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The pound and the euro were in a race to the bottom during the morning London session, with the pound being the bigger loser of the two. As for other currencies of note, there’s the Greenback since it was in recovery mode and even outperformed its peers.

Stock markets jumped and the dollar fell on Tuesday as reports that the United States and China were negotiating to avert a trade war whetted investors’ appetite for riskier assets.

Can you believe we’re about to wrap up a whole trading quarter already? Let’s take a look at where the major central banks are at so far this year.

Risk appetite was the name of the game during the Asian session, as a lack of fresh catalysts inspired investors to extend the risk-friendly vibe from the previous session.

Risk appetite made quite a comeback on speculations that the U.S. could ease its protectionist moves against China, thereby lowering the risk of a full-blown trade war. 

The U.S. dollar fell to a five-week low against a basket of major Currencies on Monday, as optimism that the United States and China are set to begin negotiations on trade helped ease fears of a trade war and investors’ appetite for risk improved.

Crude oil futures slipped on Monday as investors cashed in some profits from last week’s strong rise, but concerns about Saudi-Iran tensions kept losses in check.

The U.S. dollar slipped to a five-week low against a basket of major currencies on Monday, as optimism that the United States and China are set to begin negotiations on trade helped ease fears of a trade war and investors’ appetite for risk improved.

The pound and the euro fought for the top spot during the morning London session. There can be only one champ, however. And in the end, it was the pound that came out on top. While all that was happening, the Loonie quietly dipped across the board.

World stocks came off six-week lows and U.S. stock futures jumped on Monday on optimism that the United States and China are set to begin negotiations on trade, easing fears about a trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

It’s gonna be a relatively light one, forex fellas! Several markets are set to close for the Holy Week holidays on Thursday and Friday, which means plenty of opportunities for profit-taking before the end of the month.

So the Greenback didn’t get any support from the FOMC statement last week. Will this week’s catalysts provide reprieve for the battered currency?

Trade and oil updates helped propel the Loonie to the top of the charts last week. Think this week’s catalysts can extend its bullish run?

Trade war fears continued to grip the markets, but a lack of fresh catalysts produced mixed price action across different assets during the Asian session.

The euro was on shaky footing in the previous week as medium-tier leading indicators started showing some cracks. Can it stay afloat in this shortened trading week?

Asian shares were hammered again on Monday as fears of a trade war between the United States and China took their toll, but the safe haven yen came off its highs and U.S. stock futures climbed as investors saw some light at the end of the tunnel.

The United States asked China in a letter last week to cut the tariff on U.S. autos, buy more U.S.-made semiconductors and give U.S. firms greater access to the Chinese financial sector, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing unnamed sources.

Sterling fought to hold on to its gains for the most part of the week as a hawkish BOE and the Brexit deal announcement combined forces to lift the UK currency even with a couple of data misses. What’s next?

Another week, another chance to buy the yen? Here are potential catalysts that might affect the low-yielding currency this week!

The Aussie took cues from trade war concerns and commodity price action last week. Will the comdoll get a chance to recover some of its losses this week?