The main economic event of the week will be the April US non-farm payrolls report due out on Friday, May 7.
Ethereum (ETH) Hits a Fresh Record High, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Ripple (XRP) Rallying Hard
The cryptocurrency market continues to rebound sharply with Ethereum charging higher and printing repeated new highs.
GBP/USD Weekly Forecast: Scottish Election Risk & BoE QE Taper, GBP Volatility Ahead
GBP heading for a typically weak month, which comes ahead of Scottish Election risks. While the BoE may announce a QE taper.
A look at central banks for May: Part 1
Central banks
The central banks are listed below with their current state of play. The link for each central bank is included in the title of the bank and the next scheduled meeting is in the title too
The central banks are listed below with their current state of play. The link for each central bank is included in the title of the bank and the next scheduled meeting is in the title too
ForexLive Americas FX news wrap: US dollar rebounds and risk aversion picks up
Forex news for North American trade on April 30, 2021:
Markets:
The US dollar was strong particularly against the euro, sterling and antipodeans. Consider this a bit of a ‚choose your own adventure‘. If you want a fundamental underpinning, there was a definite pickup in risk aversion immediately after a study showing that one vaccine dose isn’t
Markets:
The US dollar was strong particularly against the euro, sterling and antipodeans. Consider this a bit of a ‚choose your own adventure‘. If you want a fundamental underpinning, there was a definite pickup in risk aversion immediately after a study showing that one vaccine dose isn’t
Equity close: A stumble to end a shinning month
Closing changes for the main North American bourses
On the week:
On the month:
What bothers me at the moment is that there is a double doji star on the weekly chart after a long, one-way rally. That’s setting up a big
CFTC Commitments of Traders: The slow CAD courtship continues
Weekly forex futures positioning data from the CFTC for the week ending April 27, 2021:
– EUR long 81K vs 81K long last week. No change
– GBP long 29K vs 25K long last week. Longs increase by 4K
The Canadian loon mates for life but the currency market has been slow to fall in love with loonie.
– EUR long 81K vs 81K long last week. No change
– GBP long 29K vs 25K long last week. Longs increase by 4K
The Canadian loon mates for life but the currency market has been slow to fall in love with loonie.
CAD/JPY was once again on top this week
This trade has been at the top of the charts all year
The failure of the Canadian dollar to launch immediately after the Bank of Canada decision last week was puzzling but the market got the memo (telegram?) this week.
The failure of the Canadian dollar to launch immediately after the Bank of Canada decision last week was puzzling but the market got the memo (telegram?) this week.