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USDJPY: Is it time to reverse course?
USDJPY: Is it time to reverse course?

As expected, the Bank of Japan today left its interest rate unchanged at -0.1%. The accompanying statement remained virtually unchanged: the central bank reassured that it could raise the rate once...

GBP Sold Heavily As BOE Pauses Tightening
GBP Sold Heavily As BOE Pauses Tightening

BOE Catches Market Off-GuardGBP continues to trade sharply lower on Friday following the latest BOE rate decision. The bank opted to keep rates on hold yesterday, pausing a 15-month tightening cycle...

Crude Rallies on Russia Export Ban Announcement
Crude Rallies on Russia Export Ban Announcement

Oil Turning Higher AgainFollowing a brief correction lower from YTD highs, crude oil prices are turning higher again into the end of the week. The move comes on the back of the news that Russia has...

Hawkish Fed Outlook & China Concerns Weighing on Copper
Hawkish Fed Outlook & China Concerns Weighing on Copper

Copper Under PressureCopper prices have come under heavy selling pressure on the back of the September FOMC yesterday. With the Fed signalling a ‘higher for longer’ outlook on rates, USD saw fresh...

GBP Lower As Market Weighs Dovish BOE Risks
GBP Lower As Market Weighs Dovish BOE Risks

BOE Up NextGBP remains under heavy selling pressure ahead of the BOE meeting today. Over recent weeks the Pound has fallen sharply amidst a swift repricing of UK rates. With UK inflation falling and...

Dollar Spikes On Hawkish Hold From Fed
Dollar Spikes On Hawkish Hold From Fed

Fed Sees Fewer CutsThe US Dollar remains well bid today on the back of the September FOMC. While the Fed held rates unchanged, as expected, the guidance offered was firmly bullish. The majority of...

Fed's Surprising Hawkish Pause and its Impact on Global Markets
Fed's Surprising Hawkish Pause and its Impact on Global Markets

The Federal Reserve left the interest rate unchanged at yesterday's meeting in the range of 5.25-5.5% and indicated that it might raise the rate again later this year. Regarding the medium-term...

EURUSD Vulnerable Ahead of FOMC
EURUSD Vulnerable Ahead of FOMC

FOMC Up NextPrice action in the US Dollar has been rather muted so far this week as traders prepare for the September FOMC later today. The event is widely expected to see the Fed holding rates...

Fed's Meeting Outlook: Dollar Stability Hangs in the Balance as All Eyes Turn to the Dot Plot
Fed's Meeting Outlook: Dollar Stability Hangs in the Balance as All Eyes Turn to the Dot Plot

EURUSD has stabilized around the 1.07 level, while the dollar index hovers near the 105 mark ahead of the Federal Reserve's meeting scheduled for today. Markets are not anticipating a rate hike;...