NFP DAY – USD dips following big miss for the headline
US nonfarm payrolls rose a very disappointing 235,000 in August. But much of the rest of the report was solid. There were upward revisions with July now at a 1.053…
Read More »Jackson Hole, US GDP & Weekly Claims
Geopolitical risks and virus developments have remained in focus and against that background taper fears have eased. The Jackson Hole symposium may end up being pretty much a non-event for…
Read More »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…
Read More »US Open – Powell Testimony & Bank of Canada
BoC & Powell Dominate today. USD and CAD are in focus as traders eye today’s BoC monetary policy and rate decision and Fed Powell’s 1st day testimony. Click here to access our…
Read More »Another busy week ends with Jobs & G20
The highlight of the economic data today is the Canadian employment report, which is projected to show a 250k rebound in June as reopenings began following the easing of third-wave…
Read More »PCE Data, the US Open & more – Live Analysis
Monday (May 31) is a holiday for the UK and North American markets, so many traders will be balancing end of month positions today, adding potential volatility for the final…
Read More »Yields and their significance for USD
Treasuries richer as inflation worries move to background. Overall however as you can seen year to date chart below, Treasury yields have been slide lower turning flattened. Treasuries despite some…
Read More »FED Warming to actions or not?
Markets return to pricing in contingency risk that the Fed may be forced to tighten much sooner. Click here to access our Economic Calendar Andria Pichidi Market Analyst Disclaimer: This material is provided…
Read More »NFP – Biggest monthly jobs gain since August 2020
US March nonfarm payrolls report was a blowout! Payrolls climbed 916,000 after the 468,000 (was 379,000) jump in February and the 233,000 (was 166,000) increase in January for net 156,000…
Read More »US Markets – Live Analysis – March 26
Spring has sprung and conditions are generally brightening, especially compared to where we were a year ago. Join Andria for an overview of the markets as projections on growth continue…
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