Submitted Mar 21, 2014|From reuters.com

The Federal Reserve should have promised to keep rates near zero until U.S. unemployment falls below 5.5 percent, as long as inflation and financial stability risks are contained, said the lone dissenter to the Fed's policy decision this week. By ...

Submitted Mar 20, 2014|From marketpulse.com

The loonie continues to trade on the back foot this week after Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz commented tuesday that he couldn't rule out the possibility of a rate cut. After the Reserve Bank of New Zealand raised rates earlier last week this ...

Submitted Mar 17, 2014|From marketpulse.com|9 comments

This week the central banks from several major economies will step to the plate to try to push their individual agendas. Policy is not expected to change much, but the rhetoric can have long lasting implications. The Reserve Bank of Australia will ...

Submitted Mar 14, 2014|From marketpulse.com

The current geopolitical situation has benefited the euro as both the USD and the Rubble have depreciated. The referendum this weekend in Crimea, which the Ukrainian government is saying is a foregone conclusion, has the markets on edge and looking ...

Submitted Mar 13, 2014|From marketpulse.com

Gold has enjoyed a safe haven status this year. Last year losses were mostly driven by lower safe haven demand as the geo political issues where short lived and for the most part in the periphery economies such as Turkey. This year the conflict in ...

Submitted Mar 7, 2014|From marketpulse.com

Governor Stevens at the Reserve Bank of Australia is having a tough go of it recently. Again, and for second time this week, Governor Stevens caused the biggest ripple in the currency markets in an otherwise quiet pre-NFP trading session. Speaking ...

Submitted Feb 12, 2014|From marketpulse.com|3 comments

Considering the news flow, which has been generally positive for risk, the forex market remains rather contained. This is nothing new; currency ranges have been controlled and handcuffed by central bank monetary policy for the past 18-months. Until ...

Submitted Feb 5, 2014|From marketpulse.com|1 comment

This week marked the end of the Bernanke era at the United States Federal Reserve. After 8 years as the Fed’s chairman he is now part of the influential Washington D.C. based think tank the Brookings Institution effective February 3, 2014. Janet ...

Submitted Jan 13, 2014|From reuters.com|4 comments

European Central Bank Governor Mario Draghi has won the inaugural Governor of the Year award for 2014 from specialist publication Central Banking, the London-based media group said on Monday. Draghi's leadership helped restore confidence in ...

Submitted Dec 20, 2013|From marketpulse.com|1 comment

The December economic report from the Japanese government will be missing a word that has been a staple for the past fifteen years. Deflation will likely not appear in the report as the economic policies appear to be paying off for Shinzo Abe. The ...

Submitted Dec 19, 2013|From marketpulse.com

EUR/USD dropped sharply late Wednesday, as the pair shed over one cent following the news that the Federal Reserve would scale down its QE program by $10 billion a month, starting in January. The euro has edged lower on Thursday, trading in the ...

Submitted Dec 18, 2013|From marketpulse.com|2 comments

EUR/USD is trading quietly in Wednesday trading, as pair continues to trade in the mid-1.37 range. In economic news, German releases continue to look sharp, as German Ifo Business Climate posted another solid reading and matched expectations. In the ...

Submitted Dec 17, 2013|From marketpulse.com

EUR/USD is not showing much movement on Tuesday, as the high-flying euro continues to trade in the mid-1.37 range. In economic developments, ZEW Economic Sentiment data from Germany and the Eurozone sparkled, as both climbed to multi-year highs. In ...

Submitted Dec 16, 2013|From marketpulse.com|4 comments

EUR/USD has posted gains in Monday trading, as the pair trades in the high-1.37 range. In economic news, German and Eurozone PMIs were positive, while French PMIs missed their estimates. Later in the day, ECB President Mario Draghi will speak on ...

Submitted Dec 13, 2013|From marketpulse.com

There is great expectation that the U.S. and Europe will lead any rebound in the developed market. Next year, the U.S. is expected to reduce the fiscal drag (increased taxes and spending seizures) that the American economy has endured in the last ...

Submitted Dec 6, 2013|From marketpulse.com|4 comments

This week the Japanese government approved a $182 billion package to follow through on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s goal of reaching 2 percent inflation in 2 years. The first arrow of the Abe plan has been successful so far. The Bank of Japan has ...