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The RBA hold their first monetary policy meeting of 2018 tomorrow and, whilst no policy change is expected, traders are particularly interested in the RBA’s response to the weak Q4 CPI print. There had been hopes that CPI would nudge its way back within RBA’s 2-3% target band, yet as both broad CPI and trimmed […]

Despite a hawkish FED meeting, the dollar’s reaction was muted and the trend remains firmly bearish. Focus now shifts to tomorrow’s Nonfarm Payroll report whilst USDJPY, a favourite for NFP traders, coils near the lows. Faraday Research offers real time FX and Equity trade signals from qualified analysts. Click here to try us free.

Australian CPI is a core focus for traders and the RBA tomorrow. As we mentioned yesterday, it could become a volatile event if we land either side of the forecast figure. And implied volatility (as the name suggests) seems to think it could become one. Capital flows from the US have kept the US dollar under […]

Last week was a rough one for the FTSE 100 with index down over 65 points. Moreover, it would have been a lot worse had it not been for Friday’s fightback which saw the FTSE 100 rally just shy of 50 points. Interestingly, we believe Friday’s price action could in fact be a sign of […]

Australia’s CPI will be the core focus for AUD traders on Wednesday. If inflation remains below 2% as expected, it will mark two years since it dropped below RBA’s 2-3% band. Clearly this is not an enviable milestone for the RBA, but we’d expect quite a bullish follow-through if inflation was to sneak back within the […]

With the dollar in freefall, Jamie Dutta discusses the move with EUR strength likely to be addressed by Mario Draghi tomorrow at the ECB meeting. Faraday Research offers real time FX and Equity trade signals from qualified analysts. Click here to try us free.

The US Dollar Index sank to new lows today in Asia, finally breaking out of a tight range we highlighted last week. The straw that broke the camel’s back will always be up for debate, but it’s fair to say more than a few forces have worked against the Greenback this week. IMF’s upgrade for global growth is a […]

USDCAD is coiling above recent lows ahead of the latest round of NAFTA talks, a week-long event which could prove binary where Canadian Dollar strength is concerned. Matt Simpson takes a technical look. Faraday Research offers real time FX and Equity trade signals from qualified analysts. Click here to try us free.

Another day, another President Trump broadside. No, we’re not talking about the wall, NAFTA and bad jokes, but the interview the President gave concerning China. In a ‘nutshell’, Trump is considering a big ‘fine’ over China’s intellectual property theft and there is now much speculation that Trump will use his State of the Union address at […]

With many believing we are coming to end of the low interest rate era, Trevellyan Ward discusses RBS as a potential long. Faraday Research offers real time FX and Equity trade signals from qualified analysts. Click here to try us free.