Increasing global economic concerns from the Coronavirus saw US & European equities suffer their worst declines since mid-2016 on Monday. US$ gave up some ground to the major currencies as speculation grows that the US Fed could cut interest rates. A Fed cut would be preventative to curb the dow...

Safe-haven US$ remains the currency of choice as Coronavirus cases continue to rise outside of China. South Korea reporting over +600 cases and Italy at +150, with both countries adopting similar lock-down strategies. Current virus cases reach almost 79k with almost 2,500 deaths, with 4 reported in ...

Coronavirus worries continues to put increased pressure on Asian currencies with CNY slipping close to 10 week lows vs US$. JPY traditionally a safe-haven currency has come under-pressure as investors demand focuses on US$. So far in 2020 JPY has weakened almost 3%, SGD 4%, Thai Baht 5% all on Coron...

The growing economic risk concerns related to the Coronavirus is impacting all currencies, leaving just the US$ as the safe-haven currency of choice. Non-US$ currency sell off continues with Aud nears 11 year lows, JPY is heading towards 1 year lows and NOK near two decade lows. Across the board Asi...

Mixed signals within the markets as oil prices firm on the slowing number of new Coronavirus cases. Whereas currency markets weakened on fears for the economic impact from the virus. The number of Coronavirus cases stands at +75k with deaths from the virus at over 2,000. Chinese CNY hit a 2-week low...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) developments continue to dominate investors focus as concerns rise over the longterm impact of the virus on businesses globally. The number of virus cases has reached +73k with almost 1,900 deaths reported. The impact from the virus is being felt by global companies such as Ap...

It has been a volatile week for global currencies with conflicting virus news causing currency volatility. Reports that a number of factories have returned to work within China has brought some calm to the markets. AUD, NZD, Yuan and other Asian currencies reported their first positive weekly gains...

The coronavirus optimistic tone reversed as China reported a record rise in deaths and thousands of new cases under a new diagnostic method. New Coronavirus cases jumped 14k, bringing the total to over 60k and the new of deaths grew by 242 to 1,350 worldwide. US$, Yen and Chf rebounded as investors ...

China reported its slowest daily growth of coronavirus infections in almost two weeks. The news raised hopes that the outbreak may be peaking and the damaged to the economy may be fleeting. Asian and export-oriented currencies such as NOK and SEK have rebounded slightly on the optimism news. US$ rem...

Coronavirus developments continue to dominate market sentiments as WHO chief sees “very grave threat” to world. Chinese experts says that the Coronavirus may peak soon, as the number of new cases fell for a 2nd time. The longer term economic impact remains unclear as a number of Chinese ...