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The Japanese yen is down sharply on Friday. In the European session, USD/JPY is trading at 134.93, up 0.73%. The yen fell below 135 earlier today for the first time since December 23.Solid US data...

The euro is down for a third straight day and fell earlier to 1.0629, its lowest level since Jan. 23. In the European session, EUR/USD is trading at 1.0639, down 0.30%.US Dollar Flexing MusclesThe US...

The British pound steadied on Thursday. In the European session, GBP/USD is trading at 1.2053, up 0.25%. This follows a sharp drop of 1.2% a day earlier.UK inflation continues to fall but remains...

It has been a busy session for the Australian dollar, which started the day with losses but has recovered. In European trade, AUD/USD is trading at 0.6919, up 0.23%.Mixed Australian dataAustralia...

Equity markets are poised to open in the green once more on Thursday, continuing what has been a rather strange week of trade so far.We’ve seemingly gone from euphoria at the start of the year...

It has been a disastrous session for AUD/USD, which has plunged 1.26% and is trading at 0.6899.Lowe Says More Hikes ComingRBA Governor Philip Lowe faced a grilling from Australian lawmakers earlier....

The British pound is sharply lower on Wednesday. In the European session, GBP/USD is trading at 1.2069, down 0.88%.UK inflation continues to fall, although it clearly has a long way to go....

Equity markets are poised to open a little softer on Wednesday following similar moves in Asia overnight as investors weigh up the latest setback in US data.The inflation report really needed to...

Large inventory build weighsOil prices are a little lower again today but remain broadly within the same range they’ve traded in over the last couple of months. China has been a very bullish...

Stock markets got the week off to a strong start and that optimism is carrying through to the inflation report release, it would appear.European indices are trading around half a percentage point...

Paring GainsOil prices are falling again on Tuesday after initially recouping losses at the start of the week. While traders remain very optimistic about China and, to a lesser extent, the resilience...

UK wage growth easesThe GBP/USD is slightly higher on Tuesday, as the markets digest today’s UK employment report. Wage growth rose by 5.9% in the October-December period, down from 6.5% and the...

The New Zealand dollar has started the week in positive territory. In the North American session, NZD/USD is trading at 0.6357, up 0.76%.Will NZ inflation expectations keep rising?It has been a long...

The Japanese yen has started the week with sharp losses. In the European session, USD/JPY is trading at 132.54, up 0.86%.Japan’s GDP expected to reboundThere are high hopes for the Japanese...

This market doesn’t make any sense right now. Inflation most likely won’t get conquered if the economy doesn’t break. Disinflation trends remain in place but it will be hard for them...

Equity markets are ending the week on a flat or slightly downbeat note, which has largely reflected the mood all week.Central bankers, particularly from the Fed, have been out in force stressing...