This week all eyes will be set towards the upcoming FOMC meeting, which will conclude on Wednesday and include an updated economic outlook and press conference. This time, the meeting is likely to stir up the financial markets and crowd…
The latest NFP report presented a better than expected results with a gain of 280K jobs back in May. This news is likely to keep echoing in the first couple of trading days this week but the release of the…
The euro enjoyed the strongest rally since 2009. We explain how Draghi sparked this. We then discuss the situation in oil and natural gas, move on to discussing the forex industry’s hot story about Plus 500 and preview next week’s events.…
The U.S. dollar changed course and rallied against the Japanese yen, Aussie dollar and Canadian dollar and remained nearly flat against the Euro. The GDP for Q1, second estimate, was released on Friday and showed a contraction of 0.7% —…
The dollar is on a roll in the last two weeks. We discuss the reasons for this strength, and look forward to the next moves and rate hike expectations. We continue with a preview to OPEC’s meeting, a dive into…
This week will be short on account of Memorial Day, but this doesn’t mean we could see a rise in volatility following the end of the long weekend in the U.S. financial markets. On this week’s agenda: U.S. durable goods,…
Commodity currencies offer opportunities and we talk you through them. Not unrelated to the first topic, we run through the mechanisms of oil and top it off with the upcoming events. You are welcome to listen, subscribe and provide feedback. Commodity…
Even though the price of oil has settled around $60, which represents a 14% gain since the beginning of the year, it hasn’t budged from this mark in the past month. Holders of shares of The United States Oil ETF (USO),…
The U.S. dollar took another beating this week as it depreciated against the Euro and yen, while the stock market didn’t do much and commodities rallied – this mainly includes gold and silver. This week, the FOMC will release the…
Lots of ins and out in the US labor market situation. When will the rate hike come? We offer both sides of the argument, talk about the implications of the UK election results, the situation of oil prices and preview the next…