Market News

Market players were mainly zoned in on the FOMC minutes & Powell’s testimony at the Jackson Hole Symposium, but gold & oil were also responding to their own catalysts.

Profit-taking was the name of the game on Thursday as the major assets reversed their intraweek trends ahead of Powell’s keynote speech on Friday.

Both the U.K.’s manufacturing and services PMIs hit multi-month highs in August, lowering the odds of aggressive easing plans from the BOE.

Just when it seemed that the Greenback was in recovery mode, it chalked up another day in the red thanks to a couple of major catalysts. How did the rest of the markets fare?

The minutes of the July FOMC meeting confirmed that most policymakers believe it would be appropriate to cut rates in September. How did the dollar react?

Risk aversion popped its head back in the markets during the latest trading sessions, pulling equity indices back in the red and leading gold to test record highs.

As widely expected, majority of the inflation metrics in Canada’s July CPI report reflected cooling price pressures for the month. How did CAD pairs react?

As the U.S. dollar hits its lowest point of the year, find out what drove its decline and what else happened in the FX market today.

Market players seem to have woken up on the right side of the bed this week, as risk-on vibes led to strong gains for equities and higher-yielding currencies on Monday.

With the Bank of Canada (BOC) already in its easing era, will the upcoming Canadian CPI figures convince policymakers to announce another rate cut soon?

The Fed is under the spotlight with the FOMC minutes and Jackson Hole events, while global inflation and PMI updates could influence risk sentiment.

Economic data surprises, risk sentiment plot twists, and central bank speculations made for a busy trading week for the major currencies!

Positive economic data and rate cut talks helped fuel a risk-friendly environment for risk assets this week. How did your favorite assets trade?

Dollar domination was the name of the game after the U.S. printed strong retail sales figures. How did the rest of the currencies and asset classes perform?

The uptick in Australia’s unemployment rate was overshadowed by components showing underlying strength. How did the Aussie react?

The RBNZ took the spotlight early in the day, but data releases from the U.K. and the U.S. soon drew attention to other market themes. How did your favorite assets trade on Wednesday?

Look out for potential intraday moves on AUD pairs this week, as the Land Down Under is gearing up to print its July jobs figures.

The New Zealand dollar dropped sharply earlier today and, no, it’s not because your trading platform suffered a “massive DDoS attack.”

Cooler producer price pressure in the U.S. fueled Fed rate cut speculations and inspired risk-taking. How did your favorite assets trade yesterday?

US PPI data falls short of expectations and causes the dollar to fall. See what happened in the FX market today!