Risk on pauses after volatile week

Overnight Headlines *USD fell back with its biggest daily percentage drop in month *US stocks climbed for a second day as Evergrande watched *The Vix fell below 20 on improved…

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Hawkish tilt continues at the BOE

GBPUSD, H1 The BOE unanimously voted to keep the bank rate steady at 0.100%. At the same time the MPC agreed to maintain the current bond buying target with a…

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EUR/GBP struggles below 0.8600, Eurozone PMI, Bank of England eyed

EUR/GBP holds onto the previous day’s U-turn from the monthly peak near 0.8580 during the Asian session on Thursday. Even so, the cross-currency pair

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BoJ and FOMC : Front and center

It is a central bank jamboree this week with 13 policy meetings on tap, highlighted by three of the G7 — the FOMC, BoE, and BoJ. They, and most others,…

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Dollar pushes higher on weak equities

Overnight Headlines *USD closed higher last week, rising versus most of its peers on Friday *US stocks settled lower as inflation fears resurfaced *Oil is trying to break out higher,…

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Sterling storming back

Cable, Daily The pound has perked up over the last day, with Cable posting a one-week high at 1.3888, just shy of last Friday’s, post NFP pop to 1.3890. EURGBP…

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Market Update – August 13

Market News Today – Virus developments and China’s regulatory curbs remain the main themes for Asian markets. Chinese internet giants were pressured and chipmakers also struggled. Chinese authorities continue to try and get…

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Live Analysis on BOE Day

The Bank Of England left bank rate unchanged at 0.10% as expected, the key phrase in a largely uneventful MPC document was “Some modest tightening of monetary policy is likely…

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The Market Week Podcast – June 25

The Dollar continued to gain this week, as stock markets hit new all-time highs (again), commodities cooled and a rallying Sterling, ahead of the BOE, retraced on the Dovish outcome….

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Events to Look Out for Next Week

The BOE, RBA policy meetings and press conferences are the central bank highlights this week even though they are unlikely to offer up any surprises. But no one expected tapering…

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