Recap

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,…

MondayHaskell (The Falcon) of the Bank of England said further price increases cannot be ruled out. Mann (The Falcon) of the Bank of England highlighted that a wage increase above 4% will make it difficult to bring the CPI back to 2%.…

The Fed's revived bets to raise interest rates stemming from an upbeat May Non-Farm Payroll report lifted US bond yields and risk appetite early on, before sentiment changed this way and that throughout the volatile week. Are you ready to…

Dollar dominance was the main theme early in the week, as the bulls continued to charge after the Nonfarm Payrolls report. However, commodity currencies such as the Australian dollar and the Canadian dollar took center stage after their…