Dollar pulls back, pound the main gainer

Send a textOil price rise scares both investors and the US administration. Dollar rally pauses, while gold’s inability to climb is surprising. Asian equity indices plunge, as European underperformance persists. Dollar/yen reached intervention levels; quiet data calendar today.Ris ...  Show more

Send a textDollar rebounds as Middle East war rages. Nonfarm payrolls on tap asinvestors scale back Fed cut bets. WTI crude rallies above $80 per barrel,gold remains subdued. Wall Street slips as risk aversion intensifies.Risk Warning: Our services involve a significant risk and ...  Show more

With Fed messaging making it clear they’re not yet done fighting inflation, the market is left to contend with the recent rally and prepare to adjust growth expectations.

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The US dollar has been on a tear, just reaching a six-month high. It might be a sign investors and traders are getting used to the idea that US interest rates will be “higher for longer.” Today on the show, we look at the greenback’s continuing strength and try to understand h ...

After US labour market data drove up stock prices on Friday, today it is China and its government's measures intended to prop up its ailing economy that are driving market sentiment. In commodities, oil prices are trading at levels last seen in November on fears over supply cu ...

Yesterday the US Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by 0.75% in another hawkish pivot in their on-going quest to tame inflation. They also said they intend to raise interest rates a further 1.75% across their remaining four meetings in 2022

We discuss the market fa ...