Week Ahead Central Bank Stimulus in Focus
The BoJ disappointed with no QE change and now the market awaits the BoE’s monetary policy res...
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AUD/USD – Aussie Strengthens on Soft US GDP Report
The Australian dollar has posted considerable gains on Friday. In the North American session, AUD/US...
Reuters Poll Shows Oil Demand Picking up in 2016
Oil analysts still expect a rise in the crude price this year, thanks to improving demand growth tha...
CANADA: Gross domestic product by industry, May 2016
Real gross domestic product (GDP) fell 0.6% in May, the largest monthly decline since March 2009. Th...
U.S. Economy Grew a Less-Than-Forecast in Q2
The U.S. economy expanded less than forecast in the second quarter after a weaker start to the year ...
USD/JPY – Yen Jumps as BoJ Stays Pat, US GDP Disappoints
The Japanese yen has posted strong gains on Friday. In the North American session, USD/JPY is tradin...
OANDA MP – A New Strategy for the BoJ? (Video)
Senior Market Analyst Craig Erlam discusses the BoJ monetary policy response and the market reaction...
Are Central Banks Running Out of Options?
In the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) case, it may be so, as Governor Kuroda and his fellow monetary po...
EUR/USD – Euro Ticks Higher, Markets Eye US GDP
The euro has posted small gains on Friday, continuing the upward movement we’ve seen in the pa...
Gold and Silver Not Glittering Against the JPY
Disappointment, today as the Bank of Japan, failed to deliver its part of the “big bazookaR...
Yen Surges on Moderate BoJ Stimulus
A moderate stimulus package from the Bank of Japan overnight got the final trading day of the week o...
BOJ Day –“ Brace Positions Please”
YEN – A Day of Reckoning The much-anticipated BOJ meeting is upon us and, right on cue, a...
Bank of Japan Under Pressure to Ease
The Japanese Yen Has Been Weaker Awaiting Action from the Central Bank The Japanese currency has bee...
XAU/USD – Gold Drops, US Jobless Claims Disappoint
Gold has dipped lower on Thursday, as the metal trades at a spot price of $1333.26 per ounce in the ...
WTI/USD – Crude Slide Continues as Unemployment Claims Jumps
US crude has posted further gains on Thursday. In the North American session, WTI/USD futures are t...
Brent Crude – Are We Due a Correction?
Last week, I wrote a piece when Brent crude was testing the July lows and threatening to break below...
GBP/USD – Pound Dips, US Jobless Claims Miss Expectations
The British pound has posted considerable losses on Thursday, erasing the gains made in the Wednesda...
OANDA MP – Markets Eye BoJ Decision (Video)
Senior Market Analyst Craig Erlam discusses last night’s FOMC statement and looks ahead to the...
U.S. Jobless Claims Rise
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week, but the ...
AUD/USD – Aussie Edges Higher Ahead of Inflation Report
The Australian dollar is subdued on Thursday, as AUD/USD is currently trading at 0.7530. On the rele...