Important week for the US dollar as index reaches pause point
With the FOMC minutes due later this week, the annual central bank hooley at Jackson Hole, and the continuation of major geo political events in […]
US Dollar Index
An important week for the USD index
A quiet start to a very important week for the markets which culminates, of course, on Friday with Non Farm Payroll. And perhaps the place […]
Time for a US dollar rally?
2014 is supposed to be the year of the US dollar, but to date the currency of first reserve has shown little desire to rise, […]
Fundamental news dictates the tone today!
Its been a busy few hours on the fundamental news calendar with the overnight retail sales figures in Australia helping to reverse the bullish momentum […]
Risk and sentiment on the Yen index
Most forex traders will be familiar with the Dollar index, but few may know there is an equivalent Yen index which is of equal importance […]
Where next for the US dollar?
Following continued bullish momentum for many of the major currency pairs, these are now approaching key technical levels, which if breached could prove to be […]
Tough times for EUR/USD forex traders
It’s been a tough couple of weeks for eurodollar traders, with the pair trading in a congested range, testing the 1.3780 floor to the downside […]
Now the focus is on the US dollar
Ahead of Janet Yellen becoming FED chair focus has turned to the USD dollar and whether it is now set for a period of sustained […]
With the FED roadmap now in place – ‘normal service’ can be resumed!
With markets having been given a more or less clear roadmap for the future of QE, and so removing a degree of uncertainty, it now […]
Gold futures trading lower on Globex
These are unhappy times for gold bugs as the precious metal continues to struggle, with each rally higher failing to gather any momentum, before collapsing […]
Appeal for help following Typhoon Haiyan
Please make a donation NOW Many of you reading this post, will already be aware of the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan which hit the […]
Emotional times for gold traders!
For gold bugs the past few weeks have been a roller coaster of emotions, with the gold price first recovering strongly from the low of […]
Bullish momentum returns for the US dollar
Not wishing to sound too smug, but in my post of mid October when everyone was writing off the US dollar, I did suggest that […]
US dollar regains its mojo
A confluence of factors all conspired to give the poor old US Dollar some much needed bullish momentum last week, coming in a variety of […]
Gold and the US dollar – back in harness?
Much as expected, and indeed as I suggested in yesterday’s post on gold, the precious metal has finally managed to find some bullish momentum, following […]
The US dollar : ‘the reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated’
With the brouhaha in Washington continuing to dominate both the financial and main stream media, and the deadline for a technical US default drawing ever […]
Forex round up as we wait for NFP – or perhaps not!
With the shutdown in the US still ongoing, and despite debate as to whether tomorrow’s non farm payroll data will be released, nevertheless I thought […]
The USD index reveals it all this week!
As I mentioned in my podcast at the start of the week, this was one which was likely to be characterised by some volatile, but […]