Risk aversion boosts US dollar
Higher yields, safety first, sends US dollar higher The dollar index soared overnight, driven by ris...
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Asian equities fall once again
Markets nerves ahead of FOMC meeting Overnight, panic around rate hike expectations by the Fed incre...
The bears come out to play
Equity markets jittery, US dollar soars Things didn’t improve from Friday overnight in New York, a...
US Close: Panic ahead of the Fed, S&P 500 back in Bear Market, King Dollar, Oil market to remain very tight, Gold weakens, Crypto crash
US stocks only had one way to go after inflation fears intensified and raised the risk of stronger t...
Aussie sinks as risk sentiment slides
The Australian dollar has started the week with sharp losses. AUD/USD is trading at 0.6933, down 1.5...
Action-packed start
We’re only a few hours into trading on Monday and already it’s been action-packed across...
Oil edges lower, gold sinks
Oil pares gains amid Covid restrictions and economic fears Oil prices are a little lower again on Mo...
Canadian dollar extends slide
The Canadian dollar continues to lose ground, despite solid Canadian employment data on Friday. In t...
Pound closing in on 2-year low
The British pound is down sharply at the start of the week, as US inflation and weak UK numbers are ...
Oil dips after US inflation, gold rises
Recession fears push oil lower Oil prices edged lower on Friday as US inflation eroded hopes of a Fe...
Haven buying lifts the US dollar
Inflation boosts US dollar The US inflation data spurred a sharp rise in US yields across the curv...
Equity sell-off continues in Asia
Asia equities slide on higher US inflation On Friday, the higher-than-expected US inflation data dis...
Black Monday
A market perpetually looking for reasons to temper Federal Reserve hiking expectations (so they can ...
Market Insights Podcast (Episode 340)
Jonny Hart speaks to APAC Senior Market Analyst Jeffrey Halley about news impacting the market and t...
Market Insights Podcast (Episode 339)
Jonny Hart looks back on the week’s business and markets news with OANDA Senior Market Analyst...
Week Ahead – Rate hikes keep coming
Will a recession follow? It’s been a slow start to the month in financial markets but the ECB ...
Commodities and Cryptos: Oil a tad lower, Gold pares losses, Bitcoin crash risk
Oil Crude prices are holding up despite new COVID lockdowns in China and after both a hot inflation ...
Mid-Market Update: Inflation not ready to peak, Record low for Consumer Sentiment
US stocks tumbled after a hot inflation report removed any chance for the Fed to pause tightening in...
Oil well supported, gold dips
Hard to make a bearish case for oil Oil prices are continuing to rise at the end of the week, as ext...
Risk aversion sweeps across Europe
We’re seeing no shortage of risk-aversion in European markets at the end of the week while US ...