The USD has a period of seasonal weakness around the start of June. Over the last 10 years it has fallen 7 times between May 31 and June 10. The…
Bloomberg had an interesting piece on the ways that COVID-19 had impacted the US economy as they considered the lasting impact of COVID-19. Some of these transformations have fast-forwarded a…
Heading into the Federal Reserve meeting there was already a very high bar set for a hawkish policy meeting. In the event, the Fed kept to the script. It hiked…
Over the last 15 years, the USD has seen strength at the start of May. However, tonight the Fed will meet and will want to hike interest rates in order…
Last week Jerome Powell signaled a 50 bps rate hike at May’s FOMC meeting as well as at least another 50 bps rate hike to come this year. The Fed…
Major central bank rundown It’s time for your central bank catch up. So, if you have been put off the loop, or just want a quick refresher then grab a…
The USD typically tends to fall once the Fed’s hiking cycle begins. This is because investors front-run decisions, so by the time a decision is made it has long been…