MARKET INSIGHTS

Daily Commentary | Pound drops on Irish Brexit doubts | 23/09/2019

The pound weakened against the USD after a two-month high, as the Irish foreign minister stated that London and the EU were not yet close to a Brexit deal. Brexit optimism was further lowered as...

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Week Ahead | Weekly outlook: September 23rd to 27th| US-Sino tensions and PMIs front and center  | 20/09/2019

After the current week’s central bank rollercoaster, the following week also becomes very interesting yet somewhat less flamboyant. RBNZ is due to deliver another interest rate decision after last...

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Daily Commentary | Pound jumps at Juncker’s comment | 20/09/2019

The pound jumped against the USD yesterday, as media reported that EU Commission President Juncker stated in an interview that a deal for Brexit is possible by October 31. Also according to media...

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Daily Commentary | Feds cuts rates for a second consecutive meeting | 19/09/2019

The Fed’s much awaited interest rate decision was to cut rates by 25 basis points as per consensus, lowering them to a target of +1.75%-+2.00%. Despite the cut, the USD strengthened against a...

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Daily Commentary | All eyes on the Fed  | 18/09/2019

All eyes are expected to be on the Fed, which is to release its interest rate decision today at 18:00 (GMT). The bank is expected to cut rates by 25 basis points, lowering them to +2.00%, from...

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Daily Commentary | USD strengthens in the aftermath of the attack  | 17/09/2019

The USD strengthened against a number of its counterparts yesterday, in the aftermath of the attack on Saudi Arabia. Analysts tend to note that the authorization by President Trump to use the US...

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Daily Commentary | Oil prices jump at attack on Saudi Arabia | 16/09/2019

Oil prices jumped on Monday as there were attacks on Saudi oil facilities on Saturday, cutting production of an equivalent of 5% globally. Media also report that return to full capacity of...

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Week Ahead | Weekly outlook: September 16th to 20th | Central Bank rollercoaster expected  | 13/09/2019

After ECB’s interest rate decision on Thursday the markets set their sights on a number of central bank interest rate decisions next week. With the Fed being the star of the central bank interest...

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Daily Commentary | ECB cuts deposit rate and reintroduces QE program | 13/09/2019

ECB’s interest rate decision was released yesterday and as the market widely expected the bank cut the deposit rate by 10 basis points, lowering it to -0.5%. Besides the cutting of the rate, it...

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Daily Commentary | ECB Interest rate decision | 12/09/2019

Today during the late European session (11:45, GMT) ECB’s interest rate decision is due out and the bank is widely expected to cut the deposit rate by 10 basis points, as EUROIS imply that the...

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