Foreign Exchange Solutions

Friday January 27th, 2023

The US$ is steady, oil prices firm, equity markets are up, and US yields rise as investors shift focus to the FOMC. Equity markets are in positive territory today, while currency markets are stable, but investors remain cautious over company earnings, and on the robust US economic data which increas...
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Thursday January 26th, 2023

The US$, oil prices, equity markets and US yields are all positive as markets await key US data today. The US economy is expected to have maintained a positive pace of growth in Q4/22, but momentum is likely to have slowed towards the end of year, as higher interest rates eroded demand. The US GDP [...
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Wednesday January 25th, 2023

The US$ inches higher, oil prices are flat, while equity markets and US yields ease as caution returns to markets. Global equity markets pause near 5-month highs, as caution returns that central banks might need to keep hiking interest rates for longer dampened the recent wave of optimism that aggre...
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Tuesday January 24th, 2023

The US$ & oil prices are steady, equity markets are mixed, while US yields ease as markets take pause. Markets appear to have paused as they look for further direction from the Fed on interest rate direction and await China’s return from their lunar holidays. Equity markets retain an underlyin...
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Monday January 23rd, 2023

The US$ eases, oil prices hold steady, equity markets are mixed, while US yields firm after dovish Fed. The US$ index eases while Euro tests a fresh 9-month high after a flurry of Fed officials laid out the case for a dovish shift in the US central bank’s rate-tightening campaign, which is in cont...
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Friday January 20th, 2023

The US$ firms, oil prices steady, equity markets and US yields rise on optimistic tones from Davos. The Davos economic summit wraps up on an optimistic tone with many business leaders looking for a soft global economic landing. Markets improved in early trading despite hawkish centrals and surging c...
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Thursday January 19th, 2023

The US$ eases, oil prices weaken, equity markets are down, and US yields ease on investor concern. Risk sentiment wanes after optimism over China’s economic reopening is beginning to fade as data releases signal slowdowns in the rest of the world economies. Wednesdays disappointing US retail sales...
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Wednesday January 18th, 2023

The US$ weakens, oil prices are up, equity markets are mixed, while US yields ease as risk sentiment improves. The IMF signals upgrade to forecasts as optimism spreads at Davos as China reopens and data suggests that Europe will a avoid deep recession. Equity markets are struggling for direction as ...
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Tuesday January 17th, 2023

The US$ firms, oil prices steady, equity markets are down, while US yields rise on weak China growth. China’s economic growth in 2022 tumbled to its weakest level in a half-century as covid restrictions and a property slump significantly impacted growth. The US$ extended gains, while equity market...
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Monday January 16th, 2023

The US$ steady, oil prices slip, equity markets mixed, while US yields rise as caution returns to markets. The US$ snaps a 3-day losing streak looking set to rebound from a 7-month low, oil prices ease as risk sentiment waivers as investors assessed whether a rally in risk assets may have overshot g...
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