Category: Liquidity

March 23, 2023

Gold prices surged on Thursday amid U.S. dollar weakness after the FOMC delivered a dovish interest rate hike and signaled that its tightening campaign may be nearing its end. In late morning trading, XAU/USD was rallying about 1% to $1,986, […]

March 22, 2023

Crude oil markets are trading cautiously like most others on Wednesday in Europe as investors await the United States Federal Reserve’s March monetary policy decision, due later in the global day. On a more market-specific note, a shock rise in […]

February 17, 2023

Supernova Technology’s Loan Operations Manager, Austin Mead, recently shared trends, and insights that he has seen during tax time, as well as tips on how banks can support their clients as they navigate what solutions are available to them for […]

February 8, 2023

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida provided the first prerequisite for the new Bank of Japan (BoJ) candidate who will replace outgoing BoJ Governor Harukiko Kuroda. Speaking in parliament earlier today, Kishida stated, “Since the Lehman crisis, close coordination among major […]

January 11, 2023

The euro extended yesterday’s gains against the British pound through ECB officials beginning yesterday. The hawkish narrative was reinforced by one of the more aggressive officials in Isabel Schnabel while today’s addresses included the ECB’s Villeroy who stated the need […]

January 5, 2023

The British Pound gained 0.77 percent against the US Dollar and 1.96 percent against the Japanese Yen on Wednesday, respectively. These reflected the best days for GBP/USD and GBP/JPY since December 13th and October 13th, respectively. Looking at IG Client […]

December 30, 2022

Copper is a global commodity that has several key uses throughout industry and is highly correlated to economic growth. Copper trading is often used by hedgers and speculators as protection or exploitation of future price movements. Both individuals and institutions […]

December 12, 2022

The US Dollar was on an aggressive trend in the first nine months of this year as the Fed continued with super-sized rate hikes. Since the Q4 open, however, that trend has come into question as prices have pulled back, […]

November 30, 2022

The latter half of this week is set to boost market volatility with high-importance events and data releases scheduled over the next three days. Later today, Fed chair Jerome Powell will give a speech to the Brookings Institute on The […]

November 28, 2022

The US dollar has given back all its early gains and is now trading in negative territory in early European turnover. The greenback rallied in Asian trade as Chinese covid-zero protests spread, but the strength of the Euro and the […]

November 21, 2022

Gold is tracking lower this morning on the back of a stronger USD stemming from the build up of relatively hawkish comments from Fed speakers. Although some reiterated the moderation of interest rate hikes going forward, the expectation remains aggressive […]

November 16, 2022

EUR/USD has shown great resilience to trade higher this morning despite yesterday’s unease following reports of a missile landing in Poland. Comments from Joe Biden suggest that based on the trajectory, it is unlikely the missile was fired by Russia. […]

November 10, 2022

USD FUNDAMENTAL BACKDROP The Dollar Index (DXY) has been relatively subdued thus far this week as markets prepare for U.S. inflation later today. While the ongoing midterm elections were thought to provide a ‘red’ sweep by Republicans, this has not […]

November 8, 2022

A number of ECB policymakers have been doubling down on the central bank’s position on interest rates and inflation, saying that higher rates are needed for longer to quell double-digit price pressures. In what looks like a concerted effort to […]

October 31, 2022

It looks highly likely that both the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England will hike their borrowing rates by 75 basis points this week, as both central banks continue to struggle with persistently high inflation. While both announcements will […]

October 28, 2022

The Bank of Japan today left all monetary policy levers untouched, as expected, and confirmed that it would continue to control JGB yields to help boost the ailing Japanese economy, stoke inflation and keep the Japanese Yen depressed. At the […]

October 28, 2022

As a trader gets started in forex trading, one of the first advantages they’re likely to come across is how much liquidity the forex market offers over other markets. The latest figures are roughly $5.1 trillion in daily traded volume […]

October 11, 2022

The Japanese Yen is back in the headlines again as it slumps further against the US dollar. The pair are now testing the 145.90 level, and a break higher would see USD/JPY trade at levels not seen since August 1998. […]

September 22, 2022

For all market moving data releases and economic events see the real-time DailyFX Calendar. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) jacked up interest rates by 75 basis points today to take the official borrowing rate into positive territory for the first […]

September 16, 2022

Euro Area headline inflation (August) was confirmed at 9.1% today, a fresh record high. Energy prices continue to rise, along with food, alcohol and tobacco, and services. On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose by 0.6%, a fraction higher than […]