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Dollar Slumps Despite Hawkish Fed Minutes

USD Falls Despite Hawkish Fed MinutesThe US Dollar is trading lower today on the back of yesterday’s FOMC minutes, despite the minutes taking a broadly hawkish tone. Policymakers agreed that...

BOC Easing in Focus As CAD CPI Slips Further

BOC in FocusThe Canadian Dollar has softened a little on the back of yesterday’s inflation data. Canadian CPI was seen declining again last month, further dampening tightening expectations. The BOC...

Gold Rally Continues As Traders Await FOMC Minutes

Gold Rally ContinuesFollowing the breakdown early last week, gold prices have since rebounded and are traidng firmly this week. The downturn in the US Dollar on the back of Thursday’s...

Softer Dollar Continues on Monday

Muted Markets on MondayThe US Dollar is under pressure on Monday as we begin with a quieter start to the week due to the bank holiday in the US and Canada. Last week, a sharp drop in US retail sales...

Dollar Bulls Caught Offside By Weak Retail Sales

Retail Sales PlungeFollowing a strong start to the week, driven in part by hotter-than-forecast inflation data, the US Dollar has reversed sharply into the end of the week. Yesterday’s US retail sales...

Copper Testing Key Support

Copper Under PressureCopper prices remain under pressure today, despite the lift in Chinese stocks on the back of weak China data overnight. CPI and PPI were both seen falling again in the world’s...

Strong US Dollar Weighing on Euro

Euro Lower on MondayEURUSD is testing below the 1.0785 level today for the first time since early December as a strong US Dollar sets the tone for FX markets. The Dollar is rising on the back of a set...

USD Rises As Fed Says No Rush to Cut Rates

Fed Pushes Back on Rate-Cut CallsThe US Dollar is seeing a decent bid across early European trading on Thursday. Last night, the Fed held its headline policy rate unchanged as expected while adding...

Strong US Data Raises Hawkish Risks Into FOMC

GDP Beats ForecastsThe US Dollar is pushing higher on Friday following yet a further set of positive data yesterday. Advance Q4 GDP was seen at 3.3% vs 2% expected. While down from the prior quarter’s...