The Week Ahead – OPEC, NFP, RBNZ to drive another volatile week?
The market will look forward to another volatile week. Holidays in China all the days of the week except Friday could lower momentum in the Asian market. However, US and Canada job reports, NZD rate statements, OPEC+ meeting and bank speeches amid the ever-present risk sentiment drivers will ensure high volatilities in the European and […]
The Week Ahead (September 13-17) – Inflation, NZD GDP and Aussie Jobs eyed
It’s a new trading week with no shortage of high-impact economic events. The market will look forward to inflation reports in the US, Canada and Britain. Retail sales in the US, employment reports in Australia and RBA Governor’s speech will be eyed too. Also, the overall risk sentiment will be watched. There was a big […]
The Week Ahead (September 6-10) – RBA, BoC, ECB and Canadian employment reports
It’s the week of the banks and the market is expected to be volatile. Monetary policies from the central banks of the Eurozone, Australia and Canada will dominate the headlines at some points this week. However, it remains to be seen whether there will be a change in the general risk sentiment. Last week was […]
The Week Ahead – Powell pressures the dollar ahead of NFP
The dollar was pressured on Friday as Fed Chair Powell delivered dovish tapering statements. The Jackson Hole symposium thus supported last week’s risk-on sentiment and is expected to continue this week. However, traders should watch for the OPEC+ meeting mid-week and Friday’s US employment reports. The dollar index rejected further push above 93, finding resistance […]
The Week Ahead – Jackson Hole steal the spotlight amid Covid fourth wave
The market relaxes on the vast risk aversion that dominated the last week ahead of Friday’s Jackson Hole’s symposium. What are the major events and risk drivers as we head into a new week? It’s been a better market mood as a fresh week begins with a higher risk appetite in the Asian session. Investors […]
The Week Ahead (July 26-30)- FOMC dominates the headlines
The market opened this week with the dollar shedding some of the last week’s gains. Surprisingly, most of the risk-on instruments are also on the downside especially equities and oil. The FOMC will dominate the headlines this week as the market looks for the next clues. Last Week Wrap The US stock market hit another […]
The Week Ahead (July 5 -9)- Important Market Themes to watch out for
The week is starting with the dollar recovering slightly from Friday’s NFP slump. Although the mixed employment report pressured the greenback, it dominated its peers last week. What is coming ahead in the new week? Last Week Market Highlights The US labor department announced a mixed employment report on Friday. While 850,000 new jobs were […]
The Week Ahead (June 14 -18)- Important Market Themes to watch out for
Another very interesting week ahead as the market looks forward to the FOMC monetary policy update following the last NFP miss and rising inflation figures. Also, important Aussie employment figures will be released before the SNB and BoJ rate statements later in the week. Traders will also watch out for the Canadian inflation report following […]
The Week Ahead (May 31-June 4)- Important Market Themes to watch out for
The market ended last week with support for many of the major FX as domestic data improved in response to the surge in economic activities. This week will be loaded with high-impact data including bank statements and the US NFP on Friday. What are the things you need to know? Last Week Recap Policymakers continue […]
The Week Ahead: Dollar jumped as Cryptos bled over the weekend
The new trading week started with the dollar retracing little of Friday’s jump. This coming together with fast recovering equities highlighted the mixed-mood of the market. Meanwhile, Bitcoin and the entire crypto market are yet to stage significant rebounds as investors’ confidence weakens. Last Week Recap The last FOMC minutes and Friday’s better-than-expected PMI resurrected […]