Recap

The market spotlight has mostly focused on US inflation updates this week as interest rate expectations continue to weigh heavily on risk sentiment in general. Confirmation that US inflation rates will continue to slow from higher levels…

This has not been the best of weeks for the dollar bulls as the greenback found itself lagging behind the forex pack after seeing downbeat inflation data from the US. Not only have these hopes of a future rate hike by the Fed been…

It was an unfortunate week to be a comdoll buyer as global growth concerns got mixed in with hawkish Fed expectations to create a generally risk-averse trading environment, lifting the yen to the top spot for the week. We also saw the…

The lack of high-level economic data out of the US certainly didn't stop traders from moving the majors this week! After all, they had growth concerns on their minds for the first half of the week and then had to price in the Fed's…

Traders balanced the really heavy economic calendar, focusing on global inflation figures and central bank rhetoric in the first half of the week, while US updates sparked rapid bouts of extreme volatility throughout. The central bank's…

The spotlight turned to China and the US for most of the week, with the updated Chinese GDP forecast and better-than-expected net US economic updates stealing the show. The central bank's hawkish remarks during the European Central Bank's…

Risk-takers took a refreshing pill this week as persistently high inflation prompted central banks to plan more interest rates, leaving traders concerned about lower growth. That didn't stop the Bitcoin bulls from pushing BTC/USD to a…

A busy week for central banks means forex has a lot of repricings!Less optimistic than expected meeting minutes from the Bank of Japan and the Reserve Bank of Australia pulled the Aussie and the yen in the course of the week, while…

Central bank developments, particularly the FOMC statement, kept the spotlight on most traders most days of the week. Downbeat data from China also grabbed some attention, raising expectations for more stimulus policies, keeping risky…

It was a slow start to the trading week before market players started placing their bets on the key catalysts, especially the US CPI report and three central bank decisions. High-profile US events turned out to be a bit surprising,…