Usually in this weekly comment I start by discussing the factors that have been moving the market recently and how I think they are likely to…
The week started with great promise: a G7 Finance Ministers and central bank governors conference call to deal with the coronavirus menace. But what came out…
After a relatively empty schedule last week, there’s a lot more going on this coming week. I fear though that it’s likely to be drowned out…
The yen is well known as a “safe haven” currency: that is, one that appreciates when there’s some major trouble in the world. This phenomenon is…
Rates as of 04:30 GMT Market Recap Among the dullest days I’ve ever seen. Not only was there little movement in any of the major currencies,…
Trade disputes, Brexit, US poitics…it’s all disappeared. The market is now dominated by the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and its potential impact on the Chinese economy in…
The week now ending had several memorable events: life outside the EU began for Britain, Trump escaped being tossed out of office, there were a number…
This week there’s a lot to talk about: a (not particularly eventful) FOMC meeting, a surprising dovish/hawkish Bank of England meeting, and the worsening coronavirus crisis,…
The week just ending saw three central bank meetings: the Bank of Japan, the Bank of Canada and the European Central Bank. What was noticeable about…
Two momentous events during the week just ending: the US and China signed a “Phase One” agreement, calling a truce in their trade war, and the…
