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Weekly Market Recap: China’s GDP Disappoints While Global Inflation Accelerate

A busy data-driven week with big data releases and another CPI round in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Canada. China seems to face many economic challenges this year as the energy crunch and debt bubble fuel concerns about the economy. The...

October 22, 2021

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Weekly Market Outlook: Inflation Data and Chinese Growth in Focus

This week is packed with key data releases and another CPI round in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Canada. The annual GDP data for China is also a major release as power shortages, supply bottlenecks in addition to the resurgence of COVID-19...

October 18, 2021

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Weekly Market Recap: China’s GDP Disappoints While Global Inflation Accelerate

October 22, 2021

Weekly Market Outlook: Inflation Data and Chinese Growth in Focus

October 18, 2021

Weekly Market Recap: Fed to Start Tapering Pandemic Support

FOMC minutes revealed that the Fed is about to start gradual tapering, possibly in mid-November. Meanwhile, CPI numbers showed that inflationary pressures remain at multi-year highs, raising concerns that inflation may...

October 15, 2021

Weekly Market Outlook: US Inflation and Fed Minutes in Focus

It’s a relatively calm trading week with no scheduled central bank meeting. However, market participants look forward to the third-quarter earnings season as well as the Fed meeting minutes which will be carefully...

October 11, 2021

Weekly Market Recap: RBNZ Hikes Rates While RBA Stays on Hold

It was a heavy trading week as major central banks met and OPEC applied changes to its output. The RBNZ took another step to reduce monetary stimulus, while hinting at similar moves ahead to keep inflation and the labor...

October 8, 2021

Weekly Market Outlook: NFP and RBNZ Rate Hike Highlight the Week

An interesting start for the fourth quarter, as traders awaits US employment report and two major central banks policy meetings. The Reserve Bank of Australia will kick off the week with its policy meeting on Tuesday...

October 4, 2021

September Recap: Major Central Banks to Exit Monetary Stimulus

As economies start to overcome the pandemic downturn, major central banks are now heading towards policy normalization. Paths of monetary policy are still highly dependent on how successful the economies fight against...

October 1, 2021

Weekly Market Outlook: Big Week for the Greenback and Euro

After a full round of central banks meetings, investors will be watching a new pack of fresh economic releases. ISM Manufacturing PMI and PCE inflation will be on top of the US economic calendar. Fed Chair Powell will...

September 27, 2021

Weekly Recap: Fed and BoE on Track to Policy Tightening

As economies start to overcome the pandemic downturn, major banks are now heading towards policy normalization. The Federal Reserve is in the lead, by signaling possible asset purchases tapering in the next few months...

September 24, 2021

Weekly Market Outlook: Fed leads the Central Banks Marathon This Week

Traders will be closely watching several meetings of central banks including the Federal Reserve, Bank of England, Bank of Japan and Swiss National Bank policy meetings. In the US, it is widely expected to announce the...

September 20, 2021

Weekly Market Recap: Soaring Inflation Urge Central Banks to Step In

It has been a data jammed week with inflation figures in the spotlight as central banks retain their cautious stance due to the rising economic uncertainties impacted by the outbreak of Delta variant. Here are the main...

September 17, 2021

Weekly Market Outlook: Major Currencies turn to Inflation Data

Inflation data will be in focus this week, with no meetings for central banks on the economic calendar. Traders will be watching for inflation figures in the United States, Canada and the UK. Major data on the docket...

September 13, 2021

Weekly Market Recap: The Pandemic Situation boosts Monetary Divergence

As market volatility continues, investors are looking for the currencies where central banks are raising interest rates. Paths of monetary policy are still highly dependent on how successful the economies fight against...

September 10, 2021

Weekly Market Outlook: ECB, BoC and RBA Meetings highlight the Week

The first full week of September is packed with central bank meetings in the Eurozone, Canada, and Australia. Despite the soft opening and closing of US markets on Monday, investors will be watching policy decisions...

September 6, 2021

Weekly Recap: Dollar Hits 4 Weeks Low, Euro Higher as Inflation Surge

It has been an interesting trading week despite the few data releases. The dollar index hit a 4-week low on Thursday as concerns rise about the labor market recovery. Meanwhile, the eurozone inflation surged to a 10...

September 3, 2021

Weekly Outlook: The Greenback turns to the NFP

Another quiet summer trading week with no scheduled policy meetings for central banks. The US economic calendar, however, is loaded with big data and market movers. Highlights for this week include: US Employment...

August 30, 2021

Weekly Recap: Eurozone PMIs close to 15-year High, Fed Members advocate Tapering

This week has been relatively uneventful with the absence of big data and central bank meetings. Major highlights for the week were the PMI data for the Eurozone area, US revised growth figures and of course the major...

August 27, 2021

Weekly Market Outlook: All eyes on Jackson Hole

A calm trading week is ahead as no central bank meeting is scheduled and a few economic data releases. The Eurozone PMIs will take the lead before the market turns its focus on Jackson Hole Symposium searching for any...

August 23, 2021

Weekly Recap: USD higher as Fed ready to Taper, RBNZ keeps Rates on hold

Fed officials see the possibility of reducing asset purchases as the economy continues its solid recovery, as the minutes for July’s meeting revealed. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand disappointed the kiwi traders by...

August 20, 2021

Weekly Outlook: USD lower ahead of FOMC Minutes, RBNZ ready for a Rate Hike

Despite the calm market opening, traders will be waiting for major events during the week. The Federal Reserve and RBA will be releasing policy meeting minutes, while the Reserve bank of New Zealand is set to raise...

August 16, 2021

Weekly Recap: US Inflation at 13-year high, UK Economy Recovers

It has been a quiet trading week with no meetings for central banks while big data such as the US CPI inflation data and a preliminary estimate of Q2 GDP numbers in the UK, alongside business investment, trade balance...

August 13, 2021

Weekly Outlook: US Inflation and UK GDP in the Spotlight

A relatively quiet week with no meetings for central banks. However, some big data are scheduled to be released this week with the US CPI inflation data on top. In the UK, the major data release will be the preliminary...

August 9, 2021

Weekly Recap: US Data Mixed, BoE and RBA on hold

USD swings on mixed data The ISM Manufacturing PMI for July was worse than expected at 58.5 vs 60.6 in June and 60.8 expected. ADP non-farm employment change came far below market expectation. The US private...

August 6, 2021

Weekly Outlook: BoE and RBA to Stay Cautious, NFP is the Highlight

Busy week for traders loaded with major data releases and central banks policy decisions. The US Dollar traders will be watching for the PMI data for both the manufacturing and services sectors, while the highlight...

August 2, 2021

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