Every month we stress how important the monthly US non-farm payrolls are, and every month it’s true. Nonetheless, may I make a special plea for this…
I was trying to think of something that would connect Portugal with Japan this week. The only thing I could think of is tempura, a dish…
This week isn’t much for economic indicators, but there are a lot of market-moving events. Politics will be at the fore, with the Canadian federal elections…
Rates as of 05:00 GMT Market Recap The standout feature this morning is the plunge in NZD. This occurred because of one COVID-19 case “in the…
Rates as of 05:00 GMT Market Recap Normally I try to avoid discussing the previous day’s economic indicators, because that’s by definition yesterday’s news and I…
Rates as of 05:00 GMT Market Recap Interesting move today when USD is on top and JPY and CHF are at the bottom. Is USD no…
Rates as of 05:00 GMT Market Recap Monday it was AUD, Tuesday it was NZD’s turn to dominate the market. The markets were already in the…
Rates as of 05:00 GMT Market Recap Sometimes a miss isn’t a miss. Yesterday’s US GDP figure missed estimates by a lot — +6.5% qoq SAAR…
Rates as of 05:00 GMT Market Recap Ah yes…as I said in my weekly, while I’m pretty sure of the kind of statement we’re going to…
Rates as of 05:00 GMT Market Recap A big “risk-off” day as the tech bubble in China deflates. The NASDAQ index hit a record high on…
