Analysis

The Land Down Under is about to print its economic report card for Q4 2023! Did it chalk up a stellar enough performance to keep the RBA hakwish?

Market players have a lot to watch out for this NFP week, including a couple of major central bank decisions and Australia’s quarterly GDP.

NZD was the biggest mover & loser this week, dropping big as the RBNZ shifted its policy bias, while JPY took the top spot on hawkish BOJ rhetoric.

It was a BUSY week as key data releases and additional speeches by monetary authorities inspired price adjustments for the major asset classes.

Before the week comes to a close, the dollar has one more major catalyst in the form of Uncle Sam’s ISM manufacturing PMI. Here’s why it might be a big deal.

BOJ officials aren’t playing around and yen traders have noticed! Will today’s moves inspire a longer-term bearish reversal for EUR/JPY?

With the Fed pushing back on interest rate cuts, can the upcoming U.S. core PCE price index release change their minds?

The New Zealand dollar dropped like a rock after the RBNZ’s decision! Are we looking at an opportunity to buy NZD at cheaper prices?

Are any GDP revisions about to push USD pairs around midweek? Read on for the major points you need to know if you’re planning on trading the release.

EUR/AUD can’t seem to make new 2024 highs. Will the recent rejection at 1.6625 lead to the pair hitting its range support?

RBNZ’s policy statement is coming up, so you’d better catch up quick before the market moves without or against you!

The markets could be in for some repricing of interest rate bets as we see fresh growth and inflation data from the major economies!

Is the trend still our friend on gold? Check out XAU/USD deciding whether to bounce off or break out from this channel!

Analysts see Australia’s inflation rate continue the trend lower in January! Will this week’s release help convince the RBA to be a bit less hawkish?

Our forex strategists had a very solid week as all three discussions were highly likely to have resulted in positive outcomes in EUR/CAD, NZD/JPY & EUR/GBP! 

Despite being a shortened trading week, it was a pretty eventful one that started off with the largest PBOC loan rate cut on record and ended with mixed global PMI data.

The usual intermarket correlations were off this week as traders priced in several driving factors, including central bank speak, corporate earnings and business survey data.

EUR’s upswing against CHF looks ready for a breather! Will it lead to EUR/CHF getting rejected at a long-term resistance area?

GBP/USD is hanging out near a key resistance zone! Will today’s headlines keep Cable at the bottom half of its 2024 range?

We’re getting a parade of business surveys from the Euro Area! What are the markets expecting and how might EUR react to the releases?