US-China trade war news and analysis: The financial markets are roiled frequently by news of the escalating US trade war with China. Many other countries have large trade surpluses with the US and stand to be hurt by the imposition of US tariffs Fears for the global economy continue and certain countries are more at […]

Currency Volatility Talking Points Sterling Expected to be Most Volatile Currency BoE to Remain Cautious Given Weak Data and Rising No-Deal Brexit Risks Top 10 most volatile currency pairs and how to trade them Most Volatile Currencies This Week GBP/USD Expected to be the Most Volatile Currency GBP/USD | With the Federal Reserve out of […]

FOMC Talking Points: The Fed cut rates for the first time in over a decade by 25bp to 2.00-2.25% seeming to keep options for more on the table Already pricing in multiple cuts in 2019, the market was thrown for a loop when Powell’s rhetoric seemed to waver on whether future cuts are in store […]

FTSE 100 Analysis and News GBP/USD Slumps as Hard Brexit Risks Mount FTSE 100 a Safe Haven? GBP/USD Slumps as Hard Brexit Risks Mount Yesterday saw the Pound experience its largest 1-day decline against the US Dollar in 2019, dropping 1.25% with the currency trading at the lowest level since March 2017. This came amid […]

GBP Talking Points: CBI warns neither UK nor EU are ready for the disruption that a no-deal would cause GBP faces further losses as Boris Johnson appoints hard-line Brexiteers as cabinet members to ensure Brexit is delivered by October 31 BoE expected to keep rates unchanged at 0.75% on Thursday as Brexit uncertainty continues Increasing […]

Currency Volatility USD, GBPUSD, AUDUSD Talking Points Central Banks on Tap with Fed and BoE in focus G7 FX Implied Volatility Jumps to 1-Month High AUD/USD Awaits Key Data with Inflation and Retail Sales Scheduled Top 10 most volatile currency pairs and how to trade them 1W Implied Volatility Source: Thomson Reuters, DailyFX *Through calculating […]

Growth Talking Points: The United States’ recent picture of economic outperformance was extended further Wednesday with a July PMI that contrasted global reads Top event risk ahead is the ECB rate decision which is a critical update for the Euro and an influence on risk though monetary policy A Pound bounce should be viewed with […]