1st February 2023

Espresso Morning Call: Markets prepare for key Fed decision

Markets have fluctuated in recent sessions, but there is consolidation coming into another crucial F (...)

6th January 2023

Espresso Morning Call: Mild USD gains into Nonfarm Payrolls

US labour market data has generated support for the USD in recent days. This bodes well for the gree (...)

21st December 2022

Espresso Morning Call: Markets starting to settle for Xmas

As the dust settles following the shock move from the Bank of Japan, with few surprises likely ahead (...)

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 (...)

28th November 2022

Week Ahead: Eurozone inflation and Nonfarm Payrolls

After the Thanksgiving lull, the economic calendar swings back into gear with a raft of tier-one dat (...)

21st November 2022

Week Ahead: Flash PMIs and the RBNZ in focus

It is a shortened trading week for the US, but the focus will be on the November flash PMIs and a ra (...)

14th November 2022

Week Ahead: Focus on US Retail Sales and tier-one UK data

Can US Retail Sales and Industrial Production help to support an ailing USD? Elsewhere, GBP traders (...)

7th November 2022

Week Ahead: US CPI is key in a quieter week for the calendar

After a recent deluge of tier-one data, major markets face a quieter week on the economic calendar. (...)

3rd November 2022

More USD positive & risk negative after hawkish Fed meeting

Despite a rollercoaster ride surrounding the Fed statement and press conference, there is an overrid (...)

1st November 2022

Lula the new Brazilian President but hard work lies ahead

Lula has beaten Bolsonaro in a divisive and damaging election. However, the hard work is to come. Fi (...)