Faraday Research

Last week was a rough one for the FTSE 100 with index down over 65 points. Moreover, it would have been a lot worse had it not been for Friday’s fightback which saw the FTSE 100 rallyjust shy of...

Australia’s CPI will be the core focus for AUD traders on Wednesday. If inflation remains below 2% as expected, it will mark two years since it dropped below RBA’s 2-3% band. Clearly this...

Shocking Revelation: US Stocks Are In An Uptrend!Far from being "breaking news", the consistently strong performance of the major US (and international) equity indices is taken for granted by everyone...

The US Dollar Index sank to new lows today in Asia, finally breaking out of a tight range we highlighted last week. The straw that broke the camel’s back will always be up for debate, but...

USDCAD is coiling above recent lows ahead of the latest round of NAFTA talks, a week-long event which could prove binary where Canadian Dollar strength is concerned. Matt Simpson takes a technical...

A "government shutdown."It certainly sounds like a foreboding event in a modern developed nation, much less the largest economy on the planet. Surely such an occruence would be extremely rare? Looking...

Another day, another President Trump broadside. No, we’re not talking about the wall, NAFTA and bad jokes, but the interview the President gave concerning China. In a ‘nutshell’,...

Another day, another President Trump broadside. No, we’re not talking about the wall, NAFTA and bad jokes, but the interview the president gave concerning China. In a nutshell, Trump is...

AUD/CAD has stalled beneath a pivotal zone of resistance as we approach the BoC policy meeting and Australian employment report. If we are to see a divergent theme materialize between the two events,...

Broad USD weakness helped Cable break and close above 1.3660, a level it hasn’t traded above since the EU Referendum. And whilst the break high appears a little stretched near-term, higher...

USD/JPY has sold off dramatically this week and Jamie Dutta discusses this move and the wider picture for this major.

The Australian Dollar was given another boost today after retail sales far exceeded expectations. Poking its’ nose to a 3-month high before edging low, the move follows on from an impressive run...

The "pain trade" refers to the tendency of markets to deliver the maximum amount of punishment to the most investors. In essence, a pain trade is when a major asset moves contrary to how the majority...

As global economic data has continued to improve, appetite for risk has risen which has sent global stocks to record highs, weaken the Yen and revive the carry trade. The weaker USD has also...

Euro's rally stalled below the 2017 high just as gross long positioning reached fresh levels. So is a breakout or retracement imminent? We’re keeping a close eye on the 1.20-1.21 area for...

It’s probably fair to say that the British pound exceeded expectations of many in 2017. By the close of the year, GBP had rallied 9.53% against the flailing greenback, 7.4% against NZD and 5.6%...