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Start Of Dollar Recovery?

Following big falls in some risk-sensitive assets on the back of North Korea tensions, a number of global stock indices and dollar currency pairs ended the session with impressive reversal-looking technical patterns as the dip buyers evidently stepped in to take advantage of the lower prices (see the technical outlook section below).

Gold UK Elections, ECB and Comey Testimony Among Week’s Highlights

It is going to be a big week for the markets this one, especially towards the end of it. Among other things, we will have the UK’s general elections, the ECB’s latest policy decision and former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony all to look forward to on Thursday.

GBPUSD Still Faces Significant Brexit-Related Risks

After a 300-pip rally on Tuesday, the GBPUSD is unsurprisingly taking a breather today. Tuesday’s upsurge came on the back of news Theresa May called for a snap general election.

US Dollar Is All About Divergence

As markets return to full participation following the Easter recess, and as a new trading week get’s underway, I thought it would be apposite to consider the three primary currencies of the US dollar, the yen and the euro on the daily timeframes.

ECB’s QE Working Its Magic…Finally

The European Central Bank’s large bond buying programme appears to be finally working its magic. Inflation is on the rise, unemployment is falling and the economic bloc is – believe it or not – growing, all thanks to years of zero interest rates, several versions of bond purchases programme and a resulting weak currency.

Dollar Eases On Profit-Taking Ahead Of An Important Week

Black Friday means financial markets will close earlier than usual today, but don’t despair as there is a lot to look forward to next week.

US elections: Markets rocked by Trump's lead

It is safe to say that markets don’t like uncertainty but this is on another level. Fears that Donald Trump was going to win the election saw risk-sensitive assets drop faster than Hillary Clinton’s hopes of becoming the next US President overnight.

US elections - Wall Street’s sharp gains could evaporate

Most analysts seem to agree with the markets that a victory for Hillary Clinton in the US presidential race is good news for the dollar, stocks and risk assets in general.

USDCHF Parity In Sight As Dollar Extends Bullish Momentum

In recent days we have seen the dollar’s bullish trend gain momentum against the G10 currencies. Investors appear to be expanding their bullish bets on the greenback amid rising expectations that Donald Trump’s reputation will prevent him to become the next US president.