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Yesterday allowed global risk investors to take a deeper breath. Dovish comments from Federal Reserve (Fed) members, and de-escalation of trade tensions between the US and China allowed a further recovery in global equities. Optimism was backed today by the Chinese announcement that it is considerin

In today’s fast-moving financial markets, the diversity of tradable instruments offers investors a wide array of opportunities. Whether it’s traditional assets like forex and gold, or emerging markets such as cryptocurrencies and energy products, each asset class demonstrates unique potential amid g

The U.S. economy has long been the global benchmark — the heavyweight champion of growth, capital mobility, and open markets. For decades, it's been where the world comes to invest, trade, and scale. With the most liquid capital markets on earth and historically low trade friction, the U.S. has offe

Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), explains the ECB's decision to lower key rates by 25 basis points at the April policy meeting and responds to questions from the press. Key quotes "Competitiveness compass should be swiftly implemented." "Inflation has declined." "Down

Here is what you need to know on Wednesday, April 16: Following a meager recovery on Tuesday, the US Dollar (USD) comes under renewed selling pressure on Wednesday as markets assess the latest news on trade wars. March Retail Sales and Industrial Production data will be featured in the US economic c

Sluggish South Korean growth, as evidenced by a weaker-than-expected jobs report, ups the odds of an April rate cut. Yet the won falling to the lowest level since 2009 complicates the Bank of Korea’s decision next week. Private sector hiring remained weak in March South Korea’s jobless rate rose to

The Dow Jones briefly rallied on Tuesday before falling back to the 38,000 level.Equities are struggling to regain their footing after getting obliterated by the Trump administration’s tariff announcements last week.“Reciprocal” tariffs, as well as additional tariffs on China, are due to take effect

Oil prices have had their worst week since October 2023, with risk assets getting hit by US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs and the retaliation we have started to see towards them. China retaliated on Friday with a 34% tariff on all imports from the US. ICE Brent settled almost 11% lower

On the radar Fitch kept Slovenia's credit rating unchanged at 'A'. However, the outlook was revised from stable to positive. Retail sales in Romania landed at 3.3% y/y in February. In Hungary, retails sales growth was at 3.3% y/y in February In Czechia, industrial output in February grew by 1.7% y/y

AUD/USD AUDUSD was sharply down during Asian / early European sessions on Friday, falling over 2% so far and being the top loser of the day. The Ausie dollar remains under strong pressure from risk aversion that continue to weaken stocks and commodities, with stronger dollar on Friday morning, addin

Trump Announces Sweeping Reciprocal Tariffs, Including 10% Global Duty in 'Liberation Day' Proclamation Washington, D.C. – April 3, 2025 – In a historic and controversial move, President Donald Trump has announced a broad set of reciprocal tariffs, including a baseline 10% duty on import

Asia Market Update: Calm before the Storm as all eyes on US “Liberation Day” tariff announcements by US Pres Trump (delayed by one hour to Wed 4pm ET, 20:00 GMT). General trend - Little action in quiet Asian trading for equities and currencies as the entire financial and trading world gears up for t

The Canadian Dollar fell 0.32% against the Greenback on Thursday. Loonie markets are recoiling as Canada and the US gear up for a messy trade war. USD/CAD returns to familiar technical territory near 1.4300. The Canadian Dollar (CAD) shed weight on Thursday, paring away recent gains against the US D