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Stock markets in Europe posted impressive gains on Friday, while US markets ended the session making minimal ground.The announcement the US and China reached phase one of the trade deal was the main...

As of Tuesday 10th December: Large speculators reduced net-long exposure to USD by -$1.6 billion to $18.2 billion.On the DXY, traders are their least bullish since July 2018Minor weekly...

Friday’s slim gains reflect tepid trade deal reliefRetreating yields signal stock trader ambivalence toward U.S.-Sino agreementSlumping VIX could indicate another leg higher for stocks After...

Investors might have two early Christmas presents this week, a phase one trade deal between the US and China and Brexit getting done.Boris Johnson has won a “historic” victory for the...

It's been a long night but not necessarily one of too many surprises, with results closely reflecting what the exit polls told us at 10pm on Thursday.If that wasn't clear, just take a look at the...

Like him or loathe him, Boris Johnson is on track for the biggest election win since Margaret Thatcher, which is some feat given how polarised the Brexit debate has always been. British...

Fed leaves rates unchanged, signals same for 2020Dollar traders await the Dec. 15 tariff deadline to decide its trend ECB policy decision, Lagarde debut briefing overshadowedKey EventsShaking off a...

The Federal Reserve kept its target rate at 1.75% in the final FOMC of 2019, and signaled that it expects to maintain this rate for the whole of 2020. The updated dot plot, in which FOMC members...

Last night the Federal Reserve unanimously voted to keep rates unchanged, which was pretty much as expected. More importantly they gave no indication of when further rate cuts might come with no Fed...

U.S. futures remain in holding pattern as heightened trade uncertainty prevails over interest rates decisions Hang Seng outperforms despite new setback for Carrie Lam government British pound...

The swift positive reversal in sentiment seen yesterday has petered out on Wednesday. Markets are pausing before top tier economic data releases and the Federal Reserve meeting today. Reports of a...

US productivity growth edged down 0.2% in the third quarter of this year, marking its first decline since the last quarter of 2015.The latest number confirms that the gradual rise in US productivity...

It was another quiet day on European equity markets yesterday as there was some back and forth in relation to the US-China trade situation. Stocks sold-off in the late morning on a report that the US...

USD/CHF rests on key support ahead of today’s FOC meeting. Yet once we get past the noise, we could see support give way. In an earlier report we flagged that USD/CHF had struggled to close...