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When the Fed Shakes Things Up

It wasn’t very long ago – Q1 2022 – when the US Federal Reserve was holding its benchmark interest rate at about zero. Inflation...

EUR/USD Forecast: ECB Hawks Signal More Hikes

The European Central Bank’s interest rates still have room to rise. ECB policymakers are concerned over persistent underlying inflation. The US central bank...

USD/CAD Price Analysis: Greenback Hits 6-Week Top

The number of individuals filing new applications for unemployment benefits in the US unexpectedly declined last week. US producer prices increased in...

Week Ahead – A valentine’s day treat

US The Valentine’s Day inflation report is the main event of this week.  Disinflation trends will get tested here and we could potentially have...

Japanese Yen rallied on Friday. What about the dollar?

The Yen surged forward against the U.S. dollar on Friday after two government officials said that Kazuo Ueda might become the next BOJ governor....

Major currencies rallied versus the USD. Why’s that? 

Risk sentiment improved across the forex markets on Thursday. As a result, most currencies rallied against the U.S. dollar. The euro jumped by 0.43%...

Hong Kong services to rebound as China reopens, but UBP says sector is coming from ‘fragile situation’

Hong Kong's service sector will be the part of economy that sees "the biggest rebound" as borders reopen, UBP told CNBC's "Squawk Box Asia"...

GBP/USD Weekly Forecast: Will BoE’s Hike Outshine the Fed’s?

The Federal Reserve may help the economy land safely. The private sector of the British economy contracted at its fastest rate in...

EUR/USD Price Analysis: ECB Set to Deliver Bigger Hike than Fed

The euro is expected to increase by 0.4% this week. Investors are expecting a 25bps rate hike from the Fed. Markets are expecting...

USD/CAD Outlook: BOC Hikes Rates but Signals a Pause

The BOC raised its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday to 4.5%. The BOC announced it would probably delay future hikes for the...

USD/CAD Outlook: Buyers Struggling Ahead of BoC Minutes

The Bank of Canada will release minutes from its policy-setting meeting this week. Data released Friday revealed that Canadian retail sales dipped...

USD/CAD Weekly Forecast: Markets Expecting 25bps BoC Hike

Retail sales and housing data from the US pointed to a slowing economy. Canadian retail sales rebounded in December. There is a 70%...

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