Dollar sinks, gold surges as 50bps Fed cut ba...

Send a textDollar stabilizes as Trump wants to open the Strait of Hormuz. Investorsanticipate only one Fed cut this year; Fed decision awaited. RBA set toraise rates; BoC, BoJ, BoE, SNB and ECB also on this week’s agenda.Stocks rebound on hopes of Hormuz reopening, gold fails to ...  Show more

Send a textBrent crude stays above $100 as Iran’s new leader vows to keep Hormuz shut. Hopes of quick end to war fade as Trump makes new threat against Tehran. Stock rout worsens, dollar continues to shine but gold slips. Yen steadier after fresh verbal intervention, US data awai ...  Show more

August saw strong gains in global equities, particularly in the Dow Jones, as well as indices in both China, and Japan. Gold has hit a four-month high nearing USD 3,500 per ounce this morning, driven by concerns over the Federal Reserve’s independence and uncertainty around US ta ...  Show more

Asian stock markets kicked off the week on a positive note, although the US indices had nothing more exciting than mixed performance after the announcement of strong jobs data on Friday. The US jobs data gave a small boost to the Dow and the S&P500 which closed Friday’s session 0 ...  Show more

This week, we discuss the biggest risks to the economy, whether Mag7 is a bubble, surprisingly strong consumer data, the increasingly noisy housing and labor markets, risks around Fed policy and dollar liquidity, and why gold has been a cleaner macro hedge than Bitcoin. Enjoy! — ...  Show more

Markets faced a turbulent week, starting with caution amid hawkish Fed commentary and trade tensions, but ending on a more optimistic note thanks to a solid US inflation report. Global equities rebounded on Friday, though US equities still closed the week in negative territory. I ...  Show more