with price pressure hits risk

The ISM Manufacturing PMI remains in contraction, but pricing pressures are increasing. This is driv (...)

1st March 2023

China’s reopening shifts the narrative amid strong PMIs

On the first trading day of March, news of the acceleration of China’s reopening shifted the narrati (...)