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USD/JPY eyes a positive weekly close as the US Dollar (USD) bounces back.The US Dollar recovers as Trump has expressed confidence that he is close to making trade deals with number of trading partners.China denies having any trade negotiations with the US. The USD/JPY pair is expected to conclude th

The headline Tokyo Consumer Price Index (CPI) for April climbed 3.5% YoY as compared to 2.9% in the previous month, the Statistics Bureau of Japan showed on Friday. Meanwhile, the Tokyo CPI ex Fresh Food, Energy came in at 2.0% in April vs. 1.1% in March. Additionally, Tokyo CPI ex Fresh Food rose 3

The first half of the week was full of fear and hope. Trump’s frustration with the Federal Reserve (Fed) President Powell and the threat of Powell being removed from his role weighed on sentiment at the start of the week. Meanwhile, the IMF lowered its world growth forecasts sharply pointing at hect

The good news has continued to flow on Wednesday, and this is having a positive impact on risk sentiment. Stock markets across Europe are rallying, the bond markets in the US and the UK are rallying at the middle and longer end of the curve, the dollar is broadly higher and is one of the best perfor

Markets After the market chaos in the wake of the Liberation Day reciprocal tariffs announcement, president Trump and his administration now apparently (again) started a new battlefield challenging classic economic thinking/wisdom: central bank independence. Referring to the ECB rate cuts, president

Margin and leverage are two of the most powerful tools available to traders, providing the ability to control large market positions with a relatively small amount of capital. While they can significantly enhance trading opportunities, they also magnify risks, making it essential to understand their

Summary Tensions between the United States and China have ratcheted higher since “Liberation Day.” We now believe the outlook for China's economy and currency has shifted away from our original base case and into our “protracted trade war” downside scenario. The growth outlook for China has material

Gold climbed to a fresh record high above $3,245 on Friday, as traders digested a week of significant volatility. The move coincided with the Dollar index falling to its lowest level since April 2022, as Trump’s tariff war with China escalated. Despite issuing a 90-day pause on tariffs for the Europ

S2N spotlight It seems like the most important character trait for a successful politician is the ability to lie with a straight face. I loosely include big business executives in this category. About 30 years ago I was working for the property division of the world’s largest mining company. We had

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said late Tuesday that the amounts announced on Wednesday are the highest the tariffs will go. However, countries could then take steps to bring the tariffs down. In a Fox Business interview on March 18, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent referred to the "Dirty 15."

As we approach April 2025, the forex market is poised to react to developments in the gas, oil, and gold markets, each influenced by a unique set of economic and geopolitical factors. Oil Market Outlook The oil market in April 2025 is expected to be shaped by the ongoing balance between supply and d

Policy uncertainty and new sweeping tariffs from the Trump administration are combining to create a stagflationary outlook for the U.S. economy in the latest CNBC Rapid Update. The Rapid Update, averaging forecasts from 14 economists for GDP and inflation, sees first quarter growth registering an an

In focus today In the US, we will receive the second revision of GDP final. We do not anticipate a significant impact on market movements. In the euro area, monetary aggregates and credit data will be released. As the ECB continues its active discussions on restrictiveness of monetary policy - pivot