Analysis

The RBA hiked to 4.10% while NZ holds at 2.25%. Learn how central bank policy divergence drives cross-rate moves like AUD/NZD and what a split board really signals.

A single survey miss rarely stops traders in their tracks, but a 27-point collapse in a leading indicator is a different conversation entirely.

This week showed how markets move on expectations first, then reprice quickly when reality challenges what traders had already priced in.

Even though the market spotlight is mainly on the US-Iran war these days, US economic data could still make big waves since the Fed’s hawkish bias is being put in question. Here’s what to look out for in the NFP release.

With bitcoin caught between two opposing forces, which side will win out as Trump’s deadline on Iran winds down?

It looked like the ECB was finally done with rate hikes, right up until the March inflation data started telling a different story.

The dollar is winning the safe-haven battle — for now. But with an ECB rate hike increasingly priced in and an Iran deadline days away, EUR/USD may not stay quiet for long.

Strong regulation, institutional progress, and a major supply milestone should have lifted Bitcoin. Instead, price slipped. Let’s break down what happened.

Tuesday’s ceasefire signals flipped the week’s script — equities surged, oil reversed, and gold broke its own rules. Here’s what changed and what’s most volatile through NFP Friday.

Fed Chair Powell said rates are in a “good place” despite surging oil prices. Learn what “looking through” supply-side inflation means for forex traders.

Explore how soft Australian CPI and geopolitical risk fueled a bearish AUD/USD breakdown, and what this setup teaches traders about executing strategies in volatile macro environments.

USD/JPY is teetering around one of the most-watched levels in currency markets: the 160.00 yen-tervention barrier. 

With tensions heating up again, gold prices may shift its price drivers. Can gold stabilize, or do rising Treasury yields keep dragging it lower?

The Federal Reserve just froze in its tracks, and this time it’s not just about inflation data. Why are its hands tied anyway?

Iran’s April 6 Strait deadline, Houthi escalation, and a bond market cracking under war stress collide with NFP this week. Here’s your macro roadmap.

From Trump’s strike pause to Iran’s flat denials and a string of hot US data, the FX market had no shortage of headline risk this week.

Australia’s soft CPI triggered a symmetrical triangle breakdown on AUD/USD. We break down two short scenarios — aggressive and conservative — with entries, stops, targets, and risk-reward analysis.

The global economy just got its first full post-war health check, and the results are flashing stagflation signs traders haven’t seen in a long time.

Interest rate hike expectations are running pretty high for the RBA, so a hotter inflation print could seal the deal for May. Here’s what I’m watching on AUD/CHF and AUD/CAD if this happens.

A softer Australia CPI could spark retracements in AUD/USD and EUR/AUD, but hawkish RBA signals may keep AUD’s downside moves limited.