Death of the dollar bears
The US currency's ascent in 2018 has surprised many analysts and investors. The reflation trade that followed the election of Donald Trump w...
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20 of 219 episodesMarkets on horns of euro-dollar dilemma
A Federal Reserve rate rise had little impact on the dollar while ECB president Mario Draghi drove the euro higher with optimistic comments...
Brexit, trade tensions, and why investors don't look too fussed
Trade tensions are hotting up, Brexit talks are souring and the Federal Reserve is gearing up for another rate hike, yet currencies in the f...
Wages growth pays dividend for euro and sterling
Inflation strength in Europe and the the UK and weakness in the US were important factors in forex as central banks took centre stage, while...
EM can't catch a break
A week dominated by falls in emerging market currencies, notably the South African rand, is triggering another bout of concern that the prob...
Pushed around by politics
The British pound, Argentina's peso and Turkey's lira: all of them in the news and all getting pushed around (albeit in different directions...
Troubling Trump depresses the dollar
The dollar came under pressure on two fronts this week - Donald Trump's impeachment risk and the president's disparaging remarks about the F...
Turkish turmoil raises markets' temperature
Turkey's troubled lira, worries about emerging market currencies and the impact of sanctions and tariffs on the rouble and renminbi have put...
Dollar to drive on, pound to stay pat
Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell this week injected renewed vigour into the dollar, while weak data and Brexit woes undermined the pound. Da...
Pound takes a pass on Boris blow-out
Investors treated the UK foreign secretary's resignation with little concern, leaving the pound poised for a rally as the prospect of a soft...
China plays its currency card
China's central bank verbally intervened to stabilise the renminbi after a fall that echoed the dramatic declines of 2015-16. Stephen Gallo...
Markets mindful of Merkel's migration problems
Investors have barely had time to acknowledge that there is an EU summit taking place, as trade wars and China worries occupy their thoughts...
EM sell-off: now it's Asia's turn
The emerging markets sell-off is starting to weigh on Asian currencies. Mansoor Mohi-uddin of NatWest Markets explores the reasons with Roge...
Fed flies, ECB evolves
A big week in the policy making world saw the US Federal Reserve plough on with rate hikes while the European Central Bank took a more dovis...
Euro-bulls should rein in their euphoria
European Central Bank policymakers warmed up investors to a potentially big announcement next week on asset purchases and normalisation, sen...
Rome's home truths for markets
Markets were guilty of complacency about Italy, says Adrian Hilton of Columbia Threadneedle, failing to appreciate the existential threat to...
How to digest a roasted Turkey
The Turkish lira's collapse has emerging market investors wondering whether there is any case for continuing to hold assets there. Yerlan Sy...
Ripple effects of EM forex falls
Local factors are contributing to sharp falls in the currencies of Argentina and Turkey, but other emerging markets cannot escape the impact...
EM investors' pain trade
The rout in emerging market currencies has exposed investors to an uncomfortable realisation - they were too willing to buy the EM rally at...
Don’t dismiss dollar drive
The sharp rally in the dollar has investors asking whether it is sustainable or about to fizzle out. Simon Derrick of BNY Mellon has the ans...
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