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Trade-related improvements dragged the safe haven lower last week. See if this week’s catalysts can turn things around for the bulls!

AUD’s price action rode the waves of risk sentiment last week. Can this week’s top-tier releases inspire one-directional price moves?

Kiwi bulls weren’t able to maintain their lead last week. Can this week’s events push the comdoll higher?

After a mixed start the Greenback took a turn towards negative after the FOMC drops their latest outlook on the possibility of future rate hikes.

Sterling bulls clearly come out as this week’s FX winners after the Conservative Party wins big time in the U.K. general election. 

Both currencies out performed early week on net negative global risk sentiment, but biases diverge on EUR & CHF after a few geopolitical shocks hit on Thursday.

With a lack of top tier events from Canada, it was all about geopolitical and counter currency influences for the Loonie this week, ending up as a net winner at the Friday close.

NZD closes the week as a net loser as the bulls weren’t able to maintain the late week rally sparked by top tier geopolitical catalysts from the U.S.-China trade story. 

The Aussie managed to ride the wave of positive global risk sentiment higher, as well as fall with it on Friday to end the week on a net negative note. 

Positive global risk sentiment once again pushed JPY lower as a the geopolitical environment quickly improved at the end of the week.