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Fundamental Analysis

Intervention Risks Soar As USDJPY Tests 2024 Highs
Intervention Risks Soar As USDJPY Tests 2024 Highs

USDJPY Testing Intervention LevelsUSDJPY is on watch this week as the pair continues to push higher amidst intervention warnings from Japanese officials. Rate is now above the 160 level which has...

Gold Testing Key Support As USD Breaks Out
Gold Testing Key Support As USD Breaks Out

USD Rally Hurts GoldGold prices are coming back under heavy selling pressure this week with the futures market now testing last week’s YTD lows. The move comes amidst a fresh push higher in USD which...

Dollar Higher As Trump Threatens Iran
Dollar Higher As Trump Threatens Iran

US/Iran Tensions Rise AgainThe US Dollar is starting the week with an upbeat tone as traders eye incoming headlines around US/Iran peace talks (specifically pertaining to the Strait of Hormuz) and...

FTSE Finish Line: June 22 — Starmer Resigns, Markets Shrug, Banks and Miners Rally
FTSE Finish Line: June 22 — Starmer Resigns, Markets Shrug, Banks and Miners Rally

FTSE Finish Line: June 22 — Starmer Resigns, Markets Shrug, Banks and Miners RallyLondon opened the week higher despite a major political headline, as investors treated Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s...

GBP Shrugs Off UK Political Risks
GBP Shrugs Off UK Political Risks

UK PM ResignsThe British Pound is on watch this week amidst news that Kier Starmer will resign his position as UK PM and Labour party leader to make way for Labour challenger Andy Burnham. Starmer...

Crude Selling Stalls Ahead of US/Iran Deal Signing
Crude Selling Stalls Ahead of US/Iran Deal Signing

Vance Cancels Switzerland TripOil prices are holding steady ahead of the weekend with the sell-off in crude futures stalling for now amidst news that US VP JD Vance won’t be travelling to Switzerland...

FTSE Finish Line: June 18 — BoE Holds, Fed Haunts, Miners Break
FTSE Finish Line: June 18 — BoE Holds, Fed Haunts, Miners Break

FTSE Finish Line: June 18 — BoE Holds, Fed Haunts, Miners BreakLondon rolled over on Thursday as the Bank of England delivered the expected hold but global rates anxiety kept risk appetite under...

Dollar Soars On Hawkish Fed Shift Under Warsh
Dollar Soars On Hawkish Fed Shift Under Warsh

Hawkish Fed ShiftThe Dollar Index is trading back above the $100 level today after a hawkish shift at the June FOMC yesterday evening, the first under new chairman Kevin Warsh. There are a few key...

Hawkish Fed Shifts Blunts Gold Rally
Hawkish Fed Shifts Blunts Gold Rally

Gold Rally Capped for NowGold prices are caught between two opposing drivers currently. On the one hand, news of the US/Iran peace deal is feeding into bullish gold sentiment via lower oil prices....