Oil rebounds, gold struggles
Oil rallies on tight supplies Oil prices are rallying as last week’s selloff was overdone given h...
Bitcoin – Sinking fast
OANDA Senior Market Analyst Craig Erlam talks about bitcoin which has continued to plunge in a tough...
British pound calm ahead of inflation
The pound is having a quiet week, after some sharp swings last week. Monday was a holiday in the US,...
Japanese yen punches past 136
After a quiet start to the week, the US dollar is again rallying against the hapless Japanese yen. U...
RBA’s Lowe signals 50-bps hike
It continues to be a quiet week for the Australian dollar, in sharp contrast to last week's roller-c...
Oil moves higher, gold range-trades
Oil prices start reversing the Friday slump As I outlined above, oil futures have started reversing...
US dollar steady after US holiday
Currency markets trade sideways over the US holiday Not a lot has changed in currency markets overn...
Aussie eyes RBA minutes
It was a roller-coaster week for the Australian dollar, with much of the volatility driven by centra...
Japanese yen drifting at 135
The Japanese yen has steadied on Monday, trading just above the symbolic 135 level. Is 140 next f...
Pound steady after rough week
The British pound is slightly higher at the start of the week, and I expect a quiet session, with US...
Oil slides, gold range-trades
Oil slumps on recession fears Oil prices plummeted on Friday as increasing recession fears after so...
US dollar remains firm but choppy
Dollar in choppy waters The US dollar held onto its intraday gains on Friday, as US bond inflows se...
British pound pares post-BoE gains
Pound jumps after BoE rate hike The pound had a wild day on Thursday, trading in a 350-point rang...
Yen falls back down after BoJ balks
The Japanese yen continues to post strong swings this week and is up sharply on Friday. USD/JPY is t...
Oil trading sideways, gold range-trading
Oil trades sideways Oil, once again, endured big ranges overnight, only to finish not far from wher...
Central bank tightening sends US dollar lower
US dollar retreats as central banks hike The US dollar fell overnight as traders turned short of US...
Japanese yen climbs ahead of BoJ meeting
The yen has posted sharp gains for a second straight day. In the North American session, USD/JPY is ...
Swiss franc soars after SNB surprise hike
The Swiss franc has posted massive gains today after the Swiss National Bank raised interest rates b...
Pound falls, recovers after BoE
BoE raises rates by 0.25% The Bank of England raised rates by 0.25% today. The rate hike, the fif...
Oil edges lower, gold range-trades
Oil fall on higher inventories Oil prices had another big intraday range overnight, but ultimately,...