Week Ahead – The festive season is upon us
Will markets coast into the new year? Last week was action-packed, dominated by major central bank a...
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Commodities and Cryptos: Oil slumps on dollar and virus worries, Gold shines, Bitcoin lower
Oil Crude prices were lower on both a strong dollar and as omicron concerns grow as the current viru...
Stocks on a rollercoaster ride: Triple witching, Omicron updates, and possible US sanctions on Russia and China
US stocks went on a rollercoaster ride as investors continue to digest incremental omicron updates, ...
Oil consolidates, gold holds own
Oil consolidates as we await more data on omicron Oil prices are down around 2% on Friday, dragged l...
Let the festivities begin
Stock markets are ending the week on a downbeat note after central banks around the world largely ad...
Japanese yen calm after BoJ meeting
The Japanese yen is showing little movement on Friday. In the European session, USD/JPY is trading a...
Euro yawns as German Business Climate slows
The euro is almost unchanged on Friday, after posting considerable gains a day earlier. In the Europ...
Surprise! BoE does it again
The British pound is flat on Friday, after posting gains a day earlier on the BoE rate hike. BoE sur...
The dust settles
The dust is settling on central bank week, with the Bank of Japan leaving policy rates and its 10-ye...
Oil choppy, gold breaks past 1800
Oil searches for equilibrium Oil prices have endured another choppy range-trading week, although, by...
Softer post-FOMC US dollar continues
US dollar retreats after FOMC The US dollar fell after the FOMC meeting as investors priced in lower...
A mixed day for Asian equities
Wall Street retreats, Asia mixed The post-FOMC “inflation expectations are now anchored” rally h...
Oil and gold higher, bitcoin steady
Oil edges higher as central banks choose long term stability Improved risk appetite and central bank...
Central banks fight back
What a 24 hours it’s been in financial markets with central banks from across the globe announ...
US Close: Stocks mixed post Fed and US data, BOE Hikes, ECB tweaks policy, Turkey cuts again
US stocks traded mixed as Wall Street abandoned mega-cap tech stocks as investors continue to digest...
Commodities and Cryptos: Oil and Gold rally, Bitcoin falls alongside big-tech stocks
Oil Crude prices are rallying after another round of important rate decisions in Europe suggest t...
Market Insights Podcast (Episode 275)
Jonny Hart looks back on the week’s business and markets news with OANDA Senior Market Analyst...
Euro gains ground after ECB meeting
ECB to wind up PEPP, increase APP The euro has extended its gains and touched 1.1360 earlier, its hi...
Aussie rises on superb jobs report
Australia records banner job report The Australian dollar has extended its gains and has pushed abov...
Pound steady as BoE rate decision looms
The British pound has posted slight gains in the European session, as GBP/USD trades just shy of the...