Analysis

The majors were all about trade tensions and central banks’ moves this week, while market sentiment was all over the place as traders tried to make sense of geopolitical headlines.

Geopolitical developments continued to be a driving force in the markets, initially triggering some risk-on flows before sentiment data turned traders sour on Friday.

Traders will eye February’s PMIs for clues on the region’s business activity amid increased tariff speculations. Will this week’s data support a March rate cut from the ECB?

With the RBA recently cutting interest rates but reiterating a cautious approach to further easing, what can the upcoming jobs report imply about future policy moves?

With the RBNZ set to cut rates, here’s an adjustment to our trading case study on NZD/CHF, reducing our risk with a couple of options to consider post event.

After the BOE’s “dovish split” decision earlier this month, market watchers are on the lookout for data that could tilt the odds in favor of more rate cuts.

Dovish remarks on top of a widely expected RBNZ rate cut could weigh on NZD and put like NZD/CAD and NZD/JPY in bearish trajectories.

The possibility of an RBNZ interest rate cut has been priced in for months already, so will we see rallies from profit-taking after the actual announcement? Here’s what I’m watching on NZD/USD and EUR/NZD in this scenario.

Most market watchers appear to be expecting an interest rate cut from New Zealand’s central bank this week. But will they announce a more aggressive easing move or keep the door for more reductions?

If the RBA focuses on growth risks and signals more rate cuts ahead, AUD could lose pips to its counterparts. Here’s why we’re eyeing AUD/JPY and AUD/CAD in case of a dovish RBA event!

Markets are expecting the RBA to cut rates this week. But the rate cut is already widely expected, which could lead to short-term reactions for the Aussie.

Global currency market analysis for February 17-21, examining trade policy impacts, central bank shifts, and key economic data implications.

This week our currency strategists focused on the U.S. CPI Report (January 2025) for potential high-quality setups in U.S. dollar pairs.

The market spotlight was mainly on U.S. inflation figures this week, but that didn’t stop other economic updates and headlines from making big waves. Here’s how the major currencies fared.

Trump’s tariff moves, shifting Fed rate expectations, and geopolitical updates kept markets on edge this week. How did the major assets react to this week’s catalysts?

Will this week’s U.S. inflation reports fuel Fed rate cut expectations? Here’s why USD/JPY and GBP/USD offer neat setups in case U.S. inflation pressures cool in January.

Can another set of cooling inflationary pressures convince the Fed to shift back to a more dovish stance? Or will we see strong CPI figures that could reinforce their hawkish views?

The FX market enters another pivotal week marked by significant central bank divergence, trade dynamics, and global inflation updates!

Our FX strategists focused on the NZ Employment report & Bank of England monetary policy statement for potential high-quality setups in NZD & GBP pairs.

It was a BUSY week for the major currencies, as traders priced in global trade tensions, shifting central bank expectations, and a parade of key data releases.