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The Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) is scheduled to meet late on Wednesday (16th Dec 2015 19:00 GMT) to set monetary policy. There are no guarantees apart from an extreme amount of volatility in...

The US dollar came under pressure during the week on doubts about what the Fed will do this week and the euro took full advantage. The week ahead will be all about the Fed and nothing else. Will they...

The kiwi dollar rallied strongly following the RBNZ’s announcement that the Official Cash Rate (OCR) would be cut 25bps to 2.50%. However, instead of the bears rushing in and causing a sharp...

As increased volatility from the pending FOMC meeting and potential rate hike spreads around the globe, Gold looks like it might be preparing to shine, albeit in the short term.The precious metal has...

Crude oil faced significant falls as OPEC announced that the cartel is to abandon production target setting and will instead allow the oil market to effectively find its own equilibrium. Subsequently,...

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is due to meet this week to set monetary policy. The market consensus is for no change to policy, despite the economic indicators. Does that just set us up for another...

Last week saw a resurgent New Zealand Dollar as the embattled Kiwi finally found its legs. However, a risk event looms upon the horizon as the RBNZ considers a cut to interest rates that could send...

Volatility in the yen stepped up a notch as the ECB sent shockwaves through the Euro pairs, and the US labour figures were released. Some positive JPY data was countered by Governor Kuroda suggesting...

The hype around the coming Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) result just got more intense following the disappointing ECB meeting and the markets stark reaction. Subsequently, the question remains, will the NFP...

Crude oil prices continued to slide overnight, forming new lows not seen since early August, as concerns over a supply imbalance weighed upon the commodity. There continues to be mounting evidence...

The selloff in silver over the last month and a half has been brutal for anyone holding the precious metal as speculation mounts that the Fed will make a move on monetary policy. The market may have...

2015 has been a relatively down year for copper prices as a combination of slow growth in supply and diminished demand have ravished the commodity. However, despite a relatively static level of...

The cable was back on the receiving end last week as the supports the market was watching finally gave way. The data this week has led to USD depreciation that is supporting the pair ahead of some big...

The USD/CAD continues to look buoyant as the pair remains supported by a strongly bullish trend line. However, last week saw the pair sliding back towards support and traders are now asking whether...

China has taken great strides towards making their financial markets freer with the goal of gaining reserve status for the yuan. The IMF has obliged and will include it in its SDR basket. But is the...

The euro continued to stumble against the US dollar as the bearish trend dominated the pair. Euro looks destined to test the 12 year lows found earlier this year especially with the ECB meeting this...