One of the most important principles of FX trading is pairing a weak currency with a strong currency. The reason for doing this is to increase the probability of the…
It’s hard to think the US is heading into a recession when the jobs market is so strong. That’s been the Federal Reserve’s problem, so it has constantly stressed the…
The rise in US Treasuries on thoughts the Fed may need to be more restrictive on rates has been nudging the USDJPY pair higher over August. Look at the relationship…
The USDJPY pair has been moving higher in sympathy with US yields rising on lingering inflation fears. The narrative over the first half of August has been that the Fed…
Over the month of August, there has been a mixed picture for the US economy. Yes, the last NFP showed jobs being added to the US economy at the second…
The JPY is once again in focus this week as Japanese inflation data is to be released early Friday morning. So, with Governor Ueda disappointing JPY bulls this week by…
Early on Friday morning, we will have Japanese inflation data. This is going to be in key focus this week after Governor Ueda’s comments on Wednesday where he stated that…
Once again, the US Core PCE print is going to be a big focus this week. On Friday, the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation is being released, and this is a…
On Friday this week, the Bank of Japan will meet and decide on its monetary policy for the coming month. Speculation has been constantly surrounding the BoJ this year regarding…
It’s time for your central bank catch up. The link to the latest statement is at the bottom of each section, so just click there to read the bank’s central…